My damned 1975 AC 180 diesel has a Lucas starter, ignorant.
I helped two neighbors one with MG B's(5) the other with two old XK E's, stupid side draft carbs were ALWAYS hosed up, had a sleeve valve like the crotch rocket carbs and the old Harley CV carbs but not near as nice to get set and balanced. Had four vacuum gauges on a support frame just to set those rotten bastards with, seemed like monthly. Can look in a box and see a wrench size without seeing the US measure on the side, can almost do that metric anymore, never ever could do that with British Standard. Another bud bought a Bentley with a roots blower sticking out the front on the end of the crankshaft, 1920's or 30's collector car. I never put a wrench to that monster, last I heard he had sent the engine block to GB for a main and rod bearing RE-Pour, not shells, poured Babbitt, ICK!!