28-01-2021, 05:47 PM
(This post was last modified: 28-01-2021, 06:21 PM by Jeff Taylor.)
Certainly the 1930's Morris 8hp side-valve engine or to be more specific the 1948 to 1953 Series MM Minor almost identical variant was used to power a generator in the Army's Centurion main battle tank. Back in 1989 I bought a complete wooden crated N.O.S Morris 8hp Centurion tank engine direct from Army stores - they were always painted in the Army's traditional armoured vehicle engine colour of duck egg blue. I believe there's lots of spares still around in Australia for these Morris 8 engines as the Australians bought the British Centurion Tank for their armed services.
Like a number of others on here, I too have what appears to be a N.O.S (short) RP cast iron nosecone which I picked up on eBay many years ago for very little money. I thought it might come in useful for my 1934 Van restoration. I'll dig it out and see if it has any numbers cast into it.
Like a number of others on here, I too have what appears to be a N.O.S (short) RP cast iron nosecone which I picked up on eBay many years ago for very little money. I thought it might come in useful for my 1934 Van restoration. I'll dig it out and see if it has any numbers cast into it.