The engine
The off-side
wheel and chain drive before conservation. (81K JPG)
The complete
transmission before treatment. On the lower right-hand side is the clutch.
(69K JPG)
Instead of
a separate reverse gear, the Panhard uses a system of three bevel gears.
This enables the driver to use all four speeds for forward and reverse.
(88KB JPG)
The main drive
shaft which runs across the chassis showing the forward and reverse bevel
gears and housing for the differential. Towards the top of the picture
is the brake drum and band. (20KB JPG)
The top
or output shaft of the gearbox. The gears are secured to the shaft and
the bevel gear on the right forms part of the forward/reverse mechanism
(47KB JPG)
The lower
or input shaft of the gearbox. All the gears slide as one unit along this
shaft to select one of four speeds. At the bottom of the shaft is the leather-lined
cone clutch. (39KB JPG)
A rear view
of the partly dismantled engine, a vee twin of Daimler design. The clutch
operates on the polished surfaces in the flywheel (64KB JPG)
The joint
face and interior of a cylinder head. The orange areas indicate a build-up
of rust in the water-jacket. (55KB JPG)
A rear view
of the previous photograph showing the top of the cylinder head together
with the two valves. The longer exhaust valve is driven from the crankshaft.
The smaller inlet valve is operated automatically by the vacuum created
in the cylinder. (48KB JPG)
This brass
box contains the burners for the hot-tube ignition used on early petrol
engines before the invention of the spark plug. (60KB JPG)
A front view
of the engine after conservation. The chain drive is from the starting
handle, which is in the upright position. The horizontal shaft drives the
oscillating-type water pump on the left of the picture. (73KB JPG)
Ian Watson
making final adjustments to a bearing on the transmission. (56K JPG)
A view of
the transmission and rear of the engine after conservation. (86KB JPG)
The final
stage of the conservation of the engine was to apply a protective coating
to the polished metal surfaces. (61K JPG)
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