Topic: Not-so-Ancient Engine #371 - 1977 cc Jaguar 4-cylinder from 'Project Utah'

[Otto Puzzell]

For one point: what is this engine?

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[FrontMan]

Surely, the 1948 Jaguar XK100, 2 litre, 4 cylinder unit originally intended as an alternaive to the XK120's 3.4 6 pot.

[Otto Puzzell]

That's it. We had the car itself before as a puzzle: http://www.autopuzzles.com/forum/index.php?topic=17379.0

And please don't call me Shirley.

[FrontMan]

......that reminds me of the Shirley which was a Ford Special produced here in England in the 1950s!

As for the XK120, it was a great engine attached to a miserable gearbox via a long-travel clutch actuation.  The steering matched the braking..........dangerous!  The entity was a very powerful piece of overweight junk which the experts still worship!  Great-looking thing, nonetheless; and I am in awe of those heroes who raced them.

Enough, already.

[Carnut]

......that reminds me of the Shirley which was a Ford Special produced here in England in the 1950s!

See:

www.autopuzzles.com/forum/index.php?topic=662.0

[Otto Puzzell]

Surely, the 1948 Jaguar XK100, 2 litre, 4 cylinder unit originally intended as an alternaive to the XK120's 3.4 6 pot.

That's it. We had the car itself before as a puzzle: http://www.autopuzzles.com/forum/index.php?topic=17379.0

And please don't call me Shirley.

......that reminds me of the Shirley which was a Ford Special produced here in England in the 1950s!

As for the XK120, it was a great engine attached to a miserable gearbox via a long-travel clutch actuation.  The steering matched the braking..........dangerous!  The entity was a very powerful piece of overweight junk which the experts still worship!  Great-looking thing, nonetheless; and I am in awe of those heroes who raced them.

Enough, already.

It was supposed to remind you of this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0A5t5_O8hdA