G'day Patton
It indeed was built at Warwick but the engine was supplied by Morris
(actually being a C26W engine means that it was originally built for a
Wolseley) and it was the job of the DHMC to extract more power from it.
Hoo Roo
Patrick Quinn
Sydney, Australia
-----Original Message-----
From: 57 Healey [mailto:57healey@gmail.com]
Sent: Monday, 10 January 2005 1:44 PM
To: Quinn, Patrick
Cc: Peter Dzwig; healeys@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Fwd: Re: Engine Colors and Longbridge/Abingdon transition
(long)]
It fits what I think is going on, early 2 ports and early 6 ports were
probably Morris. Wasn't your BN3 built at Warwick?
Patton
On Mon, 10 Jan 2005 10:15:57 +1100, Quinn, Patrick
<Patrick.Quinn@det.nsw.edu.au> wrote:
> G'day
>
> I don't know if it helps at all but the engine that was fitted to my
> car in 1954 is number C26W2158 and was way back then was fitted with a
> 2 port head. It was then and now painted in Morris Green.
--
Patton Dickson - Richmond, TX
'57 A-H 100-Six - http://Austin-Healeys.com
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