Thanks Andy and Bill for responding, I guess I'm like my cats - too curious
for my own good! Does anyone know of any website that might have information
on the engine, I'm curious (there's that word again) as to what the Triumph
engineers designed
Raymond
--- Bill Davies <bill@rarebits4classics.co.uk> wrote:
>
> The 6 cylinder engine which ultimately ended up in the SD1 was developed
> from the familiar Triumph engine, however I don't believe the eventual
> production unit shared any individual components with it's ancestor.
> The engine was fitted into a number of specially built bodyshells, commonly
> referred to as the Triumph 2000 Mk3. A number of these development cars
> survive, though I'm not aware of any which still carry the Rover engine. The
> engine bay is enlarged with a corresponding increase in length and changed
> styling around the nose, as compared to the familiar Mk2 model. Dave Pearson
> (of Canley Classics) owns a number (most?) of the surviving Mk3 cars in
> various forms, one of these cars in V8 guise is pictured here:
> http://www.canleyclassics.com/museumcars.asp?article=v8saloon
> Cheers,
> Bill.
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