It was also a noisy unit in operation, said to sound like a contemporary Formula One racing car.
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From 1966 Daimler began to fit an alternative engine from Perkins of Peterborough, England, this was their V8-510 unit, a 90-degree V8 of 8.36 litres with a conventional injection layout and a maximum output of 170 bhp at 2,800 rpm, so fitted the model code was SRP8.
Daimler Roadliner - a single deck bus or coach chassis built by Daimler between 1962 and 1972
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