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Old 16-01-09, 01:00
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Originally Posted by jpk View Post
thanks
that's a confirmation of what I already started to believe that they used the engine from there car the super snipe.
I must say that in many sources the engine is alway's refered as a roots engine, witch is in facq is the industriele group where humber was part off, but humber did use there proper engines
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Just to confirm, it is spelt Rootes. The engine was generally known as the 27h.p. , this was a rating for tax purposes, it was actually about 90 b.h.p.
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