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The only surviving Napier T20 40 H.P? (update: three in total?)


Chester McKaige from Melbourne Australia is seeking your help:"For my sins, I'm restoring a 40H.P. 6 cylinder Napier that left the factory on 25th April 1907. It has had a hard life after seeing service in North East Victoria and was cut down and turned into a tractor and later a saw bench. Luckily the rear axle and other bits and pieces have remained with the car. However I'm still missing a few odds and ends. The T20 40 H.P. cars differed in many ways to the 45 h.p. and larger cars and here lies my problem.  Am I the only one left in the world with a T20 40 H.P. car or are there any other like minded individuals that I can share my worries with? Six cylinder Napiers in Australia can be counted on the fingers of one hand in Australia and that includes the piles of bits  that were once complete cars so any information would be great to receive." So to all you people who live in areas with higher Napier density, come out of the driver seat and reach out.

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Sonntag August 18th, 2013
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28 August 2013, 10:29
Thanks to all those that contributed in my quest to find other T20 Napiers. The 3 cars listed in the VCC handbook include the Hutton and two earlier cars fitted with chain drive rather than shaft.
Having migrated South to Tasmania, I can now search for the Napier engine that ended up in a boat. There is evidence that a 60hp model lived in Tassie but has failed to materialize.
Cheers
Chester
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22 August 2013, 10:48
Of coarse it's back in the UK!!!
I remember the car in pieces in the owners garage. A Mr Fizpatrick or a name something like that.
The chassis was painted yellow. The brass radiator was huge and the the engine, well, it took up most of the the space in his shed.
Like most silly old buggers, he was going to do it up, but never got there. We call them "gunners" over here.
Do we still have Samson here in Oz or has that returned back to the "old" country as well?
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20 August 2013, 21:40
Mark, the car inHamilton was a 60 hp. It is now in U.k.
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20 August 2013, 08:04
Hi Chester. Bill Bishop in Molong near Sydney is the Aussie guru on Napiers which you are probably aware of.If not Google Napiers Australia. My 6 cyl 1912 Napier is a T43 30hp.
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19 August 2013, 21:38
Hi Jim,
Thanks for that. I was a member many years ago when I had a 1911 Mors. Perhaps I should re join.
Chester
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19 August 2013, 21:35
The car in Hamilton area was a 60 H.P.
Missing a few engine bits , magneto drive shaft, ignition vertical drive shaft and basically anything that I can get my hands on. A pair of headlight brackets wouldn't go amiss either.
Cheers.
Chester.
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19 August 2013, 11:54
There are two listed 6 cylinder Type 40's in the Veteran Car Club of GB. 1905 and 1907
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19 August 2013, 10:57
Was this car in Hamilton, Western Victoria for many years? I recall seeing one in pieces back in the 80's. What are you missing?
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19 August 2013, 09:15
Jak Guyomar in QLD may be of help
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