Hi Station House, Many thanks for your repsonse. Something physically restricting the engine from turning is an interesting avenue of thought, but does it explain the dying of all the electrics before it came to a halt?

Hi, My V8 110 (1989) broke down yesterday. My wife (who was driving it) reported that it started easily (as usual), but that there was a noise like "a leaf stuck in a fan". After 2 miles it died, all the lights went out (it was dark) and it came to a halt. She tired to restart it and it...