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◊ 2022-09-24 22:59 |
British Ford? |
◊ 2022-09-25 15:35 |
Yes, I think also so. The 60 hp v-8 engined Pilot from the late 1940s |
◊ 2022-09-25 16:22 |
Probably not the 60bhp version, but the 82bhp instead. The 30hp below refers to taxation horsepower and means nothing apart from £30 per year road tax, which is why they tried the 22hp version (£22 road tax) at first but found it too gutless. Ex Wikipedia: - The Pilot was the first large post-War British Ford. It was based on the pre-War 22 hp Model 62 chassis, and was initially offered in 1946 with the 2227 cc side-valve V8 60 engine from the 1939 model. That engine proved inadequate for the vehicle size and was quickly replaced by the E71A Dagenham 'Enfo' (English Ford) 30 hp engine. Dagenham cast its own version of the US 1937 Model 78, 21 stud, 30 indicated hp, 221 cubic inch/3.6 litre block and probably all ancillaries, most of which had Enfo part numbers. The E71A engine had a number of differences from the 1937 US engine. The block had one frost (core) plug at the rear on each side, just below the heads, the heads had the firing order cast in, the crankshaft had a long snout, allowing for the fitting of double pulley fan belts for trucks, and big end bearings were flanged 1/4 shells (4 per journal). The sump was also different, because it had a pear-shaped locating hole to accommodate the Lucas starter. Exhaust manifolds had a flowing design, which was an improvement on US versions. -- Last edit: 2022-09-25 16:31:58 |
◊ 2022-09-25 17:20 |
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