... Bond James Bond ... ... Lets cruise Mr. Goldfinger ride ... ... A 1937 Rolls-Royce Phantom III ... ... The Phantom III is powered by an aluminium-alloy V12 engine ... It is a pushrod engine with overhead valves operated by a single camshaft in the valley between the cylinder banks... Early cars had hydraulic tappets ... The Phantom III is unusual for its twin ignition systems, with two distributors, two coils and 24 spark plugs ... Fuel is provided by a twin SU electric pump ... Wire wheels are fitted as standard, but many cars carry Ace wheel discs ... The car has a 4-speed manual transmission with synchromesh on gears 2, 3 and 4. with 4-wheel servo-assisted brakes applied by cable ...The radiator shell is of Staybrite steel ...The sheer bulk of the car is reflected in its performance figures ... An example tested in 1938 returned a top speed of 88 mph and a 0 - 60 mph in a time of 16.8 seconds ... The overall fuel consumption quoted from that road test was 8.4 mpg ...
Posted on: Tue, 26 Aug 2014 15:11:03 +0000
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