I had an hour to spare in Coventry today, so went to the transport museum.
Free entrance, and well worth a visit.
I was particularly intrigued by the Ferguson R4. This was a 4x4 prototype, and allowed the system to be developed (as later fitted to the Jensen Interceptor). I hadn't realised that it had a 2.2 flat four engine.
Photo of the car here (not my photo). www.flickr.com/photos/albertsbite/4486918870/
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Nor me - I thought they had big American V8s..
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The Jensens did have V8s - the 2.2 flat four was in the Ferguson R4 (as in the photo).
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Bet it sounded pretty different...in those days, ugly enough for me to like it !
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Looks like it should have a STANDARD badge on it to me.
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I remember it, just. Knew it was interesting but at that age was pretty mainstream. Roly poly thing...
Of course it had the makings of a great car, but Ferguson didn't have the money to mass-produce it and the diminishing number of other makers had too much invested in their own models.
It would have been a bit expensive and for connoisseurs of a certain type. Ferguson used the system in an unsuccessful racer I think and Jensen used the whole system, but with a Chrysler V8, in the rare, flawed FF.
I knew someone who had an FF, but never went in it.
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Ferguson R4 - R.P.
