Zephyrs around the world

The engine is a Ford Zephyr MkII, cooled by seawater, as the Baltic sea has only around 0.5% salt, this explains why it has not yet corroded to pieces, however, every year one or two frost plugs corrode and need replacing.

The petrol pump is mechanical, I guess the same as in a car, and two petrol tanks with a total volume of 70 litres, allow for a decent operating range.

The boat consumes around 1 litre per nautical mile, and has a maximum speed is around 18 knots on a good day and not too many people on board.

The water season in Sweden is between early May and mid September, and in the winter the boat is stored on land under a cover as are almost all other private boats in Sweden."

From Sweden, this aluminium boat was built by the Becker's ship yard at Lidingo, Stockholm in 1960.

It is owned by Bengt Leksell, who writes:

"I repainted the hull in 1990 and in addition I put on a "fake" teak deck.

The boat has two berths in the front and a gas cooker, which means you can nicely spend a weekend afloat.

Zephyr MkIV Police car with Ferguson 4WD now belonging to Mike Frankovich of the USA, on the set of the BBC TV police drama series "Z Cars"

22 of these cars were produced for evaluation by the Police in the UK and it is believed that this is the only one surviving that actually served as a Police car.

There is another in the UK that was used by the Transport & Road Research Labratory for test purposes. That vehicle has been restored as a Police car by it's present owner.

Pictured behind the car are some of the cast of Z Cars.

L-R ??, James Ellis (who played Bert Lynch), Stratford Johns (Charlie Barlow), ??, Joseph Brady (Jock Weir)
Can anyone identify the ones marked "??"