The Best V8 ???

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wammers said:
Never seen one of those.
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'Ah the good old Majestic Major. Back in the 'sixties when I was a chauffeur a friend in the same job took his employer & family to the station (Paddington I believe) to catch the night express to Scotland & then drove the Daimler, with the luggage, up the A1 to meet them. He was waiting for them at the station when the express pulled in!
 
norseman said:
'Ah the good old Majestic Major. Back in the 'sixties when I was a chauffeur a friend in the same job took his employer & family to the station (Paddington I believe) to catch the night express to Scotland & then drove the Daimler, with the luggage, up the A1 to meet them. He was waiting for them at the station when the express pulled in!
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At a total petrol cost of possibly about £15.00 or so. How times change.
 
wammers said:
Old Rover 3.5 V8 was almost bullet proof. Very easy to work on. Worst V8 ever, Triumph Stag engine. Possibly the best i ever worked on 4.7 V8 in 928 Porsche.
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Couldn't agree more.

BIG fan of the 928's. Such a smooth V8. Porsche didn't make it though did they? Or did they?
 
I had a 2.5 litre V8 Daimler Jag MKII, took it to Africa with me. After it knocked the silencers off on the rough roads, I ran it on straight throughs, sounded lovely with a bit of wellie. I thought it was a good engine, gave me no trouble, used very little oil. sold it for a fortune to the Local Police chief who wanted a status symbol. I was leaving the country the day after LOL.
It was more reliable than my mates 3.8 Jag straight six and used less oil.
 
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I've even got a picture of it:D

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Back in the 'sixties an employer of mine had a Buick Electra with the 427ci lump. It had such a slow & smooth tick-over that (if you really focused your eyes) you could count the fan blades as they went around!
 
Datatek said:
I've even got a picture of it:D

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Bloody hell Keith that brings back memories. Mine was white i bought it for a song but it cost a bloody fortune in plugs as it oiled them up for fun. Could not be bothered doing engine so blocked it for a £150.00 profit. Pity really because the car was absolutly mint inside and out. That would be around 1969 i guess. £150.00 profit was a couple of weeks wages then.
 
wammers said:
Bloody hell Keith that brings back memories. Mine was white i bought it for a song but it cost a bloody fortune in plugs as it oiled them up for fun. Could not be bothered doing engine so blocked it for a £150.00 profit. Pity really because the car was absolutly mint inside and out. That would be around 1969 i guess. £150.00 profit was a couple of weeks wages then.
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1970:D Made a bomb on mine in worthless Ghanaain currency:rolleyes:
 
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