FULL ENGINEERING Review 1907 Stevens Duryea Big Six! Alan Travis w BarryT
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- Опубликовано: 8 сен 2024
- FULL ENGINEERING Review 1907 Stevens Duryea Big Six! Alan Travis
MODEL U-THE LIGHT SIX
SIX-CYLINDER TOURING CAR
35 HORSE POWER
SPECIFICATIONS
PASSENGER CAPACITY-Five.
ACTUAL ROAD SPEED-One passenger up, 55 miles an hour. Five passengers up, 50 miles an hour.
MOTOR-Six vertical cylinders, 3 7/8 x 4 3/4, cast separately. Water jackets integral.
WEIGHT OF FLY-WHEEL-69 pounds.
SUSPENSION-The crankshaft, clutch, and transmission are all enclosed in a cylindrical case of aluminum alloy suspended from the frame by two arms at the front end, and resting on a rocker at the rear, making it unaffected by any twisting of the frame.
IGNITION -Jump spark.
CARBURETOR-Single jet, float feed.
CONTROL-By throttle and spark levers located on a sector on the steering wheel, but not revolving with it.
COOLING-Cellular radiator. Centrifugal pump. Belt-driven fan.
OILING -Automatically operated force feed.
The steering gears, cardan joint, and differential are packed in grease.
The transmission gears run in oil. The transmission bearings are oiled by splash.
GASOLINE FEED-Gravity.
TANK CAPACITY-20 gallons of gasoline.
CLUTCH-Patented multiple disc clutch, consisting of steel discs and bronze discs with cork inserts. No oil is used.
GEARS-Three speeds forward, and reverse. Automatic position-finder for shifting.
DRIVE-Bevel gear, with direct drive on high.
GEAR RATIO IN REAR AXLE-Regular 3-1.
This car is capable of a good 60 mph!
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That driving segment reminded me that I've always wanted to meet the man who invented the speed bump.
And do things.... :)
I agree! Those things are royal, Payne, a few bad eggs, have ruined it for everyone else!
What an excellently engineered and executed vehicle! Blows my mind. I can understand why many that owned these cars hired a Chauffeur; you were pretty close to being a train engineer.
Thank you Barry & Alan for sharing these vehicles.
David, I appreciate you watching and very much thank you for your kind words!
116 years latter and my steering is still on that side. Proves good engineering never goes out of date. 😉😁
The biggest thing I learned was that at the beginning the steering wheel needed to be next to the ditch to help you see that hazard. THEN it moved to the other side help you avoid oncoming traffic. Makes perfect sense now. By the way - why do you let your passenger drive? 😜 Thanks for you comment though!
As a left handed person living in a right handed dystopia, I have great appreciation for most of the world driving "Left Hand Drive" automobiles. Have fun driving on the WRONG . . . sorry, I meant right side of the road. Lol
.... while the world passes you by.
Amazing, already in 1907 the unmistakable sound of an inline six. The smartphone audio does it no justice, but the sound of that engine and gearbox is mechanical symphony!!
Beautiful!
Thank you so much, agreed it is beautiful, and I am grateful that Alan took me out for that ride… As the channel grows at some point, I may be enjoying an opportunity to revisit the ride and drive with a Sound crew!
@@BarryTsGarage Yes, sound quality with smartphone recordings varies so much, and these things deserve to be properly heard 😊 I wonder if there is an economical sound recording device one could use in conjunction with the smartphone, just to improve sound quality.
There is, it just takes a little bit of equipment, a little more time and effort. Also, one of the things we battle when we’re underway is wind noise… It’s not that easy, but I sure take your point of the value of getting it right!
I love the sound of straight 6 engines!
Thank you for allowing us to visit (however virtually) and see such a beautiful automobile! I enjoy the lessons about pre 1930 cars as they can be substantially different than modern(post 1930) cars.
Glad you enjoyed it! The early car development is very interesting…..
Just beautiful! Quite an ordeal to prepare the car for that Sunday afternoon drive. No wonder chauffeurs were in vogue for the wealthy. Their job was much more than just driving and polishing the car. I wish you would have covered the braking system's external contracting brake bands, and also made mention of the radiator ornament. 🙂 Thanks again for another wonderful step back in time.
Thanks - and good suggestions. We will revisit this car in the future! 👍
I wonder if jay lenno has one of these? Very nice
It’s a good question…
I don't think I'd have the nerve to drive such a priceless piece of history anywhere other than on an inoperative runway.
This car was fairly advanced considering what was available during the day. People were still racing curved dash Oldsmobiles across the country as late as 1905. "Old Scout" and "Old Steady" come to mind. Cars were advancing quickly during that time. It seems there were huge leaps between 1903 and 1906 alone. Then of course in 1906 everything changed!!
So true. If you dig in a little, it’s amazing to grasp the speed of advancement during those early days! Thanks for your input as well.
Thank you so much for this fascinating deep dive. These old high end Brass Era wonders are so under appreciated and under represented.
🙏 Thanks!
Amazingly eager sounding engine. Good performance without being ridiculously large. Must have been a great mile muncher in its day. Amazing design work, no cad in those days. 🙂
Thanks 🙏
Kudos to Alan for so lovingly preserving such unique cars.
Wow, now this is a true delight for tinkerers! So much cool engineering and little valves to open and close!
I would hate to try to drive it, it would be so easy to forget something and make something bad happen.
Now I thought the “yoke” on a Tesla made for strange driving. The squareish wheel in an Imperial was also strange. This wheel was probably a powerful theft deterrent in its day!
Thanks for your input!
These cars all seem to have a portion of familiarity, and then, yet another part that seems so different from today’s cars!
Thank you for being part of the channel!
This collection of cars reminds me of Lou Biondi from Litchfield County Ct. Back in the 60s, 70s and 80s Lou had a large collection of these types of cars. I salute all you achievements. Great videos..
I agree - Alan is serving our future generations. I’m glad to have the chance to capture some of it!
@BarryTsGarage Beautiful car sir, and great explanation of its mechanical components. I thoroughly enjoyed watching this video..
This is so cool.
Thank you so much! Alan gets the credit
The oiler @ 5:33 - very cool.
Thanks for joining in!
Spiffing! 👌🏻
Have not heard spiffing in 207 yrs..
From where I was seeing, I don't think I would want to drive a modern car any faster than the Stevens Duryea on that road.
It will keep up! Thanks...
@14:20 he describes the Venturi effect and all the parts of a carburetor. But, 'there is no carburetor" .
It’s kind of like that parts of a carburetor are there … but they are scattered around…?🤔
@@BarryTsGarage
“there’s supposed to be a flywheel here. But, it’s not here. It’s over there.”
They weren’t always built like a 1970 350 chevy.
That is exactly right. I am enjoying the discovery of the early engineering 👍
You can start any car without a carb just put fuel in the manifold and away it goes , just not metered
Maybe but this car was designed in this experimental way
i enjoyed this vid very much but one thing that i would love to have known more about was the history of this car was this restored or is the rest of the car as original as the upholstery ?was this sitting in a museum for many years are the names of the original owners even known? Im sure its history is as impressive as the car it self amazing
Thanks for your input. Will try to cover that in a future video.
I think we all can clearly see what is needed,, he needs to swap in a small block V8....
I'm thinking a late 80's Mustang GT drivetrain,,, 5.0 and 5 speed,, that would be perfect.
I'M KIDDING !!
I was starting to get my keyboard buttons, warmed up! Lol, you are right it’s perfect like it is…
Surly Mustang II steering too, that’s what people use right? 😮
@@ruleninetyone It would be disrespectful to the Stevens Duryea if it DIDN'T get Mustang II steering !! :)
haha
My dad told me that his father (Granddaddy) was eleven years old when he saw his first car (that would have been 1907 in rural Georgia) and he said his father told him it was the funniest looking thing he ever saw. Now my Granddaddy always drove with two hands on the steering wheel, and he shuffled the wheel in his hands when making a turn. The design of the steering wheel would definitely require the driver to shuffle the wheel when making a turn. Of course, if one were to view a video of the pre-trip lubrication procedure on a steam locomotive one would realize that this was also required for automobiles of the time as well. These vehicles were definitely requiring the owner driver to perform more maintenance especially in the lubrication area. How far we have come.🥸👍👍👍👍
Great story and also true observation! There’s a good reason many of our elders preached maintenance - they knew its value! Lubrication is still an important part of any moving part, but the technology is vastly improved! Thank you