in-line 6 Cylinder Engines, 'straight-six'

As I read this thread, I become more confident that I made the right decision to buy a boat with two inline six cylinder diesels.

There is a rumor that the 2014 Corvette with a SEVEN speed manual will get 40mpg highway........My 2001 Corvette convertible with an automatic regularly returned 26mpg hwy.

"Captain.......there is trouble in the makin........the men have broken into the rum locker......."

Hi Brian,

I have a client who has just fitted one of the 6 cylinder Steyr motors to a brand new fast fisherman (a bit like a Downeast Lobster Yacht). Its too new to see how robust or economic it is yet but I'll let you know what I find out.

Yeah, I'm pretty sure they're based off of the 3126. They seem to do ok.

What is this Straight Six?

After a year or more of searching for the right car, then 3 false starts, I have finally found and bought the car I have been saying I was going to own since I was a teenager.

Here is the engine, with some part of the images blurred so the identity is a "bit" more challenging for you engine "fundis" (Slang for experts where I come from), to guess what the car is
Here it is:

Austin Heally 3000

Hi,

I think they are SU's.

SU Carburettor - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

dsharp got the answer straight off!

The motor belongs to a 1966 Austin Healey 3000 BJ8 Mk3 Phase 2.

I bought it from John Peters of Sports & Classics in Connecticut after he found it in a car collection that was being sold off. Fully restored almost 20 years ago and John is converting the car to Right Hand Drive, plus renewing all the hoses, tyres, brakes and more etc. Hope to have her home early next year.

I'll post some more photos and info in the Off Topic Thread.

K1W1, also correct.

Hi,

Nice wheels.

I know a guy who has spent a purpoted £50k to date on a full restoration of one.

Some of those old English cars were already prepped to have the steering etc on the other side.

Some could take the instrument cluster ( in the Mini it was mid mounted anyway) and exchange it with the glove box and there were holes in the floor and firewall covered wth plates that could all be swapped around. The steering boxes were one thing I recall being different, the drop arm was on the wrong side if swapped directly.

Yes, the conversion to RHD is no big deal.
As for spending money on the car, just another bad habit! but for a happy result.
I have dreamt of owning a BJ8 for 40 years so I reckon it's bucket list time.

I had to edit my post to delete 3000 with twin Stromberg carbs but I realized that wasn't correct. My first car was a Triumph TR250. Post pics when You get her home. You have good taste.