1963 Daimler 2½ Litre V8
1963 Daimler 2½ Litre V8 in Virgin Witch, Movie, 1972
Class: Cars, Sedan — Model origin: 
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◊ 2012-02-06 00:26 |
Not going to die in a ditch for this one, but grille looks 1962+ Daimler 2½ Litre V8 to me. If Jag, = 1960+ Mk2. |
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◊ 2012-02-06 16:49 |
I think that I'm probably with you on the Daimler, but then the problem is, is it a 2 1/2 litre or a V8-250? With the double curved bumpers it's likely to be the earlier 2 1/2 litre. |
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◊ 2012-02-06 17:01 |
Hooray - welcome to my madness. Yes the early 2½ Litre for bumpers. |
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◊ 2012-02-06 17:06 |
2.5L V8? Too small... |
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◊ 2012-02-06 18:49 |
Daimler V8 2.5 litre 142 bhp. Ford V8 3.6 litre 85 bhp. No contest. -- Last edit: 2012-02-06 18:50:07 |
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◊ 2012-02-06 19:35 |
How about torque curve? Horsepower sucks. |
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◊ 2012-02-06 19:56 |
Daimler 210 Nm at 3,600. Ford in 85 bhp tune 195Nm, can't find the revs but presumably quite a bit lower, as about 3,600 would have been pretty close to its maximum rate. I am being unfair in comparing a flathead design from the thirties with a 20 year newer concept, but 2 1/2 litres is quite adequate to make the V8-250 perform well, as I can tell you from personal experience. -- Last edit: 2012-02-06 20:00:55 |
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◊ 2012-02-06 20:36 |
Well, actually I meant that 2.5L is somewhat small displacement for V8 layout, not that 2.5L is small and weak.) |
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◊ 2012-02-06 21:44 |
Bugatti made a 1990cc straight eight, and the BRM type 15 was a 1,488cc V-16, but yes, 2.5l is a small V8, a quick search of my memory doesn't offer anything else. There was a sub 3-litre V8 made by Standard in the late 30s, and Hillman made a 2620cc straight eight in 1929. Amilcar made a 1994cc straight 8, and there was also the Triumph straight 8 Dolomite, a 1990cc engine, total production 3. |
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◊ 2012-02-07 03:13 |
And all of mentioned engines were made before WWII. Bugatti also produce 12.7L straigth eight.) |
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◊ 2012-02-07 03:30 |
BMW's 3.0L V8 from the 90's comes to mind. |
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◊ 2012-02-07 03:35 |
1950s Fiat 2-litre V8 for 8V coupe (apparently their only V8 car engine). 1975 Ferrari 208GT4 2-litre Italian domestic tax-break special, plus later turbo versions. A few racing bike V8s under 1000cc down to 1955 Moto Guzzi Grand Prix 500 cc V8, 82 bhp with each cylinder having its own carburetter. |
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◊ 2012-02-07 09:34 |
The only Fiat I have ever owned had four cylinders, and with a Mercedes and a Bentley to run, I can't afford a Ferrari as well! -- Last edit: 2012-02-07 09:35:13 |
