Southern Steve Posted April 11, 2018 Share Posted April 11, 2018 BL did keep their engines going a long time, a direct successor to the B series is still in production. B series developed into E series and O series O series developed into Perkins Prima, S Series, and M series (16v) Perkins Prima developed into L Series. L Series developed into Project Storm and G Series Project Storm resulted in the Land Rover TD5 G Series made in India and still in production. Most manfacturers get maximum development out of an engine family, just look at how long the basic ohv Ford "Kent" power unit lasted! Came out in 997cc form in the Anglia, grew into 1200, 1340 and 1500 in the Cortina, Corsair and Classic/Capri. Then gained a x flow head for the Mk 2 Cortina and new Capri, Escorts etc. Revamped for the Fiesta and renamed the Valencia family in the 90's, But its the same basic unit 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve1 Posted April 11, 2018 Share Posted April 11, 2018 Is this some sort of a Land Rover? steve 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
runs as required Posted April 11, 2018 Share Posted April 11, 2018 My hunch is that it is a 'look-a-like' kit car. Had I ever gone in for a kit car I'd have much preferred choosing a wild rorty looking Paris-Dakar job than a slightly wrang looking LR Estate. dh Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatB Posted April 12, 2018 Share Posted April 12, 2018 Is this some sort of a Land Rover? steve Looks like one of these. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolseley Posted April 12, 2018 Share Posted April 12, 2018 My initial reaction is the it looks like something you would expect from Mitsuoko, but I don't think they've ever done a Land Rover lookalike. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve1 Posted April 12, 2018 Share Posted April 12, 2018 Looks like one of these. Certainly does. Thanks steve Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Sidecar Racer Posted April 12, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 12, 2018 Is this some sort of a Land Rover? steve Looks a bit better than this . 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PhilJ W Posted April 12, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 12, 2018 Most manfacturers get maximum development out of an engine family, just look at how long the basic ohv Ford "Kent" power unit lasted! Came out in 997cc form in the Anglia, grew into 1200, 1340 and 1500 in the Cortina, Corsair and Classic/Capri. Then gained a x flow head for the Mk 2 Cortina and new Capri, Escorts etc. Revamped for the Fiesta and renamed the Valencia family in the 90's, But its the same basic unit The X-flow cylinder block was longer so as to accomodate a 5 bearing crank as opposed to the original 3 bearing one. Ironically they reverted to a three bearing crank in the Fiesta because of width restrictions. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigerburnie Posted April 12, 2018 Share Posted April 12, 2018 Apparently this began life as a Landie 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
alastairq Posted April 12, 2018 Share Posted April 12, 2018 Yet another one from New Zealand! The Duzgo. [because it did?} 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PhilJ W Posted April 12, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 12, 2018 Apparently this began life as a Landie BM1K6738.JPG Wickham trolley, most of which had a JAP V-twin. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
37114 Posted April 12, 2018 Share Posted April 12, 2018 The 505 is similarly long-lived in parts of Africa, along with the Renault 21. At one stage they were being stolen to order from Britain and then shipped over. I got over 200k miles out of a Renault 21 but that was with a lot of cash, care and gentle nursing. The Engine was generally ok but had a couple of head gaskets, gearbox was fragile, electrics were crap nothing worked and the interior trim fell apart. The body was very solid and it still ranks as one of the most comfortable car I had. On the subject of post 200k mile cars, a 2010 Mondeo (WR60FON) I had from new until 2015 is racking up the miles according to the MOT history website, pretty amazing as it was hanging when I handed it back at 125k miles. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold tomparryharry Posted April 12, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 12, 2018 The X-flow cylinder block was longer so as to accomodate a 5 bearing crank as opposed to the original 3 bearing one. Ironically they reverted to a three bearing crank in the Fiesta because of width restrictions. The Kent Crossflow also gained a much heavier piston, with an integral mixing combustion bowl in its crown. An upside of this was the lightening exercise, which resulted in a 'short stroke screamer'.Normally, we would skim the head to raise the compression ratio. However, with the Ford, we would skim the block.I did like the Kent, and I did get to do quite a few years on them. That was in the old days of 4-star petrol. I wasn't too enamoured with the Essex, as the valve post/stud had a habit of going off-song. Ian. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold tomparryharry Posted April 12, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 12, 2018 I got over 200k miles out of a Renault 21 but that was with a lot of cash, care and gentle nursing. The Engine was generally ok but had a couple of head gaskets, gearbox was fragile, electrics were crap nothing worked and the interior trim fell apart. The body was very solid and it still ranks as one of the most comfortable car I had. On the subject of post 200k mile cars, a 2010 Mondeo (WR60FON) I had from new until 2015 is racking up the miles according to the MOT history website, pretty amazing as it was hanging when I handed it back at 125k miles. I still miss my old Ford Sierra (D425CDF). I bought it at 89k, and put another 200K on it. A mate of mine bought it, and he did another 60K. At that point, the bodywork was really tired. However, another chap down the road had the engine out, to keep his Sierra going. I think he got another 50K-odd as well. I wish I'd had the presence of mind to find the engine, and strip it down. Truly one of the best Ford engines I have ever owned. Ian. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horsetan Posted April 12, 2018 Share Posted April 12, 2018 I got over 200k miles out of a Renault 21 but that was with a lot of cash, care and gentle nursing. The Engine was generally ok but had a couple of head gaskets, gearbox was fragile, electrics were crap nothing worked and the interior trim fell apart. The body was very solid and it still ranks as one of the most comfortable car I had..... The 21 Savannah LWB estate was the one the Africans wanted. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium polybear Posted April 12, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 12, 2018 (edited) I had a 1993 Rover 214 wedge shape from new; 23 years & 239K miles. Head gasket renewed about 180K, and a s/h box at 190K (done single-handed on the drive using a trolley jack; still taking the Ibruprofen....). Traded it in in late Nov 16 for a new MG3...excellent car. Got £2K scrappage for the 214. (Incidentally, there's a couple of useful & friendly groups for the MG3 on Farcebook: "MG3 Owners UK" and also "MGCC 635 Register). Cheers, Brian p.s. 1400cc engine, with none of those Turbo thingies just waiting to go bang.... Edited April 12, 2018 by polybear Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugd1022 Posted April 13, 2018 Share Posted April 13, 2018 (edited) Ford Advanced Vehicles in Slough, December 1966, road going Mk1 GT40s awaiting despatch... Le Mans, 1966... the red car no.3 is the only original GT40 which has never been restored, the black car no.2 was first placed in '66 since when it's been restored twice... Edited April 13, 2018 by Rugd1022 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugd1022 Posted April 13, 2018 Share Posted April 13, 2018 I meant to add this to that last post but missed it off - I've recently bought a cheap s/hand copy of John Bolster's book on Lotus Elans and Europas, glued inside the cover is this b&w print of an Elan... 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prometheus Posted April 13, 2018 Share Posted April 13, 2018 Looks like one of these. And a little like the Tickford Land Rover coach-built station wagon [but it's not!]. Tony 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horsetan Posted April 13, 2018 Share Posted April 13, 2018 Ford Advanced Vehicles in Slough, December 1966.... One year after Citroen stopped building cars in Slough... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
peanuts Posted April 14, 2018 Share Posted April 14, 2018 I got over 200k miles out of a Renault 21 but that was with a lot of cash, care and gentle nursing. The Engine was generally ok but had a couple of head gaskets, gearbox was fragile, electrics were crap nothing worked and the interior trim fell apart. The body was very solid and it still ranks as one of the most comfortable car I had. On the subject of post 200k mile cars, a 2010 Mondeo (WR60FON) I had from new until 2015 is racking up the miles according to the MOT history website, pretty amazing as it was hanging when I handed it back at 125k miles. one of the worst jobs i ever had was changing the front subframe bushes on my savannha two adults bouncing on a four meter scaff pole wedged between body and subframe and the damn thing still wouldnt seperate .ended up burning them out cracking car once you had changed alll the electrical conectors 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugd1022 Posted April 14, 2018 Share Posted April 14, 2018 Annoying old car episode, part #1 : I started up the Jap Mini auto earlier ready to pull it out of the garage and give it a good clean, got in and the window dropped right down into the door of its own accord! Heaved a little sigh, started stripping the gubbins out to investigate and found the winding mechanism has eaten itself, so that's another job to sort out before I can sell the blighter. Bloody cars! At least it started without any fuss. Possibly uplifting old car episode, part #1 : I'm going to buy a bloody Lotus / Marcos GT if it bloody kills me!!! Meanwhile, at the Nurburgring in 1963 David Piper's 250GTO mingles with everyday fare in the paddock... 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJS1977 Posted April 14, 2018 Share Posted April 14, 2018 Came across a couple of 'barn finds' on a visit to a certain well-known railway enthusiast's layout. One was what I presume was an Alfa of some description under several layers of dust in a car port. The second, rather stranger, was a bright red Sinclair C5 with a Ferrari badge! Also spotted a BL Princess out for a run on the motorway, not far from its birthplace! 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
runs as required Posted April 14, 2018 Share Posted April 14, 2018 I had a mate (who worked for LMR in Stephenson House, Euston) who shared a semi-d house with David Piper on the original busy arterial approach road to the southern end of the M1. DP just parked his exotica like P3 and P4 Ferraris in front on the concreted over front garden. My mate had a ferocious little Abarth and bits of old Lancias at the time. dh 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium New Haven Neil Posted April 14, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 14, 2018 Passed a DeLorean today, it was going slowly so we're still here in the present. That makes two on the island I know of. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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