All,
I've been reading "Climax in Coventry" by Walt Hassen with Graham
Robson. Graham mentions that Jack Brabham fitted Climax Coventry
engines to about 150 Triumph Heralds, Austin-Healey Sprites and the
like. Any examples exist today?
He also talked about Donald Healey borrowing and fitting a 2 liter FPF
engine (180 hp) to a 15' Healey boat for a six hour race on the Seine in
Paris. The boat was piloted by Tommy Wisdom and the hull was holed
during the race by a partially submerged log. The boat sunk but was
located and recovered. The engine was rebuilt and sent to the customer
who had already purchased it.
Cheers,
Bob Haskell
AHCA 3000 MkI registrar
http://www.ciahc.org/registry_3000mk1.php
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