<html><body><div style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000"><div aria-label="Compose body">I'm not exactly sure that this Razor Edge is a '47. I thought I heard that year mentioned. It could be a '48.</div><div aria-label="Compose body">Yes, the engine is painted a greenish/light blue and seams to be a metallic color.</div><div aria-label="Compose body">Yes, it is a wet liner engine with the thinner head studs.</div><div aria-label="Compose body">I also have the manifolds and single down draft carburator.</div><div aria-label="Compose body"><br></div><div aria-label="Compose body">Dave H.</div><div aria-label="Compose body"><br></div><div><br></div><hr id="zwchr"><div style="color:#000;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;" data-mce-style="color: #000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><b>From: </b>"John Macartney" <john.macartney@ukpips.org.uk><br><b>To: </b>"Dave Hogye" <dlhogye@comcast.net><br><b>Cc: </b>"Michael Marr" <mmarr@albiontechnical.com>, "Randall" <TR3driver@ca.rr.com>, triumphs@autox.team.net<br><b>Sent: </b>Wednesday, February 22, 2017 2:03:09 AM<br><b>Subject: </b>RE: [TR] FW: What the HEAD is it?<br><div><br></div>If the engine was reconditioned in the UK by Beans Industries who did all<br>the S-T and BL engine and transmission rebuilds since the dawn of time,<br>it'll probably be painted a very unimpressive shade of medium to dark blue -<br>if it hasn't since been repainted. Certainly the engine number will bear no<br>resemblance to the original number. That said, if the car was shipped to the<br>US for sale as a new car, the recon unit could well be of US recon origin.<br>There comes a point when shipping old major units cores back to the UK for<br>rebuilding and then return doesn't make too much economic sense. Where my<br>memory is now failing me is whether the very early Razor Edge Renowns had<br>the wet liner four unit? Grateful if someone can enlighten me because I've a<br>niggling feeling the early 1800cc cars used a pre-war block and a new (very<br>short term use) ohv head prior to the launch of Vanguard in 1948. That's why<br>the earliest Ferguson tractors built in Coventry used Continental engines<br>because the Vanguard unit wasn't ready for release in the car or tractor.<br><div><br></div>Jonmac<br><div><br></div>-----Original Message-----<br>From: Dave Hogye [mailto:dlhogye@comcast.net] <br>Sent: 22 February 2017 00:11<br>To: John Macartney <john.macartney@ukpips.org.uk><br>Cc: Michael Marr <mmarr@albiontechnical.com>; Randall <TR3driver@ca.rr.com>;<br>triumphs@autox.team.net<br>Subject: Re: [TR] FW: What the HEAD is it?<br><div><br></div>The Triumph RazorEdge Vanguard head that I have has the same numbers cast<br>under the thermostat extension. It has 21 1 X cast on top next to the<br>intake valve springs for cylinders 3 and 4. This engine was rebuilt by<br>Standard Triumph in 1958 and it has a dated brass plate attached over the<br>original engine number area on the block. I think the RazorEdge is a 1947.<br>Dave H.<br><div><br></div>Sent from my iPhone<br><div><br></div><br><br></div></div></body></html>