Roger Millin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Beeky pondered: >> On the Greaves front - was the import known as a Kingfisher ? > > Not to my knowledge. I'm sure that Dorothy is correct and that the > Greaves was a renamed Indian produced Ruston. IIRC when Dorothy's Tarn > was built by MCC the Indian Rustons were still imported under the > Ruston name (complete with a comprehensive tool kit and spare parts > inventory). Then I heard that they couldn't use the name any more > (can't remember why) and had to choose another name and used Greaves > (any link with the British motorcycles of the same name perhaps?).
By the time we had Tarn built (1994) the name had already been changed to Greaves, although that was always qualified by 'Indian-built Ruston'! > It's all a bit hazy now but there are some facts in there I think. > I always thought the the Kingfisher was based on a Chinese built > diesel, perhaps imported and marinised somewhere in the SW of the UK > but I may be wrong. > From memory the Ruston/Greaves is a very large upright twin and the > Kingfisher a horizontally aligned twin. Where is Brian Dominic when > you want him because I seem to remember that Rumpus had a Kingfisher > engine. Roger > The Greaves in Tarn is a very large upright twin, but I believe other sizes/models are available. Dorothy
