question Laird / Land Rover Centaur

[robin craig]

Ladies + Gents,

 

While we all know what a Centaur is, and God knows there are enough pictures of the small number produced, has anyone ever worked on them or have much of a mechanical knowledge of them?

 

The reason I'm asking is obtuse, but whats new eh?!, I have an accomplice who is considering making a replica and he would like to know the drivetrain layout and components used.

 

Can anyone speculate on the design or what it would take to make one? Anyone going to Bovington who can crawl over their one?

 

Regards

 

Robin

[Nick Johns]

They were built using the stock front half of the Series 3 phase1 V8 109" Landrover, bit of a rareity now, same engine/gerbox as early classic rangerover & 101", the rest of the chassis frame was all fabricated to incorporate the wider running gear and tracks from the Scorpion? I think, sure someone on here will identify the track gear used

Edited October 17, 2010 by Nick Johns

[robin craig]

Nick,

 

thanks for your post, what im looking for is more specifics, ie using what components in what layout.

 

Thanks anyway.

 

R

[Nick Johns]

Blanchards have a Centaur for sale! one of the two privatley owned examples

 

http://www.pablanchard.co.uk/forsale.asp

Edited October 17, 2010 by Nick Johns