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Title: Not-so-Ancient Engine #371 - 1977 cc Jaguar 4-cylinder from 'Project Utah'
Post by: Otto Puzzell on November 16, 2012, 04:35:35 AM
For one point: what is this engine?

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Title: Re: Not-so-Ancient Engine #371
Post by: FrontMan on November 16, 2012, 05:11:06 AM
Surely, the 1948 Jaguar XK100, 2 litre, 4 cylinder unit originally intended as an alternaive to the XK120's 3.4 6 pot.
Title: Re: Not-so-Ancient Engine #371
Post by: Otto Puzzell on November 16, 2012, 05:15:55 AM
That's it. We had the car itself before as a puzzle: http://www.autopuzzles.com/forum/index.php?topic=17379.0

And please don't call me Shirley.
Title: Re: Not-so-Ancient Engine #371 - 1977 cc Jaguar 4-cylinder from 'Project Utah'
Post by: FrontMan on November 16, 2012, 04:18:31 PM
......that reminds me of the Shirley which was a Ford Special produced here in England in the 1950s!

As for the XK120, it was a great engine attached to a miserable gearbox via a long-travel clutch actuation.  The steering matched the braking..........dangerous!  The entity was a very powerful piece of overweight junk which the experts still worship!  Great-looking thing, nonetheless; and I am in awe of those heroes who raced them.

Enough, already.
Title: Re: Not-so-Ancient Engine #371 - 1977 cc Jaguar 4-cylinder from 'Project Utah'
Post by: Carnut on November 16, 2012, 07:01:57 PM
Quote from: FrontMan on November 16, 2012, 04:18:31 PM
......that reminds me of the Shirley which was a Ford Special produced here in England in the 1950s!

See:

www.autopuzzles.com/forum/index.php?topic=662.0
Title: Re: Not-so-Ancient Engine #371
Post by: Otto Puzzell on November 17, 2012, 02:35:23 AM
Quote from: FrontMan on November 16, 2012, 05:11:06 AM
Surely, the 1948 Jaguar XK100, 2 litre, 4 cylinder unit originally intended as an alternaive to the XK120's 3.4 6 pot.

Quote from: Otto Puzzell on November 16, 2012, 05:15:55 AM
That's it. We had the car itself before as a puzzle: http://www.autopuzzles.com/forum/index.php?topic=17379.0

And please don't call me Shirley.

Quote from: FrontMan on November 16, 2012, 04:18:31 PM
......that reminds me of the Shirley which was a Ford Special produced here in England in the 1950s!

As for the XK120, it was a great engine attached to a miserable gearbox via a long-travel clutch actuation.  The steering matched the braking..........dangerous!  The entity was a very powerful piece of overweight junk which the experts still worship!  Great-looking thing, nonetheless; and I am in awe of those heroes who raced them.

Enough, already.

It was supposed to remind you of this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0A5t5_O8hdA