well like nigel my first car back in 1976 was a mk 1 ford escort mexico in which i had 3 engine and gearboxs, thay where a 2000cc with twin webers with the 5 speed box from a writ off new sierra, a lotus twin cam engine with a 4 speed box ,engine cast of the lotus twin cams where made at the time in cambrain casting in cwmbach aberdare, and the engine in the escort was the 1600 cc pushrod engine with webbers, crazy days, then went on to a 1305cc cooper s engine which was very fast with straightcut box with l s d jack knight i do believe, i wish i had all that today now some moneys worth
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