In reply to a message from Finn J sent Fri 22 Sep 2006:
I think it was a Chevrolet 3/4 ton. It may have been a Ford. At one
time a company named Railway Express used 3/4 ton Fords & chevrolet
trucks. A carrier box was installed from the cab back in milk truck
style. I believe the colord were green & red with black hood &
fenders. Upon the demise of the company many were sold off.
I recall seeing one at a swap meat. It was emblazoned with the
livery of a local independant Jaguar repair garage. Of course, the
hood was up at the swap meet to display a well detailed DOHC 6 in
the engine bay!
Here is a reverse ‘‘lump’’. I also read the V12 Corvair thread with
great interest as a variety of corvairs have found their abode in
my garage. When Mr. Nader started expounding on Corvairs, I decided
it must be a good car. Our VW convertibe was a great car, but a bit
crowded. I decidec a four speed Monza Coupe would be a suitable
replacement. It was!. It looked good, ran great, got good mileage
and was fun to drive. Several others followed, to include a 180HP
psuedo Corsa. And now I have a great 83 XJ6 ‘‘lump’’.
My Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo handles ther mundane chores. It is a
fun car in it’s own non obstrusive way.
lumped 83 Jaguar XJ6 Grosvenor brown & biscuit
Silver metallic Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo. Strong and tight at
206K
Walnut Creek, California
JAGCAD aka Carl–
The original message included these comments:
Forgive me for throwing out such a frivolous question, but
it occurs to me that if it’s so all-fired easy to stuff a
Chevy 350 into an XJ, it oughtta be relatively simple to pop
an XK engine into, say, a K-5 Blazer or a half-ton pickup.
Anybody ever tried it, or heard of it being done?
Cheers!
–
Carl Hutchins
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