Wheelbase
3200 mm 126 in
Bore
89.00 mm
Cylinders
S-8
Displacement
7.3 litre7266 cc(443.399 cu in)
Type
SOHC
Compression ratio
5.00:1
Fuel system
2 Ze carbs
Maximum power
147 PS (145.0 bhp) (108.1 kW)@ 3000 rpm
Specific output
20 bhp/litre0.33 bhp/cu in
Manufacturer
Leyland
Main bearings
6
Coolant
Water
Bore/stroke ratio
0.61
Unitary capacity
908.25 cc/cylinder
Aspiration
Normal
Compressor type
N/A
Intercooler
None
Catalytic converter
N
Engine location
Front
Engine alignment
Longitudinal
Drive
RWD
Suspension
front LA.SE.
Track: Rear
LA.QE.TB.
Tyres: Front
895 x 135
Tyres: Rear
895 x 135
Transmission
4M
Top gear ratio
1.00
Final drive ratio
3.20
RAC rating
39.3
year
1921
The Leyland Eight was a luxury car produced by Leyland Motors from
1920 to 1923. The car was designed by the chief engineer of Leyland
Motors, J.G.
that greeted exhibition of the first Leyland Eight at the London Motor
Show back in 1920. The latter car was designed by the great Perry
Thomas, then Leyland's chief engineer.
Leyland eight-leggers on parade thanks to Eric Taylor ...
another Leyland Eight in recent years. Is that now complete?
Any stories and information on the individual chassis produced (18 ??)
would be appreciated.
Leyland Eight at 1924 Essex Club Kop Hill Climb
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Leyland Eight at 1924 Essex Club Kop Hill Climb
March 1924, Essex
Leyland Eight at 1924 Whit Monday Meeting at Brooklands
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Leyland Eight at 1924 Whit Monday Meeting at Brooklands
June 1924, BARC
luxury touring car the Leyland Eight, with which they intended to
compete with Rolls-Royce. It was exhibited at the 1920 London motor
show, only eight however, were ever built.
Back to the "real" Leyland Eight; it was 90 years ago this year that
the car made its debut - and dubbed "The Lion of Olympia" by the press
- at the
the Leyland Eight, was dubbed the 'Lion of Olympia' when shown at the
1920 Motor show in London. The cars were expensive and only eight were
built.
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The pre-war Leyland eight wheeler, designated TEW, was
replaced after the war by the new 22.0/1 and 22.0/3 (SWB) with
modernised cab and completely redesigned chassis.
design the Leyland Eight luxury motor car which was intended to
compete with Rolls-Royce.
their OHC straight-8 powered Leyland Eight luxury car at the
International Motor Exhibition at Olympia, London in 1920.
The Leyland Eight was an attempt to create from scratch the best motor
car in the world.
Leyland Eight luxury motor car which was intended to compete with
Rolls-Royce.
The imposing motorcar, the Leyland Eight, was dubbed the
'Lion of Olympia' when shown at the 1920 Motor show in London. The
cars were expensive and only eight were built.
Its Leyland Eight, which appeared in 1920, was
the most expensive on the British market. Built to rival the
Rolls-Royce, it had a 7.
1921 Leyland Eight with Michael Collins prior to his assassination
IDENTIFICATION AND DATING: cca 1925 FIAT Model 501
Some people really like to make our life hard.
It did try to enter the car market, with the Leyland Eight in the
1920s, but the cost was too high, and only 14 were ever built.
MICHAEL COLLINS, HIS LEYLAND EIGHT AND THE R-R ARMOURED CARS: In 1922,
Winston Churchill handed over to the government of the new Irish Free
State, a number of military vehicles as well as a yellow