Hello John,
because there are different opinions about the TR 4 engine history on the list
I
did some research with the TR stuff availible to me. At last I found the Harry
Webster interview in a Triumph-mag of our club. It was a German translation of
a Harry Webster interview by Steve Redway and came from "TRaction" # 121, 3/4
1995. Translated back to English in a little part by me it is :
"The choice of wet-liners for the Vanguard engine was well done, and it was
even
used in the Ferguson-tractor ?"
Harry Webster:
"Yes. Many people assume wrong the Ferguson tractor-engine came bevor the
TR-engine. Thatīs not true. The engine of the car came first...... . We owe
the
TR 2 engine to the Vanguard-limousine. First it should become a 1600 ccm
engine. But then the car became bigger and needed a 2 litre engine. It was
developed by Ted Graham, but of course it was a copy of the Citroen
engine..........."
I was surprised as I read this the first time (Someone with a TRactor on the
list?).
Gerhard
CC 31998 LO
John McEwen schrieb:
> Hi Gerhard:
>
> I have always believed that I owned the ancestor of the TR4 engine. I have
> recently restored a 1950 Standard Vanguard. This engine - a 2088cc,
> wet-liner, OHV four - was developed in 1947 by Standard Cars, the parent
> company of Triumph. It was subsequently used in the Triumph 1800/2000
> drophead coupe, the Triumph Renown and the TR2, TR3 and TR4. Modified into
> a six cylinder in 1961 for use in the last Vanguards, the engine was
> subsequently employed in the Vitesse 2000, Triumph 2000 and the TR6.
>
> Was the original four cylinder based on a Citroen design? I know that
> Citroen introduced an OHV four with wet-liners in the early 30s but this
> was not an original idea. It is possible that Standard may have examined
> this engine for ideas but by 1947 it seems less likely. The Standard
> engine was revolutionary for Britain in that the bore/stroke relationship
> was nearly square, unlike the usual tax-evading narrow bore engines which
> were previously popular.
>
> I would like to hear more on this topic, which should be of interest to all
> TR owners - except those of us who are blessed/cursed with TR7s.
>
> John McEwen
>
>
>
>
> >What is a true LBC....? Were there really many "one-country cars" in the
> >last 40
> >years?
> >
> >Examples:
> >
> >The TR 4 was designed by an Italian and itīs engine is the copy of a Citroen
> >engine.
> >
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