gary & traci had this to say:
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>> In fact, wasn't it some early Tr***ph engine that originated in a tractor?
>> Or is that a myth also?
>
>early lotus cars used the coventry climax motors . they where orginally used
>as water pump motors on firetrucks
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>gary
>
That's true, although the Coventry Climax was a pretty hot motor with a
relatively advanced and lightweight design, not at all the sort of thing
you would "put down" by calling it a tractor engine, in the sense of
rugged, heavy and unsophisticated (which I am assuming is intended
regarding LBCs). As Allen noted, the Triumph 2-liter 4 cyl. is the type
of powerplant typically cited in this context.
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Max Heim
'66 MGB GHN3L76149
Runs great,
looks particularly bad since some SUV clown backed into it.
If you're near Mountain View, CA,
it's the red one with the silver bootlid.
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