Brakes? What brakes? 1903 Napier is alarmingly brisk - HubNut Goes Veteran!
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- Опубліковано 3 гру 2024
- The first Veteran vehicle on HubNut! This 1903 Napier was built to compete in the Gordon Bennett race of that year. This video is a detailed look around, a demonstration of how to start that massive engine and then an exciting ride around the Beaulieu grounds! See this vehicle at @BeaulieuNationalMotorMuseum or on this year's Veteran London to Brighton run!
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0.00 Veteran Drive By
0:06 Introducing the 1903 Napier
3:27 Starting and hand-cranking
7:50 On board the Napier
10:50 Summing up
What an exciting motor car! In 1903 it must have seemed like a spaceship.
Mr Toad’s love of driving furiously springs to mind.
Brilliant, that was the first thought of mine as well
Very good Ian. Just one correction; the red flag was abolished with the introduction of the Locomotives on Highways Act 1896, which came into force on 14th November 1896. The requirement to have a chap walking ahead waving a red flag was abolished, along with the 4mph speed limit, with a new 14mph speed limit in place for vehicles under 3 tons. The speed limit was increased to 20mph in the Motor Car Act 1903.
Imagine if the flag runner had to do 20 mph 😃
@@hestjensen3876 I wouldn't want to try it at 14mph, let alone 20!! 😄
I remember reading an 'Autocar' magazine report in this car in the early 1970s, when it was merely 70 years old.
They were equally impressed by it. They commented on its ability to spin the tyres, leaving wierdly narrow rubber marks.
The 'Autocar' article described how British Racing Green came about. The British team won the Gordon Bennett race, so were to host the next match race. Britain's anti-motoring laws restricred vehicle speeds and banned racing on public roads. The laws were looser in Ireland, then part of Britain, so the race was to be held there. In honour of Ireland, the Napier factory decided to paint the team cars green. It was a mid green, far lighter than the colour later adopted, probably to make it less obviously Irish, maybe just a liking for dull tones. Anyway, there has been a huge variety of greens used on English racing cars - see Aston Martin's version.
Napier of course who went on to produce all manner of remarkable engines, the W12 Lion, H24 Sabre, and the 18 cylinder two stroke opposed piston Deltic. They always loved a big complicated engine
This one seemed quite sensible by Napier standards. Obviously their early days before they went completely mad. Later on they'd have got about 400hp from that lump, more with turbo compounding.
not to mention a few fairly amazing aero-engines...
I shall have to look into the H24… but it sounds like two W12s stuck together which sounds amazing.
@@kaitlyn__L it's essentially two flat-12s, four banks of 6 cylinders, and two crankshafts geared together
Wow! Incredible - 7.7 litres, 4 cylinders and 50hp! It looks absolutely beautiful and what amazing engineering, and all done 119 years ago!! It also shifts!
Somewhere in the UK there is a 1905 Fiat Isotta-Fraschini with a 16.5L engine out of a WW1 Airship and the owner doesn't get very long out of the tyres. That is very fast and has so much torque as well. Hopefully you get to drive it one day.
Here it is:
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Is that the FIAT which used to be at 'The Plume Of Feathers' in Princeton, Dartmoor, in the 1970's?
The sound of those huge early engines was a masterpiece in and of itself
119 years old and can still get a fair old trot on!
Oddly similar to the procedure needed to get the Oltcit started!
*What a cracking bit of kit, the many stitch repairs to the block brought back a few (unpleasant) memories for me, thanks for featuring a real oldie*
Wonderful to see this Ian, and glad you got the opportunity! Fantastic to see the Napier in action, and some wonderful memories too. Those are two familiar faces I knew at the museum back in 2000 when I did my school "work experience" there. Mike, the chap with the stick, was a keen motorcyclist and rode in on a BMW sidecar outfit year-round, and the Engineer who drove you in the Napier kindly took me for a brisk spin around the grounds in the Blower Bentley 4 1/2, which was a heck of an experience and was in lieu of a ride in their BMW Isetta which was due to go out, but thwarted by mechanical problems!
Marvellous! Amazing that it still runs despite the block being stitched up. (@ 1:15)
The drivers who raced these cars were brave souls. Napier however went on to make my favourite sounding engine ever fitted in a diesel locomotive, the Deltic.
Thumps along like one too and probably has as much torque!
Your visit to Beaulieu continues to treat us. Thanks so much to the staff for allowing this to happen for our enjoyment. It had me LOL at times and amazed at others.
Wow, I'm very jealous! That must have been a fantastic experience. Had a surprising turn of speed too 😲
@Mi$Fit Studios Nope, mine is a long way from hitting the road unfortunately.
I love the old school repairs to the cracks in the engine block
Absolutely fascinating video! What I find interesting is it had the same amount of gears as my 1st car but there's 75 years between them.
No wonder motorcars costed a fortune in those days. Looking at the way they were built. Absolute top quality materials and engineering.
..and some rather skilled latter day cold-stitching to nasty cracks around cylinder number 4 by the looks of it!
@@thephilpott2194 cold stitching has been around for a very long time
What a brutalo machine. And everything around in British Green. Thanks to you Ian and the Museum guys for showing us this wonderful piece of technic.
Can't underestimate the work they done to pave the way for modern cars.
Fantastic! Great to see this kind of content. I am on the London to Brighton this year and looking forward to seeing the Napiers, or most likely, the cloud of dust in their wake!
Fancy seeing you here Phil! I was thinking of you as I watched.
Wow, I feel your nervous excitement. What a drive, what a car. Completely bonkers and yet utterly brilliant.
Wow what an experience👍 "Gordon Bennett! it was brisk" The men who raced it really were Boys Own annual hero's.
Doing the London to Brighton in a 1903 Oldsmobile this year... can't wait for this to blast past us 😅
Curved dash? If so very nice.
@@edgarbeat2851 Yep, fingers crossed for some good weather
@@AdamTownsend343 Thatcis a dream car I'd love to one day. Good luck on the Run.
...and I thought TWC was terrifying, this is a whole other level of scary - I love it!
A lot of torque at low revs, a modern engine can learn from that.
The riders of the past were very brave, although they didn't realize it at the time.
Watching that start procedure, then all the mechanicals in full flow........ it was almost hypnotic!
Top of your game again! Thank you.
what a delightful cacophony of sounds
Although mechanically unrelated, this wonderful car sounds remarkably like a Napier Deltic locomotive when passing the camera. A real thumper.
Literally a one of the magnificent men and their Flying machine .
Loving this mini series of road-tests from Beaulieu, thanks 👍
Definitely not a hubnut car though...no wipers! Seriously, what an experience. Thanks for sharing it with us.
Real car lovers enjoy all eras of vehicles. Thank you Ian for these videos.
Look quite sprightly. Marvellous little machine.
What a beauty.
At that rate, she should do London to Brighton in about 90 minutes!
50hp in 1903 - wow. And now we all know where ISO took the idea for the powerdome on the Grifo...😎
You could easily commute in such motor car every day in the summertime. Imagine when you go with 80 mph on the M1
Excellent 👍 thanks Ian. I'm a repeat visitor, fantastic collection. That ignition system looks like I could recreate it from parts I sweep up from my garage floor. Proper heroes back then!
Quite possibly the only Hubnut video with no mention of windscreen wipers!
I am Napier Green with envy!
Well done getting a ride in this piece of motoring history ⭐️
Driver + on-board mechanic ! Good idea . Must have been a great one-time experience riding in it.
Incredible & how technology has advanced. My KA+ is a quarter the size yet produces 20 more BHP. Really enjoyable thanks Ian.
Good to see you the other day And good to see you enjoyed your drive Michael
Great video. What a car and what a time. You hear of southern softies but I think this car deserves everyone, everywhere, ever softies!
Amazing video! Historic cars really don't get enough exposure to current generations
6:18 that red thing in the back reminds me that you should maybe drive some of lawries mechanical marvels's vehicles
Great car more like this please
I have seen cars dating as Far as 1926, However this is on another Level, Even though you where not allowed to Drive it. To just Get a Ride in it must of been an Experience you will not forget anytime soon. Fantastic!
Quite lovely 🌹. Makes my '24 Ford(1924 👀😂) look quite 'modern!' 🇬🇧🇬🇧 🚗🚗.
Thanks for sharing Ian 😊👍
Fantastic! So British. So Heath-Robinson. Love it!!
This is what I love to see. Great video. The description 'analogue' is too modern to describe that car. The 'back in the room' outro was amusing as well.
Fascinating and lovely machine, thanks for sharing.
Incredible motor!
Gordon Bennett! It’s the birth of British Racing Green!
A fabulous treat, and some fascinating views of the workings too. Poop Poop!
Well this video is simply stunning. So few moments here and there to see those early 1900's cars moving.
What magnificent condition! It runs extremely well!
Fantastic video!!! Thanks so much!
More veteran and veteran car reviews please.
That’s impressive for its year.
Great video sir
Wow, another great video - I felt the same - vulnerable sitting so high up when I had a go in a mates model t recently - it’s so nice to see these museum pieces actually driving. Can’t imagine doing 70 in it! Jeepers!! Love the details you give - the ignition is fascinating as well as the suction inlet valves - what a great idea. Enjoyed this - thanks Ian
Looks like some stitching on the block of the number 4 cylinder, probably a repair from long, long ago
Most enjoyable Ian what a great machine.
I would imagine that with such long updraft intake runners, priming cups were indeed indispensable.
Here I was, thinking Yamaha had pioneered 5 valve heads with the 1984 FZ750 and Cadillac pioneered the modern pedal layout in 1916...
So, what are the chances of HubNut hitching a ride in the London to Brighton run ?
I don't think it'll happen this year sadly, but you never know...
Fantastic machine, thanks for sharing this experience. It seems the poor old girl has suffered quite some frost damage but as always cold metal stitching only adds to the beauty, I've had a few blocks done in this way and like to leave the artwork exposed.
Great new content Ian, you are definitely onto something with these veteran car videos!
Fantastic content Ian! Well done.
Wow what an amazing experience!
That thing goes!
Really enjoyed this one Ian.......what a fabulous car, i think it looks relatively 'modern' for a 1903 car - a very pretty thing, and seems to have plenty of power too. Fantastc.
Here's hoping the weather plays ball for this years VCC run, I can't think of much worse than 52 mile to Brighton sea front (measured from the former site of the Charing Cross, now on Trafalgar Square as all distances from London are, not the start in Hyde Park) in near sub zero temperatures or pouring rain in an open vehicle.
Brilliant car and video, thanks!
Pure Gold.
That car was amazing and thrilling to watch.
Rather scary looking thing given it picks up that quick, but pretty impressive at the same time, amazing old beast... :D
I presume that this Napier was the same that created the Napier deltic engines too?
You lucky lucky man I'd love to have a go in that.
A *Throttle* is the speed regulator on: a) motor-bikes, b) steam locomotive engines, c diesel locomotive engines, d) electric locomotive engines. An automobile's speed regulator is an *Accelerator Pedal!*
I shall tell CarThrottle to immediately call themselves CarAcceleratorPedal.
Proper motoring .
Amazing, proper hubnut
What a Lucky Chap you are. My Face is as Green as that Beautiful Beastie, Green with Envy..!!
You can see why the Cap and Goggles were worn in or on a Car like that.
A true Wonder of Early transportation..!! Great Video thanks for Taking us along.
Cheers All. Kim in Oz. 😎
That's about as naked as a car can get. Very fast for 1903 and has so much torque.
I was thinking that Colin Chapman would have been mighty proud of the weight stripping that Napier did with that remarkable car.
My word, what a wonderful video Ian. I think you are more daring than I being a passenger at speed possibly with harsh language required to assist the brakes. And that's from someone who taught themselves to ride motorcycles four decades ago although it may well have been said in those times I just might have been a tad bonkers, probably still am.
There wasn't much to hold on to!
@@HubNut You did a great job Ian, filming at the same time. I would have been lucky to hold on to my breakfast. You are a braver man than I.
These veterans are just terrifyingly exciting be in.
Is this OBD 2 ??? CHEERS from HERE!
Yes, but you need a period correct typewriter with dongle. 😉
@@HubNut Roger!
"Glorious, stirring sight!" Looks like that was a real hoot to get a ride in/on that...Now, if you could hitch a ride on "The Beast of Turin"--28.4 liter 4-cylinder w/ open exhaust stacks; the videos I've seen of it running make it hard to tell if there's an engine running, or someone operating a small blast-furnace under the "power barn"...Thanks for sharing this one!
It´s a F1 csr from 1903.. What a beast. Great content.
That is one amazing car
what a beauty.
WhAt a beautiful engine.
Lovely motor, Napier were known for excellent engineering, as from this video the engine is so smooth and quiet, I bet the gears driving the mag are making more noise. I see the block has been cold stitched at the rear at some point in its life.
Astounding!
Ive been lucky enough to drove a Ford T....but seriously this Napier look even more vicious to drive. Brave man and they're crazy machines. 😎
Terrific video of an amazing machine. I have long heard about the museum at Beaulieu, but have yet to get there. I have wanted to see the London to Brighton run since I was a kid and saw Genevieve for the first time. The first of many, to be honest. The oldest cars I have personally seen driving are a 1909 Viking which was a picture car on Murdoch Mysteries, and a 1912 bright red Ford Model T that is used as a grocery getter here in Barrie in decent weather. The T is an open Tourer, and is still owned by the family of the man who bought her new. The bright red is the original colour. The car was built in the Ford factory at what is now the Shopper's World Plaza in Scarborough, Ontario. The factory was late getting an assembly line so colours were available a lot longer than examples in the US
What a car! Yikes! I've been on the bus though, many years ago when we vivited the museum. Lovely place. We also had a chat with Lady Montagu, lovely lady.
Absolutely brilliant video Ian 👍Absolutely beautiful car I'm amazed with the speech of it I'd be terrified of driving that on the road uncase it was hit brilliant
Wow! It looks basic but for 1903 this is so advanced.
another great video has always Ian and miss hubnut and hublets and hubmutts 👍