One For Classic Car Fans.....
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FishFright
More wheels than sense
My friend was rather tempted by this but decided against it
1953 Riley rme 1.5
nice font on the instruments
1953 Riley rme 1.5
nice font on the instruments
Richard A Thackeray
Legendary Member
I've seen an article on (I think it was..) one of these, that had had a diesel fitted to it
The same article had a (early 60's?) Roll-Royce fitted with a Perkins, & a Rover P4, with the 2 & 1/4 diesel from a Land-Rover 'series'
(it was in Practical Classics, a few years ago)
Profpointy
Legendary Member
A friend used to have P4 which he'd
converted into an estate care. I think the body was aluminium anyway, so he'd used sheet ali pop rivetted into place to make the back bit and the tailgate as
off a Landie. During one of the 70s oil crises he'd decide it was too costly to run and fitted a diesel, again from a Landie. After a bit he got fed up with the performance and put the thirsty 6 cylinder Rover engine back. Had a ride in it a couple of times and it was a splendid thing. Oh, forgot to mention it was painted in matt khaki
Richard A Thackeray
Legendary Member
That sounds wonderful!!!
Jameshow
Veteran
My student friend had a p4 110 Auntie lovely car!
I'd love a pick up that I seen before!
All sorts of things got converted to diesel. I know someone close by put a Datsun/Nissan Patrol 6 cylinder diesel in a series 2 Jaguar XJ6.
I always remember a friend of my Dad's had fitted the Perkins A4.203 engine from an old forklift to a fastback Sunbeam Rapier. The front half of it was BRG ( or something very close to it). The back was black due to al the spot from the exhaust! I've always fancied a Rapier just because of the memories.
I used to play in a MK VII Jaguar that had a diesel conversion done using an engine from one of the smaller Leyland lorries of the time. My uncle had bought it it in Scotland at an auction many years ago and brought it back with him and gave it to my Grandad. It unfortunately got burnt when a horse fire got out of control. It was too far gone to restore anyway, I suspect. Would be a very valuable car if you had it today.
Ian H
Ancient randonneur
presta
Guru
They were common in the 1960s. Did you notice how they hastily edited out the impending head-on crash? (1m 31s)
Ian H
Ancient randonneur
dicko
Guru
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I’m sorely tempted I was brought up working on these.
presta
Guru
I have driven on many. I wonder why they were phased out?
I recall Remembrance Avenue in Colchester being 3 lane since my father learnt to drive in 1965, but I learnt in 1975, and I don't think I've ever driven on one.
Richard A Thackeray
Legendary Member
The A59 at Beamsley Bank/east of Bolton Bridge, was a 3-laner (aka 'suicide lane')
Wanting to turn right (heading west), after dropping off Kex Gill, to turn ttowards Storiths & ('Buffers Cafe' was scary at times!!
Even in the car, let alone after riding up there
Black Road/A655 at Wakefield used to be one as well
That's the road from Normanton/Castleford, that joins Doncaster Road (A638) below the (closed) Horse & Groom pub
