A very over square engine. Which were the fashion for a while. But emission control caused a revert to longer stroke designs.
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Quite a spread. A standard body one in pretty good nick would be 30k plus, I'd say. Mint could be anything.
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Jaguar production V12 motors were also very over square (70x90) but obviously managaed to comply with US emission standards.
The later 6 litre models were even more oversquare.
All other things being equal, I have no idea what impact the bore:stroke ratio has on emissions.
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The 105E was 48 x 81. Very oversquare.
Oversquare allowed bigger valves. But with 4 valve heads you can get the same area with a smaller bore.
The current fashion (BMW etc) is for just slightly oversquare units.
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Anything over 100k needs to be coachbuilt to justify the additional expense IMO. My preference is Mulliner. I just like that Art Deco style bodyline design. I know a chap hereabouts with a couple of Hooper-bodied Clouds, one owned by some hot-shot oil billionaire who collected them. Hoopers are something else quality wise. They never did anything on the cheap.