[ROVERNET - UK] Slightly OT but not quite

[iudkuy wcygiohs]

According to James Taylor's book "Rover P4 The
Complete Story", the engine was originally designed in
the mid-thirties as a V6 by Rover's Chief Engine
Designer.Because of the width of thirties cars'
bonnets he "angled the cylinder heads so that the
rockers for the overhead inlet valves would be on top
of the engine and would not increase its width."

RR seems to have been working on a similar design for
their in-line engines at the same time, but their
concern was an inability to reliably cast heads for
the small six cylinder cars with predictable
waterways. Their F-Head engines were much larger than
Rovers, the smallest being 4257cc and the largest, a
straight 8 of 5675cc.

Thanks for giving my library a workout

Peter B



Jack Swaine --- JOHN
<john.at.hulverstone at btinternet.com> wrote:

> I heard many years ago, that the engine in the P4
> was
> designed by R.R. but I hadn't heard of any being
> made
> for R.R. by Rover. That P.4 engine was used in some
> London black cabs
> best wishes
> John
> --- Ray <raywilkins at optusnet.com.au> wrote:
> 
> > I have just bought the February edition of the UK
> > mag 'Classics'. Yes, I
> > know we get it about 2 months late seeing as
> though
> > we are on the other side
> > of the world and it has to come out by Tea Clipper
> > etc etc. 
> > One of the articles concerned a Rolls Royce Merlin
> > V12 (from a WWII
> > Hurricane fighter) put into RR Phantom based
> chassis
> > and handmade bodywork.
> > Very interesting. It made mention that the engine
> > was a genuine Rolls Royce
> > and not a Rover built version. Can anyone expand
> on
> > this? Did Rover make
> > these engines in wartime? And were they only used
> in
> > fighter planes? I've
> > not researched this topic extensively but I do
> know
> > of a Rod Hadfield from
> > Castlemaine here in Oz who put a supercharged
> Merlin
> > V12 in a custom built
> > '55 Chevvy which was supposedly the most powerful
> > road registered car in the
> > world! The website is
> > www.rodshop.com.au/project55.htm. 
> > It would be interesting to hear of Rover's
> > involvement with these engines.
> > 
> > Cheers,
> > 
> > Ray Wilkins
> > Melbourne, Australia
> > 1976 P6B
> > 
> > 
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