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Jun 28, 2012 5:54 pm
Jun 28, 2012 5:54 pm
Subject: Re: louvres on V12 bonnet side
I recollect from Arnold Davey's book that the earliest V12 cars had side slit louvres on the bonnet, but due to overheating problems a factory mod (when the car was returned to the factory for action on the overheating issues!) was to cut these grilles into each bonnet side and fit an underbonnet aluminium cowling which mated with it and hence extracted much of the exhaust heat. My V12 saloon has grilles exactly like Peter's photo whereas my V12 Drophead has slits like those on an M45. Both are very early Sanction 1 cars.
I recollect from Arnold Davey's book that the earliest V12 cars had side slit louvres on the bonnet, but due to overheating problems a factory mod (when the car was returned to the factory for action on the overheating issues!) was to cut these grilles into each bonnet side and fit an underbonnet aluminium cowling which mated with it and hence extracted much of the exhaust heat. My V12 saloon has grilles exactly like Peter's photo whereas my V12 Drophead has slits like those on an M45. Both are very early Sanction 1 cars.