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He said modern Bryan.

Those two speed Hondamatics weren't terrible. 

Nuffield/Leyland diesel tractor four cylinder might be a valid option if wanting to keep it kind of original or at least as an example of what might have been. The 3.8 as found in Leyland 384 or the 3.4 as found in Leyland 344. Not sure of Nuffield models but fairly sure most parts were interchangeable as those first Leylands were pretty much a Nuffield with different bodywork. 

All I know about Jag V12s is that they sound magnificent when pulling hard. Was working up Highway 8 one time and an older couple in an XJS vert went through our site. As they passed our end of works sign the old geezer absolutely nailed the gas. Such a sweet sound.

Many cool projects on this forum would appear to make little sense. For many of us that's a large part of the appeal.

Saw one with no dents on it the other day. It did however have a large patch of miss matched paint on the right rear quarter.

Wolseley Hornet?

Are there not anti-foaming additives available nowadays?

No, I've always used clean engine oil for that. I did run waste oil from a diesel tractor in a BMC A series for several months though. It was burning so much oil I figured it didn't matter. 

I've always worked on the assumption that any oil is better than no oil.

Have you considered painting the nuts different colours for front and rear to make it obvious which is which?

Say hi to Biggles and Wendy at Waikaia Pub on the way through.

That Bedford might actually be an Isuzu. Wasn't there a bit of badge swapping going on in that era?

....but no straight panels anywhere else?

Looks like the sort of thing one would expect to see on a light weight trailer intended for low speed use behind a farm vehicle.

Probably no more shit than the driver of a traditional horsedrawn hansom cab.

An electric motor cab and driver, London, c1897-c1900. This early cab was evidently based on the design of the horse-drawn hansom cab. Cars of any kind would have been a rare site at the time. The cab shown may be a Bersey electric cab, introduced to London in 1897. They weighed two tons and had a range of 30 miles before they needed recharging.

Wonder how long it took to recharge the batteries?

Is satin finish clearcoat a thing?

38 minutes ago, BlownCorona said:

imagine only being able to drive on fuel light

That's 70-90 km in an EA coon. It'd still suffice for many on their local commute, at least for a little while.

Cheers locost_barry.

47 minutes ago, cletus said:

no cunt who knows how it works

This being the largest problem with the whole thing.