Solved -PJ161- Eyston ' s AEC Fuel Oil Safety Special 1933

[Mogul]

That is what I was after! Here all the details on the car, partially also due to some answers from Brock05.

Captain George Eyston, decided that he would show how fast and effective a compressionignition engine could be. Eyston was a director of the Associated Equipment Company of Walthamstow, and used one of their diesel engines, of the kind found in London 'buses, which was installed in a Chrysler chassis at C T Delaney's works in Maida Vale. AEC introduced the CI engine for heavy-duty vehicles from about 1920, and were no doubt pleased for Eyston to publicise their power units in this way. The engine used was an 8850cc fourcylinder weighing 14141bs.

Eyston had business associations with Chrysler Corporation in this country, hence the choice of chassis. The engine gave 130bhp and the Chrysler's final-drive ratio was changed to 1.94:1. Eyston realized that a smart, practical-looking vehicle was necessary and he got Vanden Plas to make an impressive, streamlined, narrow saloon body for the AEC Safety 6 Special. It was roadequipped with modest mudguarding and lamp's, and weighed 2.1/2 tons; with its louvred tail strapped down like the long bonnet, the appearance suggested a racing special. At this time, late in 1933, dieselclass records were not recognized by the FIA. But in the LIS, C L Cummings was claiming 100.75mph for a diesel car.

Eyston arranged for a run at Brooklands on October 27 1933. It was a pouring wet day, people watching under a sea of umbrellas. The AEC was timed officially over the two-way flying-start km and mile after the racing tyres had been changed for ribbed ones. GET was drier than we were inside the car, the spray from it rising higher than its roof, as the back mudguards were not fitted. Though he had difficulties when one wiper blade blew off and the other lifted, he averaged 104.86mph for the km, 101.98mph for the mile.

[Carnut]

Eyston arranged for a run at Brooldands on October 27 1933.

Brooklands?!

[Allan L]

This is a repost and the original thread (which is here) https://www.autopuzzles.com/forum/2011-39/solved-pj161-eyston's-aec-fuel-oil-safety-special-1933/
has a lot of information on the car, some of which is not consistent with some of this thread.
For example the firm that built is was  L. T. Delaney & Sons, Ltd. 115, Carlton Vale, Maida Vale, London, N.W.6  not C.T. Delaney who was one of the "& Sons"
It was road legal and probably went to Brooklands on its own wheels.

[Carnut]

Merged.  Probably a case of apostroheitis rather than the more common hyphenitis...!

[sichel]

What's that?? Who designed it and when, who built it, with which engine, on which chassis?

[sichel]

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[hermanoto]

Eyston record car, 1934, with AEC diesel engine, run by Capt. George E.T.  Eyston.
With this and several other cars he broke many speed records.
I do have a lot of 'period' clippings about it

[FrontMan]

 

[sichel]

Locked for hermanoto. You are right, but I miss coachbuilder and chassis-manufacturer and my pruduction-date is one year different.

[hermanoto]

Eyston (1897-1979) was responsable for the engineering of the "AEC Fuel Oil Safety Special".
It had an AEC Associated Equipment Company) diesel engine of 8.85 litres, capable of 130HP, it used BP fuel-oil, Castrol lubricating oil, Dunlop tyres.
Designed by Mr. Ernest Douglas August ELDRIDGE (1897-1937).

The car was build on a CHRYSLER chassis.
The Chrysler chassis was reworked by C.T. DELANEY and SONS, from Maida Vale, London.
In october 1933 it ran 106.647MpH at Brooklands

[hermanoto]

... and bodywork by VANDENPLAS

[FrontMan]

...........but what were the tyre pressures???

[sichel]

@hermanoto: Thats's it, now your answer ist complete. Thank You for this extensive background informations! 
Up to now, I only knew record diesel-cars built by Hanomag, Peugeot, Opel or Mercedes-Benz.
One more point for You.

[Wendax]

Merged again (and grammatically wrong blanks added around the apostrophe so that the search engine might be able fo identify Eyston)

[sichel]

Wendax, I think I used the wrong button for searching.