lotus 30
classic car enthusiast mostly lotus
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- caldicot south wales uk
I know i am mad but it interests me this one is seized solid rain got in down the exhaust manifold.
I have it soaking in 30gal of diesel.
I have never seen one of these engines before it was the last of the engines coventry climax made.
They developed it as a 2cyl 4cyl 1800cc V8 and a 2.5 V8 with fuel injection for competition. they was a diesel version also all with common parts. it dates from around 1967 at this time jaguar British leyland owned climax and they stopped the development in favour of the stag engine good management LOL.
This one came out of a missile launcher generator to power the missile for launch aah times of the cold war
thats about all i know no bits are available that i am aware of.
I do know of another one that was fitted to Leonard lea the owner of climax, own car as a test he had a triumph 2000 and later an MGB which the engine was fitted to all this came from the coventry climax book i have.
The 2.5 ltr engine with fuel injection is in the coventry museum as far as i know.
andy
I have it soaking in 30gal of diesel.
I have never seen one of these engines before it was the last of the engines coventry climax made.
They developed it as a 2cyl 4cyl 1800cc V8 and a 2.5 V8 with fuel injection for competition. they was a diesel version also all with common parts. it dates from around 1967 at this time jaguar British leyland owned climax and they stopped the development in favour of the stag engine good management LOL.
This one came out of a missile launcher generator to power the missile for launch aah times of the cold war
thats about all i know no bits are available that i am aware of.
I do know of another one that was fitted to Leonard lea the owner of climax, own car as a test he had a triumph 2000 and later an MGB which the engine was fitted to all this came from the coventry climax book i have.
The 2.5 ltr engine with fuel injection is in the coventry museum as far as i know.
andy