BL R-series engine fitted to the Maestro with the carburettor facing the front of the car, which also led to a reputation for carburettor icing in cold weather. The endemic problem of crankshaft failure was later attributed to flexing of the crankcase – because the E series relied upon the heavy sump/transmission unit to give additional strength to the cylinder block casting, this caused problems when a plain sump was bolted in its place. The R series was superseded in 1984 by the S series. BL R-series engine The R series is a line of petrol engines introduced by British Leyland in 1983
Moog synthesizer e.g. "Daily Nightly", "Star Collector"), "The Notorious Byrd Brothers" by the Byrds (January 1968, e.g. "Space Odyssey"), and Simon & Garfunkel's "Bookends" (April 1968, e.g. "Save the Life of My Child"). According to author Mark Brend, the Byrds' October 1967 single "Goin' Back" was the first pop or rock single to feature a Moog part, which was played by Paul Beaver. Brend says that although the Diana Ross & the Supremes single "Reflections" (released in July 1967) is sometimes cited as having Moog synthesizer, the sounds were in fact generated on a test oscillator and treated with effects; Motown, the