Tracing the history

Turboman said:

2 litres are gutless. Diesels worst, but petrol not much better.

I thought they became 2as when the 2286 cc engines were introduced, but that may have been only petrols, the diesel may have been upsized later.

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Knappster said:

Try the Motor Industry Heritage Trust at Gaydon. They’ll have details on the original spec and potentially where it was supplied to for sale. This might provide a starting point.

The series 2 club is also a good bet. It might be known there or a previous owner a member too.

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lynall said:

That radiator is a true early flat top style, lots of people say they have a flat top rad when in fact they have the later version which is wider with angled ends on the rad top tank, wider rad may tie in with the later larger engines?
The rad should have a makers plate on it somewhere with the date it was made, normally made by Sercks.

Other early features are the bulkhead steady rods, front outriggers having no extra supports, floor dip switch blank fitted where lhd would have it fitted.
Lots of features are unique to early 58 models only, once 59 comes along they get more standard, then when the 2a comes out they are then much the same right up until end of s3 production, so early cars with early features still present are rare.

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lynall said:

You are right I am sure, bigger rad with bigger engine maybe thats where the A came from?

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lynall said:

You are right I am sure, bigger rad with bigger engine maybe thats where the A came from?

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Anaconda said:

Pretty sure 2a came in 1961.

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Turboman said:

So does Glencoyne. But vehicles that age that have all the original parts must be rare as hen's teeth.

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kermit_rr said:

i can count the new bits on my 2a.. thats from 1962.. mainly carb, engine block,door tops, layshaft in the gearbox. going to have to do something with the seats.. getting a bit rough now
everything else is original

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Turboman said:

I don't think it is a major problem, unless you want enter concours condition classes at shows.

But it does make identification and parts ordering a bit more difficult.

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kermit_rr said:

Block and layshaft were like for like.. i don't have the original factory carb but i do have a working solex.
When i first got it it was hard to get parts eg long type oil filter, not the standard shortie

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philtheplumb said:

I had a note from a guy saying the top galvanized trim on the door was also a way of making sure it was a 2 or 2a. I await his comments on the photo.
Ps thanks for your comments. I'm very keen to keep the engine bay as it was from day 1. hence no go area for change, if this turns out to be genuine. the chassis is also the original.

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