Can anyone identify this engine and gearbox?

[Trevorleach]

Seen on Dungeness beach and attached to a winch for the boats, was next to an old narrow gauge rail line.
I wondered how old it was, I saw the side valve head, tiny engine and tiny gearbox and thought, bet that is getting on for 80/90 years old.

 

[8ob]

Looks a bit side valve fordish.

Bob

 

[Ton-up]

Pretty sure that's a Ford 100e engine from the '50s

 

[Cobbler]

Pretty sure that's a Ford 100e engine from the '50s

That’s my thinking as well. Could be an e93a, but I don’t think they had an oil filter though.

Edit, not an E93a Pop engine, they were mounted with a bar across the front, not mountings on the side like that. I think I’m recalling that correctly.

 

[octo0072000]

I agree 100e by the looks of it

 

[Dilkris]

I cant believe it is so complete - carburetor and fuel pump still present.
I wonder if it is salvageable? It would make one of those really good Utube videos where they bring back to life similar items of equipment.

 

[Seadog]

Sitting on the beach with no air filter and downdraught carb. A couple of the cylinders are likely to be full of salty water, which will have found its way into the sump...

 

[Shox Dr]

It ran when I parked it.

 

[colnerov]

Sitting on the beach with no air filter and downdraught carb. A couple of the cylinders are likely to be full of salty water, which will have found its way into the sump...

It's being so cheerful that keeps you going, isn't it?

 

[Cobbler]

I had a 100e engine in a Ford special I built, I didn’t realise at the time but the chassis I had was from a Buckler. It accepted all e93a parts & I converted a 100e engine with an Aquaplane head to fit to give it a bit more ooomph.

 

[roofman]

cant be a ford, it would of looked like this by now

 

[Trevorleach]

I cant believe it is so complete - carburetor and fuel pump still present.
I wonder if it is salvageable? It would make one of those really good Utube videos where they bring back to life similar items of equipment.

This was only a few hundred yards from the engine/winch, all located very close to the old narrow gauge rail line.

 

[Trevorleach]

Pic of area, nearest rail line, then manual winch, to the right fo that the ford engine winch, then just to the right of the two huts you can see the burnt remains of the boat in the pic above.

 

[carbonarc]

100E engine 1172 cc capacity.

 

[oldbikedavey]

Marine engines seldom wear out before they rot.
Salt water is the Pevils Diss.....

 

[Eric the chicken]

Always amused by photo of a cottage at Dungeness I saw once. Sweeping sea views had the appearance of being completely isolated. However turn 180 degrees and there looming over the scene was the nuclear power station!

 

[oldbikedavey]

Always amused by photo of a cottage at Dungeness I saw once. Sweeping sea views had the appearance of being completely isolated. However turn 180 degrees and there looming over the scene was the nuclear power station!

A very unique landscape, is Dungeness.

 

[caprinut]

Are you sure that's Dungeness? looks just like Stokes Bay looking at the Isle of Wight.

Bert

 

[Beeezer]

Always amused by photo of a cottage at Dungeness I saw once. Sweeping sea views had the appearance of being completely isolated. However turn 180 degrees and there looming over the scene was the nuclear power station!

 

[Beeezer]

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Was there last month had a pint and chips.. interesting history to the pub…