Wrong engine ??

[bmcecosse]

And - and - it's not painted GOLD ! So can't be a recon unit ........... but see other thread how to rectify this.........maybe

[mike.perry]

It is 40 years since the car was built so anything could have been fitted. If the original low compression 1098 was worn out and a previous owner or his friend had a spare 948 engine lying around without a cylinder head then it could have been dropped in with the 1098 head.
It is not the only 1098 LCV in the Oxon & Berks branch with a 948 engine.