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The channel section chassis had suspension by leaf springs at the front and a mix of leaf springs and torsion bars at the rear. At the front semi-elliptical springs were used with radius arms controlling fore and aft movement of the axle. The radius arms were joined by a torsion bar across the front
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The car was very expensive; the chassis for delivery to a coachbuilder costing £2,500 in 1920 reducing to £1,875 in 1922. Since
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race track taking with him at least three chassis and a large quantity of spares. There he built the
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mounted ahead of the axle. The spiral bevel crown wheel and pinion arrangement had two crown wheels each attached to a half shaft allowing them to be arranged at an angle to each other to give the rear wheels a
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Leyland managing director Henry Spurrier II (d.1942) told the company's board that it was better than a Rolls-Royce in every respect. The Eight was introduced to the public at the 1920
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Factory-made bodies were available in open tourer style with either two or five seats and chassis were also supplied to customers for their choice of coachbuilders which included
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which were discouraged. In the end, only about 18 were made. It was the most expensive
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273:(formerly the Heritage Motor Centre).
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285:The 1924 Leyland-Thomas No. 1
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653:Vehicles designed by Reid Railton
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658:First car made by manufacturer
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360:. Devon, UK: Bay View Books.
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530:"Welsh Motor Sport – Cars"
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619:. No. 25, Profile cars.
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418:Turner, Graham (1971).
205:Engine and transmission
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233:Chassis and suspension
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568:. London: Macmillan.
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191:straight-eight engine
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621:Profile Publications
356:Baldwin, N. (1994).
300:Thomson & Taylor
271:British Motor Museum
261:Production and sales
615:Hugh Tours (1966).
318:Maharaja of Patiala
178:from 1920 to 1923.
420:The Leyland Papers
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402:(3): 26–30.
330:Arab Motors
255:Vanden Plas
632:Categories
514:stability.
429:0413280209
337:References
295:Brooklands
134:Dimensions
118:Straight-8
113:7.3–litre
110:Straight-8
105:6.9–litre
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489:(1977) .
249:Coachwork
140:Wheelbase
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