burial at sea
Posted: Thu Apr 11, 2013 9:50 pm
Found at the very top of Scotland.[frame]
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looks like it's been there a day or two!
looks like it's been there a day or two!
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burial at sea
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Re: burial at sea
Posted: Thu Apr 11, 2013 9:56 pm
Did the plugs spark when you turned it over?
Re: burial at sea
Posted: Thu Apr 11, 2013 10:18 pm
No, I'd have driven it home otherwise.
Re: burial at sea
Posted: Thu Apr 11, 2013 10:20 pm
Here's the the rest.[frame]
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Re: burial at sea
Posted: Thu Apr 11, 2013 10:49 pm
Looks like the coil is shot 
Re: burial at sea
Posted: Fri Apr 12, 2013 1:32 am
It's never the coil 
Re: burial at sea
Posted: Fri Apr 12, 2013 10:56 am
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.
coil sprung IFS and column change - someone must know....
I'm hazarding Austin A40 Devon or similar.
Re: burial at sea
Posted: Fri Apr 12, 2013 4:35 pm
"It ran when parked."
Re: burial at sea
Posted: Fri Apr 12, 2013 5:18 pm
I'm going to guess ....... it was a car...? Close??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.
Re: burial at sea
Posted: Fri Apr 12, 2013 5:43 pm
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?
The suspension looks to be a lot more modern, ballast or a boat anchor?
Re: burial at sea
Posted: Fri Apr 12, 2013 11:42 pm
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]
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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]
Re: burial at sea
Posted: Fri Apr 12, 2013 11:55 pm
Bmcecosse must be having a clear-out.
Re: burial at sea
Posted: Sat Apr 13, 2013 8:01 am
I'm sure he would weigh it in rather than dump it on the beach!