Dopo la doverosa premessa, mi ritrovo a raccontare una storia che per certi versi è ancora avvolta nel mistero. Vi racconto di una macchina costruita dal nulla, che su richiesta di qualche appassionato facoltoso, forse un pilota, forse qualche personaggio che gravitava nella sfera di "Triumph Competition Department", venne costruita sotto forma di prototipo da quel genio di Adrian Evans e marchiata DAVRIAN in esemplare unico.
La base di partenza era un telaio Spitfire modificato, con tutto il retrotreno della Spit tagliato e asportato e riassemblato con il retrotreno completo della Hillman Imp. Un ibrido che secondo i piani di Evans, era il compendio tra il perfetto avantreno della SPIT con il perfetto retrotreno della IMP.
Meccanicamente, si fece ricorso ad un motore "ex factory" LE MANS Spitfire, con la testa 8 porte LE MANS in ghisa, albero a cammes molto spinto, pistoni forgiati, volano composto alleggerito LE MANS, albero motore e bielle bilanciati e alleggeriti, cambio sincronizzato Vitesse.
Per la trasmissione vennero considerate due strade: quella che prevedeva il cambio in linea con il motore (come sulla Spitfire) e quella con il cambio e differenziale in unica fusione al retrotreno con lo schema transaxle (di provenienza Hillman Imp).
After the necessary premise, I find myself telling a story that in some ways is still shrouded in mystery. There story of a car built from scratch, at the request of some enthusiast, perhaps a driver, maybe some a men inside of the "Triumph Competition Department, was built as a prototype by the genius of Adriana Evans and marked DAVRIAN in a single copy. The start point was a modified Triumph Spitfire chassis, with all the Spit rear layout cut and removed and the rebuilt with full rear Hillman Imp layout. An hybrid for Evans, was the epitome of the perfect front suspension of SPIT with the perfect rear suspension of the IMP. Mechanically, it did operate a "ex factory" LE MANS Spitfire engine, with cast iron 8 ports LE MANS head, racing camshaft, forged pistons, lightened flywheel composed LE MANS genuine spares, conrods and crankshaft balanced, Vitesse all syncro gearbox. For the trasmission were considered two roads: one that included the gearbox in line with the engine (like the Spitfire) and one with the gearbox and differential with the rear transaxle layout (from Hillman Imp).
After the necessary premise, I find myself telling a story that in some ways is still shrouded in mystery. There story of a car built from scratch, at the request of some enthusiast, perhaps a driver, maybe some a men inside of the "Triumph Competition Department, was built as a prototype by the genius of Adriana Evans and marked DAVRIAN in a single copy. The start point was a modified Triumph Spitfire chassis, with all the Spit rear layout cut and removed and the rebuilt with full rear Hillman Imp layout. An hybrid for Evans, was the epitome of the perfect front suspension of SPIT with the perfect rear suspension of the IMP. Mechanically, it did operate a "ex factory" LE MANS Spitfire engine, with cast iron 8 ports LE MANS head, racing camshaft, forged pistons, lightened flywheel composed LE MANS genuine spares, conrods and crankshaft balanced, Vitesse all syncro gearbox. For the trasmission were considered two roads: one that included the gearbox in line with the engine (like the Spitfire) and one with the gearbox and differential with the rear transaxle layout (from Hillman Imp).
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