Guys,
There is a Wolseley 6/99 sedan for sale on eBay in Little Rock, Arkansas at
the moment.
They have a 2.9 litre C series engine. This one is an auto. it's a mess.
Ebay item number 280714483416 http://bit.ly/rdzhxU
Wolseleys were pretty common here in Australia - many Healeys have engine
blocks/ cranks etc which were originally fitted to Wolseleys, as well as
generators, starter motors/ various lucas electricals...
*"*Austin Westminster A99: ADO10 (Austin Drawing Office 10).* *Rally driver
Pat Moss's legendary outright win on the 1960 Liege- Rome- Liege rally would
not have happened if Syd Henson from Ferodo had not stolen the gearbox drain
plug from his Westminster to keep Pat's Healey on the road. Pat's future
husband the great Eric Carlson then followed her all the way in an A99. This
was not uncommon, many parts were shared between the Westminster and Healey
and A99s or 6/99s were sometimes entered into events as competitive cars; to
be driven by mechanics and sacrificed if the leading Healeys needed a
part." http://www.co-oc.org/A99.html
Also see http://www.co-oc.org/699.html
Not all parts are useable or interchangeable - diff housing and axles are
slightly wider than healey - rear engine plate has the starter on the 'wrong
side' etc
But the block & internals, diff centre, generator and starter etc etc are
interchangeable/ identical. My BJ8 has Wolseley front shocks.
At no bids, and $200 opening, with less than 2 days to go, if I had a pre
BJ8 3000, lived near Little Rock, and needed a spare engine, spare diff
centre, some front shock cores, some Lucas spares, (which are going to give
negative camber and have what we call 'competition shock valves' and
associated Healey compatible stuff) - and a trailer, and somewhere to wreck
it out......
Best
Chris
Sydney Autralia
No financial interest, just trying to help someone to see into the "BMC
parts bins" we often talk about.....
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