Aston Martin Nimrod: Thoughts & info

[Dan Rear]

The Nimrods were always Aston engined, and the C100s always DFLs.

The EMKA though, again always Aston engined, was designed by Len Bailey, a year or so after he designed the original, and awful, C100. The EMKA was said at the time to be quite similar to the C100. Maybe this is where Chunt is getting mixed-up?

[Catchpole]

Originally Posted by lemansfan

Any Idea where I can found this Film ???

I bought a copy off e-bay years ago.

[Andy Clegg]

Originally Posted by KA

As you say, I'm pretty sure the Nimrods were always Aston-engined- the Downe team experimenting with a turbo engine towards the end of the programme

C100 was around at the same time, and I think was always DFL. There was a turbo DFL project for the C100, but I don't think it ever raced?.

Were the Zakspeed Group C cars that ran in Germany based on the C100? IIRC, these appeared in both DFL and 4-cylinder turbo forms.
The other turbo DFL was the one that Tim Lee-Davey ran in his Tiga- but we're getting well and truly off-topic now!

I've the 1984 Silverstone 1000KMS entry and both the Astons had 5340cc engines.
Andy

[fausto]

Originally Posted by Andy Clegg

I've the 1984 Silverstone 1000KMS entry and both the Astons had 5340cc engines.
Andy

Yes, but the Mallock car had the turbocharged engine...