Leyland Eight

Leyland Eight Touring Car 4 Seats ( 1921)

The Leyland Eight was a luxury car, the Leyland Motors produced from 1920 to 1923. The car was from J. G. Leyland's chief engineer Parry -Thomas and his assistant Reid Railton designed and should be the most beautiful car in the world. The Eight was introduced at the 1920 British International Motor Show at Olympia, London, the public, where it was called the " Lion of Olympia" ( " Lion of Olympia" ).

There were two eight-cylinder engines to choose from: one had a displacement of 6920 cc and made 115 bhp (85 kW) at 2500 rpm, the other had 7266 cc, twin carburettors and a power output of 145 bhp (107 kW) at. 3000 rpm. Both engines were equipped with one overhead camshaft ( SOHC) and hemispherical combustion chambers. The chassis had elliptic leaf springs front and rear. The brakes ( with vacuum brake booster ) had only on the rear wheels.

Factory-manufactured bodies gave it as an open touring car with two or five seats. In addition, chassis were shipped with the drive to Stellmacher. The cars were very expensive; the chassis with drive cost £ 1920 2500, a price which dropped for 1922 to £ 1875. From this most expensive car in the UK, only 18 pieces were made.

Michael Collins, the Irish politician and revolutionary leader, drove in a Leyland Eight, when he was shot in 1922.

The Leyland chief engineer J. G. Parry -Thomas built the Leyland - Thomas, a race car, which was based on the Leyland Eight.

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