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This one is a Weslake-head 2.6-litre in a Rover 110. The twin-trumpet paper-filter air cleaner was characteristic of the Weslake-head engines. The 2.6-litre (non-Weslake) engine was used in the Forward Control Land Rovers. As you can see here, access for servicing wasn't altogether...

Here’s the second part of our look at the Rover IOE engine family, which had started life as a design before the Second World War and entered production in 1948. This part of the story is a lot less complicated than the earlier part. First of all, though, there’s an important correction to my...

sorry last one for now. not a moss box, but very cool: https://www.lloydsonline.com.au/LotDetails.aspx?smode=0&aid=40152&lid=4184046&pgn=2&pgs=100

So a MK2 Manual/Overdrive? Good choice. A 2.4 like John Thaw is driving above, or a 3.4 or 3.8?

https://auctions.shannons.com.au/auction/lot/lot-1979-mercedes-benz-280se-sedan/?lot=459&so=0&st=Mercedes&sto=0&au=&ef=&et=&ic=False&sd=0&pp=50&pn=1&g=-1

Shannons have now updated it with the full photo gallery

is it correct to assume that this is the first Aussie delivered 6.9 and possibly the lowest Aussie vin?

They used to be, but last time I really got stung with all the hidden fees, even from the big providers. plus in Vegas the big hotels gouge on things like parking. made be really gun shy about renting cars post Covid 19

This is a great old thread. TK is full of these gems from the early days and one of the main differences from Facebook where things from even 2 hours ago vanish into the abyss.

I’m back in the USA and managed to visit more junkyard 560SELs. The cars had been there longer, but there was a pair this time; https://www.classicjalopy.com/2023/04/usa-junkyard-visit-2023/

Latest on the 300TE was fixing the tailgate struts. This is a pain to do, but worth it as you can. I joined a tech day to get this job done. You can read more here: https://www.classicjalopy.com/2023/04/s124-tech-day/ https://www.classicjalopy.com/2023/04/300te-tailgate-struts/ And some...

Great update - keen to hear how this all finishes up.

Thanks!

This is the 1595cc engine in Land Rover form for the 80-inch model. The six-cylinder had a single carburettor and 75bhp for the P3 75 saloon. This is the 2-litre Spread Bore engine for a mid-1950s Land Rover. This is a real rarity and may be the only surviving example of the test batch...

Enlarged capacities from 1950 Almost as soon as the Sloping Head engines had been committed to production, Rover began looking at how to develop more powerful versions for later. Work started in earnest during 1950, using the simplest solution of enlarging the cylinder bores. For the...

Rover’s IOE engine family was central to its products for very nearly 30 years, powering the cars between 1948 and 1967 and powering Land Rovers between 1948 and 1977 with a four-year break between 1958 and 1962. The engines were always very highly regarded, although they were certainly long in...

Yes the rest of the photo set, tech report and description will go up over the next week or so.

What a cool find! You've certainly been dogged in your quest to uncover all this information, so great you were able to.