Rolls Royce diesel......
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Anathema to some on here I'm sure but I like my diesels and this installation of a 4LK (3.8L and 4 cylinder) Gardner looks quite neat!
Not sure it would be as smooth as the petrol engine though.......
This was put in to replicate a Rolls that was originally spec'd with this type of engine.
Not sure it would be as smooth as the petrol engine though.......
This was put in to replicate a Rolls that was originally spec'd with this type of engine.
netherfield said:
In 1932 a Gardner 4LW was fitted in to the frame of a 1925 Bentley to produce the first all-British diesel-engined car,it was not only economical,but lively and travelled Brooklands race track at 76 MPH.
Further trials by Gardners involved fitting a 4LK in to a Lagonda and a 6LK in to a Invicta sports car which was capable of 98 mph and 35 mpg.
Altogether about sixty LK engines have been installed in different makes of cars ,including Daimlers, Jaguars and Wolseleys.
Extracts from the book 'Gardners of Patricroft 1868-1968'
and along with several other British firms it's a travesty that they are not still in businessFurther trials by Gardners involved fitting a 4LK in to a Lagonda and a 6LK in to a Invicta sports car which was capable of 98 mph and 35 mpg.
Altogether about sixty LK engines have been installed in different makes of cars ,including Daimlers, Jaguars and Wolseleys.
Extracts from the book 'Gardners of Patricroft 1868-1968'
Edited by netherfield on Tuesday 30th June 10:40
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