Having done that conversion I would say make sure you switch to HIF carbs when you do. I found the HS8's weren't able to give enough fuel even with the richest needle available with my car.About 430 miles in a day: Anglesey to Bath and back. Didn't miss a beat. Been clocking up rather too many miles lately so engine rebuild on the cards. Time to rebore the 2.0 to 2.2 and fit the set of pistons I bought from Iran (!) via ebay.
Yes, bought it in London, for export, in August 1970. Plenty went wrong in the first year, under warranty. On the trip apart from oil leaks, a voltage regulator died in northern Finland (so I actually stayed in a hotel room rather than sleeping in the car or a tent) and a heater hose went in Berlin.Mike did you have the P6 from brand new then? you said when the car was one -year-old, I never knew anybody with a P6 that young!! so on the journey you detail above did anything go wrong with the car at all?
Yes, bought it in London, for export, in August 1970. Plenty went wrong in the first year, under warranty. On the trip apart from oil leaks, a voltage regulator died in northern Finland (so I actually stayed in a hotel room rather than sleeping in the car or a tent) and a heater hose went in Berlin.
Yes, we could bring cars in Duty Free if they were owned overseas for 18 months. In the UK one could buy them without sales tax on the condition that they were exported within 12 months. So I took 6 months leave without pay from my job with Mobil Australia (through whom I'd been set up with a 1 year job with Mobil UK) to travel through Europe etc.Mike - did Australia have a duty free entry for returning citizens back then too , as NZ did?
Yes, we could bring cars in Duty Free if they were owned overseas for 18 months. In the UK one could buy them without sales tax on the condition that they were exported within 12 months. So I took 6 months leave without pay from my job with Mobil Australia (through whom I'd been set up with a 1 year job with Mobil UK) to travel through Europe etc.
A number of Aussies availed themselves of the overseas delivery option, often ordering cars from home before leaving. I did it differently, trying to make up my mind on arriving in Rome meeting up with friends and spending a couple of weeks travelling to London in Henrietta a clapped out Austin A60.
In the mix were Lancia Fulvia Sport and Flavia Coupe, Citroen DS 21, Volvo 164 and Morgan plus 8. (I'd had FIATs at home 124 AC). Should've got the Morgan but girlfriend at the time was resolute that she would not spend an English winter in one, also the insurance quote for one year was an additional 50% above the cost of the car. Anyhow if I had have got the Morgan either it or I or both would not be here today.