Anybody know what E.C.E means in relation to Sprint Carbs?
Posted: Fri Jan 22, 2021 11:54 am
Anybody know what E.C.E means in relation to Sprint Carbs AUD 661?
Graham
Graham
Not sure, but it also applies to other cars listed in the S.U. catalogue for that era (early 70's) including M.G's, Rover, Other Triumphs, Mini's. I think it was to do with the introduction, harmonisation and compliance of the "UNECE regulation 83 related to "emission of pollutants according to engine fuel requirements" - words stolen from wiki!
If this is the case then I think ECE stands for Economic Commision For Europe - one of their remits was harmonization of vehicle regulations:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_For ... egulations
My guess is B.L. had a program to get its cars compliant/certified etc to the regulations in terms of emissions and these are the cars/models denoted by E.C.E. in the SU book.
Of course I could be totally wrong !! But I can find no reference to its meaning in any of my old SU books or any where else for that matter.
Roger