In message , charles
writes
I can't think of a motorway hill it couldn't manage. It was the turbo
that made a huge difference. Of course, on lesser roads, I needed to
drop from fifth.

I had the ultimate embarrassment: driving a Morgan and being overtaken
by a lorry!

Watford Gap and powered by the old 100E Ford side valve engine with 3
speed gearbox.

I upset a Morgan driver by overtaking him in my Anglia estate going up
Stokenchurch hill on the A40 (c 1970)

That 3 speed gearbox was corner cutting of the worst sort. I suppose it
made for a cheap car: sheep in wolf's clothing:-)

I put a 122E (Gt) engine in when the piston slap got too annoying. The
mistake was to use the common 4 speed gearbox which had a very low
second gear.

Sold to finance a house move, the car still exists. How much remains of
what started out in 1956 is unknown but I changed the engine/gearbox,
front brakes, wheels and the ladder chassis. My insurers seemed
unpeturbed at the time but I suspect vehicle legislation has moved on..


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Tim Lamb