Q. When did we start using litres for engine size?

[motorhomer2018]

Quick question.

Why do older cars have there engine size in litres and not pints and floz?

[winterheating]

Good question

[RustWidow]

I think we’ve been using it a long long time, its the states that use cubic inches. I’ve always known engines to be litres or ccs, probably because it’s a more exact measurement of size....

[bambi mk 1]

Litres of Jack Daniels you should be talking about now not bloody motor cars

[Mike]

Weren’t early cars quoted as 10hp etc rather than engine capacity? I expect cc’s came about as Benz are German and the metric system has been used there since before cars existed?

[Altransit]

Litres of Jack Daniels you should be talking about now not bloody motor cars

Dreadful stuff, unless you like it with Coke as a mixer




Now a litre of 20 year old Jamesons, that's worth talking about, (or just drinking)

[gotgcoalman]

used to have a bedford TK years ago.

It was an L reg (circa 1973 ish)

It was a 330 which I assume was refrance to the engine size?
330 cubic inches.

so if this is correct then it was after Tuesday

[Mike]

That’s correct GCM. The Royal Mail confused things a bit with their vehicles which were referred to by their carrying capacity in cubic feet, a 7.5ton Ford Cargo for instance was known as a ‘600’ in Royal Mail speak. A Sherpa was a 240 or a 360 depending on wheelbase.

[bambi mk 1]

used to have a bedford TK years ago.

It was an L reg (circa 1973 ish)

It was a 330 which I assume was refrance to the engine size?
330 cubic inches.

so if this is correct then it was after Tuesday

And if the reverend was still with us he would be telling us about 600 and 680 Leylands .

[ME]

used to have a bedford TK years ago.

It was an L reg (circa 1973 ish)

It was a 330 which I assume was refrance to the engine size?
330 cubic inches.

so if this is correct then it was after Tuesday

Handbrake on the right handside of the drivers seat ?

[bambi mk 1]

used to have a bedford TK years ago.

It was an L reg (circa 1973 ish)

It was a 330 which I assume was refrance to the engine size?
330 cubic inches.

so if this is correct then it was after Tuesday

Handbrake on the right handside of the drivers seat ?

Some of the early ones had cruise control if you screwed out the fast idle knob

[gotgcoalman]

used to have a bedford TK years ago.

It was an L reg (circa 1973 ish)

It was a 330 which I assume was refrance to the engine size?
330 cubic inches.

so if this is correct then it was after Tuesday

Handbrake on the right handside of the drivers seat ?

hand brake did live there and the STOP engine knob was on the left

[ME]

used to have a bedford TK years ago.

It was an L reg (circa 1973 ish)

It was a 330 which I assume was refrance to the engine size?
330 cubic inches.

so if this is correct then it was after Tuesday

Handbrake on the right handside of the drivers seat ?

hand brake did live there and the STOP engine knob was on the left

Did you ever turn they key off not use the stop pull jump out jump back in and the steering lock came on once you pulled away ?

Regular thing on the TLs