more Southern Cross Engines listings awaiting update. Will make a total 602 engines on the register – updates will be online soon hopefully (as soon as time permits)
YB 19848 year 1948
ETB 43910 year 1952
BEC 35500 year 1950
YB 35696 year 1950
YB 6323 year 1939
YB 5581 year 1938
YB 42010 year 1952
J 23871 year 1946
AXC 23824 year 1946
J 34872 year 1949
PE 1450 year 1931
J 19582 year 1944
PC 3110 year 1935
PAA 7175 year 1939
PRE 1926 SOUTHERN CROSS ENGINES
‘Victoria’ model NA number 8
LAWN MOWERS
ECB 64010 year 1961
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YB 5581 – 1938 type Y – now being listed as YB
The early diesel were to start with were referred to as ‘fig 2137 diesel’ and as the ‘Y type’ this is found in the early catalogues BUT when you look at the parts book for the same engine they are referred to as ‘YB’
The early engines also had ‘Y Type’ cast on to the block at sometime around 1938 to 1940 Southern Cross started casting ‘YB’ onto blocks
Rob Laurent thinks they all should be called ‘YB’, it’s just some collectors want to refer to their engine as a ‘Y type’ because that is what is cast onto the block
I would start calling them all ‘YB’
Ian – Southern Cross Registrar
Comment by Ian Mathews — May 29, 2010 @ 11:23 pm