griffco writes: > Reading an old motor book - World Cars 1976 - I found reference to a marque > PAYKAN made in Iran. > > It noted that it had optional Laycock overdrive. What are the chances of > those being the same as Spitfire overdrives? And what are the chances of > finding some of those in Middle East wrecking yards? ;-)
> The PAYKAN had a 4 cyl 1725cc, 64 HP motor with 5 crankshaft bearings, Zenith > Stromberg 150 CD horizontal carb. It's quite possible that the very earliest PAYKANs (circa 1967) had a d-type overdrive--original licensure for the design came from British Talbot. But, as time went by, more and more of the design was original and according to one website, by the late `70s, 98% percent of the parts were built in Iran. > > Also noted that a Leyland Triumph Chicane, of South Africa had an optional > Laycock-de-Normanville overdrive. The Chicane was, effectively, a 2500TC, with a carbureted PI-spec engine. The overdrive was first offered in 1973, so it is likely a J-type. Cheers. /// [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list /// Send admin requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] /// or try http://www.team.net/cgi-bin/majorcool /// Archives at http://www.team.net/archive /// Send list postings to [EMAIL PROTECTED] /// Edit your replies! If they include this trailer, they will NOT be sent.
