Barbara Blue wrote:
> Vic, I have always heard the TR engines were hotted up David Brown tractor
> engines. Is that true, or were the tractor engines detuned car engines?
I'm not completely sure of the origin. The authoritative Micheal Sedgwick
refers to it as a Vanguard engine. I have also heard it was used in tractors,
from folks putting the TR series down. My guess would be that it was a car
motor adpated both ways
> Personally, I like the TR's
Me too
> and think that
> Rootes ended up with something that was way beyond its time and price.
Ditto
> By the way, has anyone ever made a REAL SPORTS CAR that a working stiff
> could ever dream of buying new? By REAL SPORTS CAR, I mean one that shares
> no parts with a more pedestrian vehicle, be it sedan, truck or rickshaw
Jans suggestions have some merit but one could argue that Alfa Romeo sedans and
sports share engines, and how affordable was the Ferrari engined Fiat (not very,
over here, but probably as cheap as chips in USA). I was thinking of pre-war
Brit stuff like ERAs and Frazer Nashes but I don't know enough about them
Vic
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