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1924 Essex

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The Essex prior to being rescued by John Sitting ungraciously in a disused  chook pen,  John describes this as reasonably complete.

As the story goes, The Hudson Motor Company decided to build a car to compete with cheaper cars on the market,  and if you believe that they threw two darts at a map of Britain and came up with Essex, and Dover (Commercial Version) then that is the story.

The Essex was built between 1918/32   it then became the Terraplane.   Originally the Essex were a four cylinder car and gained a little fame through racing success and in 1923 were remodelled and fitted with a small 6 cylinder motor,  eventuating the situation of having both 4 and six cylinder 1934 models in Australia.

The Pictures  on this page were taken out of the Gladstone Vintage @ Classic Carriage Clubs Annual Magazine, (black and white)

When time permits I shall get john to dig out the photos and update this page.

Horsepower                  16.5

Bore                               2  5/8 inches

Stroke                            4 inches

Body by                         Holden

Tyres                             4. 40x23

fuel consumption        14 mpg

Est Top speed             40 mph

The Essex is pretty  well as it was when built. But now boasts brake lights, indicators, and seat belts.

Fuel is leaded petrol with approx 1% Kerosene.