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burial at sea

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Found at the very top of Scotland.[frame]Image[/frame]
looks like it's been there a day or two!

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Re: burial at sea

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Did the plugs spark when you turned it over?
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No, I'd have driven it home otherwise.

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Here's the the rest.[frame]Image[/frame]

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Re: burial at sea

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Looks like the coil is shot :wink:
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It's never the coil :)
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Re: burial at sea

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So what is it (or was it) then?
coil sprung IFS and column change - someone must know....
I'm hazarding Austin A40 Devon or similar.
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Re: burial at sea

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"It ran when parked."
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Re: burial at sea

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IaininTenbury wrote:So what is it (or was it) then?
coil sprung IFS and column change - someone must know....
I'm hazarding Austin A40 Devon or similar.
I'm going to guess ....... it was a car...? Close??
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Re: burial at sea

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I think the engine has been "Marinised" to some extent from the mounting.
The suspension looks to be a lot more modern, ballast or a boat anchor?

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Re: burial at sea

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Quite possible, though the front suspension does have drum brakes, and the steering column and box appears to have a column change on it so its of a certain age. Can't really see the gearbox properly on the engine, but appears to have a long clutch lever on the bell housing, but not sure if that would be car or boat...

Found these a few years back at Lochmaddy (Outer Hebrides), though the B series engine just above the high tide line was probably ex boat, and the axle with the easiclean wheel visible at low tide probably used to be involved with a trailer for boat launching rather than a complete car. Difficult to tell, and also not sure what it was off....[frame]Image[/frame][frame]Image[/frame]
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Re: burial at sea

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Bmcecosse must be having a clear-out. :)
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Re: burial at sea

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I'm sure he would weigh it in rather than dump it on the beach!

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