[Healeys] 26C Engines

[ggilliam at usol.com]

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