{"id":4966,"date":"2019-07-30T17:48:46","date_gmt":"2019-07-30T15:48:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/letocar.com\/?p=4966"},"modified":"2019-07-30T20:55:15","modified_gmt":"2019-07-30T18:55:15","slug":"oakland-model-34b-roadster-1918","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/letocar.com\/en\/oakland-model-34b-roadster-1918\/","title":{"rendered":"Oakland Model 34-B Roadster (1918)"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Oakland<\/a><\/p>\n

Better engine manifolding and new cooling fan were the chief merits of the 1918 Oakland Model 34-B. New features found in the engine included aluminum pistons and redesigned connecting rods. Standard equipment included a one-man folding top with detachable side curtains, a footrest for easy operation of accelerator pedal, and an oil-pan-mounted oil gauge. <\/p>\n

The dashboard instrumentation included amp, oil pressure and fuel-level gauges, as well as an odometer and trip odometer. A power tire pump was also featured.<\/p>\n

Estimated calendar year production for Oakland in 1918 totaled 27,757 cars.<\/p>\n

This left-hand drive Model 34B had been on display at the Charlie Sens Antique Automobile Museum in Ohio before being acquired for the Kent, UK-based Dick Van Dyck Collection in 1998. <\/p>\n

ENGINE: <\/p>\n

Model 111 Northway OHV six-cylinder. Bore & stroke: 2-13\/16 x 4-3\/4 in. Displacement: 2.900 cc. Horsepower: 44 HP. Water-cooled.<\/p>\n

TECHNICAL: <\/p>\n

Jacox irreversible screw-and-double half-nut steering gear, tubular propeller shaft, Northway cone-type clutch in unit with a three-speed selective sliding gear transmission, heating box induction system that utilized exhaust gases to preheat incoming mixture, cup-and-cone ball bearings on wheel spindles.<\/p>\n

Remy two-unit starting and lighting system; Prestolite three-cell, six-volt battery, bi-plane-type fan in unit with water pump driven by camshaft-activated V-belt, Oakland-Stewart vacuum fuel delivery system. Fuel tank: 49 liters.<\/p>\n

Image: bonhams<\/a><\/p>\n