1800 mowog 2 loch find

[Adz The Stig]

what car did these engines come out of? the whole car was there at one point but most of it had rotted away! thanks guys!

[RichB]

Not sure I understand your question fully but if you are asking what cars used 1800cc BMC engines then these were the ubiquitous BMC B Series block used in just about ever BMC car in the mid 60's and branded MOWOG. Can you expland a little?

[Adz The Stig]

well there is a old car down a bank and sat in about a foot of water. not much is left of it now. but a couple of bits. i just wanted to know what kind of car it once was. the engine is still there. there are lots of old cars in the lochs near me as i have been told. old post van, an old motorbike and lots of old cars. there was a sporty car droped in at one point. thats all i really know as the old man that told me all this cant remember what they all were.

[RichB]

MoWoG was cast or stamped on most parts made by Morris/Wolseley/MG i.e. the Nuffield Group belonging to William Morris/Lord Nuffield. If it says 1800 MOWOG then it's almost certainly an 1800 cc engine block and these came into use in the 60's so depending on the shape and size of the car it could be anything from an MGB to a Morris 1800. That should be enough for you to do a bit of Internet exploring

Edited by RichB on Wednesday 2nd June 11:12

[Adz The Stig]

thanks very much! well i was going to go back for the engine at some point and maybe the front parts as they might have some writing on them.

[LS6wetdream]

RichB said:

MoWoG was cast or stamped on most parts made by Morris/Wolseley/MG i.e. the Nuffield Group belonging to William Morris/Lord Nuffield. If it says 1800 MOWOG then it's almost certainly an 1800 cc engine block and these came into use in the 60's so depending on the shape and size of the car it could be anything from an MGB to a Morris 1800. That should be enough for you to do a bit of Internet exploring

Edited by RichB on Wednesday 2nd June 11:12

mowog, my understanding is MOrris WOlseley Garages, austin or morris or british leyland, certainly mini engines were stamped/cast mowog up to A+ engines, maybe even them as well, imao it could be from an austin 1800 the shape before they british leyland called em maxi's

[RichB]

LS6wetdream said:

mowog, my understanding is MOrris WOlseley Garages...

Indeed I thought that too, having spent all my youth working on engines with MoWoG stamped on them but because of this thread I did a bit of Googling and it seems there was never a Morris/Wolseley Group and of course it was Morris Garages which became MG not Wolseley Garages so it was probably MOrris WOlseley and mG.

[LS6wetdream]

i like it, spose G could come from either

[Adz The Stig]

i'll take some pic's so you can see it some time