Derek,
My '57 Longbridge BN4 has a 26C engine, VIN tag and engine / 47704 ,
left hand steer, exported to USA.
Were all the gallery head engines 26C? Isn't that just a engine
displacement code?
Regards,
Gordy
On 07/29/2014 14:43, Derek Job wrote:
> Does anybody have the definitive explanation of why some 100-Sixes
> had
> engines designated as 26C?
>
> It seems that this occurred in 1957 and included cars with C/E
> numbers in
> the 40,000 range. Most if not all appear to have been CKD kits
> exported to
> South Africa, but I am aware of a left hand drive car with such an
> engine.
>
> On a related point, were the engines that were shipped to Longbridge
> and
> Abingdon already attached to the gearboxes in Coventry?
>
> cheers
>
> Derek
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