marinheiro 364 Posted June 10, 2021 Share Posted June 10, 2021 4 hours ago, waikiore said: Almost all of the 1020s had that Volvo and bit by bit they are being replaced (the2020) the MRXs have a number of spare engines to keep them going. Yes I believe they are better than the 2003 series but still not to be confused with the current D1 series (a totally reliable Japanese engine marinised in UK by Perkins and sold as Volvo) The 2020 and 2030's were Shibaura engines imported and marinised by Perkins. The Volvo D series are the product of the Perkins/Shibaura JV, with engines assembled in Perkins UK factory. How many know that the Volvo MD22/ Perkins Prima was based on the Leyland "O" series engine, which originally appeared in motoring legends such as the Austin Maxi, later versions of the Morris Marina (the only worse English car of that time I can remember was the Hillman Avenger) and later the Austin Princess🤣 . Perkins made the diesel conversion to go in the Austin Maestro Quote Link to post Share on other sites
aardvarkash10 1,103 Posted June 10, 2021 Share Posted June 10, 2021 16 minutes ago, marinheiro said: (the only worse English car of that time I can remember was the Hillman Avenger) were you never subjected to an HC Viva? What a shitbox they were... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Island Time 1,293 Posted June 10, 2021 Share Posted June 10, 2021 26 minutes ago, aardvarkash10 said: were you never subjected to an HC Viva? What a shitbox they were... Yep, the admiral had an HC viva. Seem to remember I could remove the engine in about 20 mins! Had to do it multiple times... 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
marinheiro 364 Posted June 10, 2021 Share Posted June 10, 2021 30 minutes ago, aardvarkash10 said: were you never subjected to an HC Viva? What a shitbox they were... missed that one. There is an article in the latest issue of The Shed mag on John Haynes of Haynes Car Manuals fame, it sounds like the aforementioned Viva was what really got his business going😅 How many people realise this had its origins back to the Viva? 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
aardvarkash10 1,103 Posted June 10, 2021 Share Posted June 10, 2021 48 minutes ago, Island Time said: Yep, the admiral had an HC viva. Seem to remember I could remove the engine in about 20 mins! Had to do it multiple times... rumour has it you could get wingnuts fitted on the bellhousing as a factory option. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
wheels 544 Posted June 10, 2021 Share Posted June 10, 2021 First car was an HA, then I went to an HC. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ex Machina 390 Posted June 10, 2021 Share Posted June 10, 2021 11 hours ago, marinheiro said: The 2020 and 2030's were Shibaura engines imported and marinised by Perkins. The Volvo D series are the product of the Perkins/Shibaura JV, with engines assembled in Perkins UK factory. How many know that the Volvo MD22/ Perkins Prima was based on the Leyland "O" series engine, which originally appeared in motoring legends such as the Austin Maxi, later versions of the Morris Marina (the only worse English car of that time I can remember was the Hillman Avenger) and later the Austin Princess🤣 . Perkins made the diesel conversion to go in the Austin Maestro Austin Princess is my favourite ugly car of all time , the poor buggers getting dropped at school in those cars couldn’t hide for all the massive windows 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
marinheiro 364 Posted June 10, 2021 Share Posted June 10, 2021 1 hour ago, 44forty said: Austin Princess is my favourite ugly car of all time , the poor buggers getting dropped at school in those cars couldn’t hide for all the massive windows the scary thing is my father wanted to buy a Princess for my mother. We convinced him to instead buy a Chrysler Alpine, a car that was brilliant in concept, won lots of awards but underpowered by a gutless ex Simca motor and terribly assembled by Todd's. Put me off French cars for life Quote Link to post Share on other sites
aardvarkash10 1,103 Posted June 11, 2021 Share Posted June 11, 2021 2 hours ago, marinheiro said: the scary thing is my father wanted to buy a Princess for my mother. We convinced him to instead buy a Chrysler Alpine, a car that was brilliant in concept, won lots of awards but underpowered by a gutless ex Simca motor and terribly assembled by Todd's. Put me off French cars for life and the constant rattling from that roller bearing crank! OMFG. Only the french would do that. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cameron 96 Posted June 14, 2021 Share Posted June 14, 2021 Ovlov would be the last place I would go to for checking or working on a Volvo (speaking from experience) unless you have far too much money! 2 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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