28-11-2017, 01:22 PM
When I bought my Ruby (CCD 277) back in 1974 the engine had obviously been 'improved' with various tuning bits - high comp head, downdraft carb, four branch exhaust etc, the details of which have faded from memory over the years. I sold them to someone at Beaulieu in 1975 but ran the engine in standard format until it threw a big end. A few years later a previous owner turned up on my doorstep clutching a handful of head gaskets and other bits and pieces which he gave me, adding that the engine had been the last to be worked on by Bill Williams...
I've still got the crankcase, an early 30s solid mounted one, buried in the workshop and this thread made me wonder whether any records exist of his engines - not that I'm anticipating putting it on Ebay at a suitably inflated price, but being an eternal optimist I might dig it out and see whether it has an interesting camshaft.
Alastair
I've still got the crankcase, an early 30s solid mounted one, buried in the workshop and this thread made me wonder whether any records exist of his engines - not that I'm anticipating putting it on Ebay at a suitably inflated price, but being an eternal optimist I might dig it out and see whether it has an interesting camshaft.
Alastair