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The Rootes Group in the UK in the 1950s and 1960s made 2 stroke horizontally opposed 3 cylinder 2 stroke diesel engines with chain driven Roots blower. 200 cu in with 270 lbs/ft of torque at 1200 rpm. Totally flat engine that had the cab mounted above it so the cab front was the front of the truck. Engine access was excellent via doors below the cab. Engine only had to come out for work on the single crankshaft. Very noisy engine under load so no good for use on coaches. Some were built as marine engines.
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1986 924S bought new. Now used for AutoX and street.
Chipped, throttle cam, highflow filter in original airbox/snorkel, 14mm rear sway
Hyundai Ioniq hybrid daily driver
Vindicator Vulcan V8 spyder, street legal sports racing car
(300hp,1400 lbs kerb weight) used for sprints on circuits, and hillclimbs
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