What are these Radial engines from. Fife scrapyard 2011.

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By: Flightpath - 28th December 2011 at 13:49

You might get the Morris Minor van behind the engines included in a deal for the engines, get it going to take the Bristol engines home in it!

Just looking through the posts on that link:

http://www.urbexforums.co.uk/showthread.php/14544-Predannack-Airfield

That particular Harrier still has it’s engine fitted…….. what a waste of a good aircraft!
(Not sure if what the members of that forum get up to is always legal)

-John:)

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By: Merlin3945 - 28th December 2011 at 11:29

Only if your planning to make the mini into a cabriolet Jim.:diablo:

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By: Lincoln 7 - 27th December 2011 at 23:17

Merlin, Do you think I could get one in the boot of my Mini ? 😀
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By: VARSITY - 27th December 2011 at 21:39

These are Varsity engines as i have some identical front domes in my garage.

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By: Arabella-Cox - 24th December 2011 at 21:35

Vickers varsity

In the late 70s early 80s there was a vickers varsity on the fire dump at Leuchars – eventually camouflaged – perhaps these are it’s engines?

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By: DaveF68 - 24th December 2011 at 20:41

This one is in Kirkcaldy (THom Muir Haulage), you can see the railway engines from Den Road (and on Google Streetview)

http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=kirkcaldy&hl=en&ll=56.119694,-3.156161&spn=0.001956,0.005681&sll=53.800651,-4.064941&sspn=17.025991,46.538086&vpsrc=6&hnear=Kirkcaldy,+Fife,+United+Kingdom&t=h&z=18&layer=c&cbll=56.119576,-3.156469&panoid=AD1AV1WYb1y0fvfS9XPFzA&cbp=12,336.78,,0,-0.68

I think we have discussed this one before – could the engines be from a Hastings or Bristol Freighter?

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By: Firebex - 24th December 2011 at 19:47

The question must surely be asked as I dont see any one else asking.

Please sir is there anything else hiding in this scrap yard ???

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By: Merlin3945 - 24th December 2011 at 14:28

Thanks guys. I thought they might be but not realy knowing my engines I didnt want to make a complete fool of myself by saying. I wouldnt really know what I was looking at to be honest except that I once walked round the Hercules that once stood in East Fortune for quite some time taking in all the wonder of the thing.

I wonder how long they have been in that yard and where they came from.

Anyone know anymore?

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By: Jayce - 24th December 2011 at 14:23

Two battered looking Bristol Hercules.

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By: Airfixtwin - 24th December 2011 at 14:23

Look like Bristol Hercules to me.
Valetta or Varsity?

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By: hindenburg - 24th December 2011 at 14:22

Post War Bristol Hercules

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By: Fouga23 - 24th December 2011 at 14:21

Bristol?