[VintageLambo] Re: Espadas/Islero

I never looked at Isleros before. But an interesting thing popped up when I looked through the registry at the Islero S. Sometime in 1969 the engine number changed from 4 digit to a 5 digit with 5xxxx,,,, just about the same time as the Espada changed to a 5 digit but with prefix 4xxxx. What a coinkidink, eh? Also, the Islero (1968) is defined as a 325 HP at 7000RPM but with 10.5-1 Comp and DCOE tipo 20 carbs. The Islero S (1969) is defined as a 350 HP at 7500RPM with DCOE 20 carbs and 10.8-1 Comp. I think this is a mistake, and another change to the S madel was a change to the 22/23 carbs, but I am just guessing because I know nothing of the Islero or Islero S. In any case, it appears that there was a signifcant engine rework that occured in mid 1969, and the newer high compression engines started going into all chassis", just stamped different. Since the Jarama was a crunched Espada, they stole engines for that chassis from the Espada line. They are all 4xxxx numbers, with the exception of some typos. I recall seeing a 1968 Espada with two distributors, but I didn"t check the tipo on the carbs. Anyone have a really early Espada with some light to shed? The tach and speedo on my car are huge. Speedo is in KPH, so originally delivered in Europe. All the S11 and S111 I"ve seen have smaller gauges. I mean these things look right out of a mid-50"s Jaguar or early Maserati, dinner plate size! Doc --- In VintageLambo@yahoogroups.com, wspohn4@a... wrote: > In a message dated 1/8/03 6:47:43 PM Pacific Standard Time, > mirror@i... writes: > > > > Espada from about build #7120 have the higher compression engine with > > tipo 22/23 carbs and single dist standard. > > > > My Islero S has those carbs, but of course the twin distributors - thank > goodness, given the price on caps etc. for the single! > > > > I"ve also found that cars with an original 8000RPM tach are low > > compression engines, and cars with the 10000RPM tach are the higher > > compression engines with a 7500RPM redline. > > > > Apparently all Isleros have the original distributor with a 6500 limit on an > 8000 face. They may have ordered a couple of hundred or something, and didn"t > bother changing them when they switched to S tune. > > Does anyone out there have an S with a 10,000 rpm tach that they think is > original? > > Bill