Hello Jan, and Listers:
Thanks for the information about the Rootes relationship to Coventry
Climax' pumpers. You're right about the Crosley engine, too, but there's
more! Crosley engines were also the staple of the refrigeration industry,
providing power for the entire Thermo King fleet of refrigerated trucks
until fairly recently. What's fun for me about the Crosley engine is its
similarity to the Type 35 Bugatti engine: single overhead cam before common
implimentation, shaft-driven cam (with tower-enclosed shaft), integral head
and cylinder casting, inline water pump and generator, remarkably light
weight for bhp output, and susceptible to high performance tweaking.
Best, David
67 Ser V Racing Alpine
(Currently rebuilding a Crosley engine for Jabro)
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