I took this photograph at the
roundabout that at one time stood at the junction of the A6 and Cross Lane in
Pendleton which was my vantage point for the Lancashire Automobile Club's Manchester
to Blackpool Veteran and Vintage Car Run in June 1963.
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It's shown in the programme of
the event as a 1900 Liver-Benz, entered for the Run by N.E.J. Bradshaw, and the
programme says this about it:
'This car was made in
Liverpool in 1900 by a Mr. William Lea and is a copy of Benz, many parts of
which were imported to make this car. The design is really around 1896. Drive
is by belts and chains having two forward gears and a crypto gear for vertical
hills! Maximum speed is in the region of 12 m.p.h. (with a following wind). The
car has competed successfully in many rallies including London-Brighton and a
3-day Dutch International Rally. Last year the car covered 300 miles in
rallies. Points of interest on the engine are exposed crankcase, trembler coil
ignition, drip feed lubrication to mains and cylinder wall, the reservoirs of
which require topping up every 35 minutes. Big end lubrication is effected by
screwing up a grease cup, this also requires turning every 35 minutes. As the
top speed is around 12 m.p.h. we hope to average about 10 m.p.h. over the 48
mile course. We shall be in late!'
This appears to be the car
that was offered for auction by Christies in 1998 and is currently in the
Museum of Liverpool.
The car behind the Liver-Benz, by the way, is a DKW Junior.
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