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Rick · Site Admin Joined: 27 Apr 2005 Posts: 22438 Location: UK

An interesting project for someone, shame that the engine and 'box are AWOL - I wonder how straightforward it'd be to find replacements?

https://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C1054590

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Rootes75 · Posted: Thu Nov 15, 2018 4:47 pm Post subject:

I would imagine it's quite hard finding the engine and gearbox for this, they were never common and spares are always scarce. That not saying someone in the relevant club might not have stockpiled some at some point though!
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Rick · Site Admin Joined: 27 Apr 2005 Posts: 22438 Location: UK

Chevy V8 perhaps??

Wink

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Rootes75 · Posted: Thu Nov 15, 2018 9:52 pm Post subject:

The vendor mentions only 3 were produced and all survive. Sounds a rather common story that he was let down by a restorer too.
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Kleftiwallah · Joined: 27 Oct 2016 Posts: 222 Location: North Wiltshire

As you may know I'm in the process of restoring a BSA V twin trike. I'm a member of the owners club and the spares schemes (old and new plus technical quearies answered) could not be better.

Cheers, Tony. Very Happy

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