20-07-2018, 01:45 PM
(20-07-2018, 09:41 AM)Colin Reed Wrote: HI James,
The FWD does that have the Ferguson unit, when I was working in Coventry in the 70s they were developing fords for the US army .
Cheers Colin
NZ
Yes, as does the one I think that's now in Seattle Motor Museum with its underside usefully exposed. It's has the smaller 4L engine, a 1965 Car and its configuration with 2 rear prop. shafts is different from my car where the transfer box is bolted on to an intermediate casting on the back of the 3-Speed Automatic C6 Gearbox. Allegedly, Ferguson Formula Developments (FFD) ran out of money when development costs reached the same price as the cost as the new car. Slightly annoyingly from a spare parts point of view, my unit is even different from the Jensen Interceptor FF and 'not a lot of people know' but over 20 cars were converted to 4-Wheel Drive, but in very small numbers apart from 3L Capris, (at least 2 known survivors) 17 of which were bought by the police. I've got a list of all the cars somewhere. I think I'm correct in saying that Ricardo Engineering (Shoreham) bought the patent and shelved it. I'd be interested if anyone knows of the existence of any similar units but maybe this should all be in a separate post as it is ever so slightly off-piste (there is a vague link to A7s via Bantam Jeeps!)