Jack Daniels and Ferguson Four Wheel Drive

[ErnstBlofeld]

It's only tenuously related to the Minor, I know, but what do we know about this:

At this point ('52) Issigonis left Morris for Alvis, but when Len Lord
persuaded him back in '55, Issigonis immediately requested Jack to re-join
him, which was agreed. Two Alvis people, Chris Kingham and John Shepherd
followed shortly and a new design team was created. Jack had to wind up his
then design efforts on the Ferguson 4WD car and the Salerni torque
converter to start on XC9001, a vehicle within the plan rectangle of the
Minor, but which also had an early version of the Moulton Hydrolastic
suspension.

It's from an on-line obituary for Jack Daniels, and it's any information about the Ferguson four wheel drive car I'm after.

I know of the Ferguson prototypes the R4, and R5 but on reading the obit something chimed in my memory. I used to read "Mini Magazine" and still read "C&SC" and I recall reading something about BMC's work with Ferguson on a 2.2 litre flat four engined, four wheel drive saloon. Apparently, this was a serious contender for production until General Nasser started acting up, and the Corporation's efforts were directed toward the development of the Mini.

Does anyone know any more about this project?

[Leo]

I know of a Ferguson 4WD Triumph Stag, if that is any use and could put you in contact with the owner

Leo 69 Traveller

[PSL184]

We fitted a Ferguson 4WD system to a Jaguar XJS when I was an apprentice

[mike.perry]

The Ferguson 4wd system was used on the Jensen Intercepter FF. Identifiable from the standard Intercepter by the double air vents on front wings.