[ROVERNET - UK] Wanted: P4 '60' 4-cylinder engine in USA/Canada

[S Manwell]

Yes, a 90 or 105 would make a nice conversion.  I also suggested to the 
restorer that a 6-cylinder car was more likely to be restored.  It 
sounds as though the existing specification may have some sentimental 
value to the owner...  --Steve

Paul Smith wrote:
> Look, if it were mine I'd source some 105 badges and stick a 105 engine in.
>
> PVS
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> Subject: [ROVERNET - UK] Wanted: P4 '60' 4-cylinder engine in USA/Canada
>
>
> I have been in contact with a garage in Connecticut that is looking for 
> a good P4 '60' engine for a restoration on a 1958 P4 they are doing for 
> a customer.  The engine in the car is firmly seized after a long soak 
> with 'Mystery Oil in the cylinders.  I have advised them that they might 
> find an engine through Land Rover Series I sources, and they are looking 
> into importing an engine from the UK.  Sounds like the engine was low on 
> power for a while, then sat for some years and is now seized. 
>
> Does anyone know of a 60 engine available in North America?  How about a 
> good running 60 engine available in the UK or elsewhere?
>
> Depending on how badly stuck the engine is, they might be better off 
> putting resources into rebuilding the existing engine rather than 
> putting in a running engine with unknown history.  I don't think there 
> are many 60's or Series I's in the US.  Maybe put an '80' / LR Series II 
> engine in it?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Steve Manwell
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