 Wayne Brown of RB MotorSports Engineering dropped off the Chevy engine destined for our 1968 Eagle today. PJ will soon have it tucked in the car coupled to a period correct Hewland LG500 that Scott Young Enterprises sorted earlier this year.
He also dropped off the Ford 120E motor that Ford du Lac Machine put together for our 1962 Lotus Seven. Wayne finished off some things for the engine and rebuilt the sidedraft Weber carburetors, among other things. The refined package now puts out 117 hp on his dyno. Perfect for a hillclimb near you! A stellar engine builder and an even better human. We're proud to have Wayne on our side.  I hinted at it last week, but we can officially welcome this absolute-survivor 1968 Ford Cortina Mk. II 1600 GT Series I to the fleet at KMPR.
It was found via Facebook Marketplace two weeks ago, a mere 40 minutes from our shop, sitting in a backyard. A deal was struck, and it followed us home thanks to Otto's Towing [a great local flat-towing service.] Powered by a 1598cc Kent Crossflow engine, the same that powers our Eagle DGF and Elden PH10B Formula Fords, this mighty English Ford commuter came out of the same factory as our 1958 Thames 800 transporter a decade earlier. Thus, it fits very nicely at our shop. We're currently diagnosing what it'll need to return to the road again. After de-mousing, and removing four bins worth of parts and chrome trim from the backseat and trunk, we know we'll need a new dash and most likely a wiring harness- the later thanks to a prior owner who tried outsmarting the engineers in Dagenham who designed the car. And yes, its a survivor. Thus far, we've found about three dime-sized pieces of rust on the shell, which is remarkable given the fact the car has been in the Midwest for so long, and rust was one of the Mk. II Cortina's weaknesses. Regardless, what a treat to find and take on.  I just read that we lost Martin Potashnik today.
A wonderful man through-and-through, his warm nature and his #72 Lola will be greatly missed. |
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