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Old 06-09-2011, 13:11   #47
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Re: Old Motor

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Originally Posted by entwisi View Post
In which case it was the Mk 4 Zephyr/Zodiac. These were initially designed to be front wheel drive and had HUGE bonnets but used V formation engines to shorten the block. however a chicken out by bosses meant that they went rear wheel drive at teh last minute but as they'd spent a fortune on designing the new engine it stayed meaning the engine bay looks almost empty

All the previous Zodiacs used straight 6's ( also used by Scimitar in the SE4 )

MK3 Zephyrs were either 4 or 6 cylinders ( 1.7L and 2.5 respectively)

whereas Mk2 " 4 cylinder" cars were named Consul....
Cheers ian, thats probably the car, twas a long time ago.
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