*Moved - Alternative (green) Engines

[Aleph]

I'm sorry, but a diesel? Even the modern ones are not nearly sophisticated
enough for a Bristol. Diesel is for lorries, generators and locomotives. And
indeed, anything less than 8 cylinders wont do.

[Hydroglen]

Unfortunately nothing is sacred or as we would like it to be.

Rolls and Bentley are NOT British in the sense they used to be.
Alfa Romeo and Lancia are Fiat.
Jaguar has Ford connections.
Even Ford gets some of it's engines made in Japan.
The list goes on........so a Bristol with a diesel is quite possible.

It probably boils down to getting engines from a manufacturer who is
flexible enough to sell in very small quantities.
Diesels have come a long way, and even back in the fifties the Cummings
diesel race car did a capital job at the Indy 500.
And I have a nice Mercedes diesel that gets me around nicely.

I have dealt with Chrysler in the past and found them great to work with. I
was only buyng a few engines, yet I was able to meet with their engineers
and discuss my needs and theories. They were interested, gave me valuable
advice and great tech help.
I hope Chrysler stays in business and can continue to supply Bristol cars.

Dorien