One For Classic Car Fans.....

[raleighnut]

At the very least, it looks like a shaft drive to an overhead camshaft

It's known as a bevel drive same as the 'Manx' Norton had

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Thursday 19th

Someone’s sent me this, l think l know where it is

With it being a double headlight, l guess it’s a 1500
There was a 1600ES which looked damned good
I still like the estates

 

[Profpointy]

I was really taken with this lovely Morris Traveller that overtook me today and I found it parked up when I got to Port Ellen. A Co. Antrim registration too. I wonder how it ended up on Islay.

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A moggie would be quite an appealing car; practical too if you had the traveller or van version. I'd have a 1340cc twin carb or some such, and if possible a (contemporary) overdrive off a Triumph or whatever.

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

A moggie would be quite an appealing car; practical too if you had the traveller or van version. I'd have a 1340cc twin carb or some such, and if possible a (contemporary) overdrive off a Triumph or whatever.

I’m with you on that, but with a little diesel, 5-speed manual & (possibly, if the rear can be engineered?) disc-brakes all round, just to wind up the purists!

 

[Profpointy]

I’m with you on that, but with a little diesel, 5-speed manual & (possibly, if the rear can be engineered?) disc-brakes all round, just to wind up the purists!

I'd want a more or less contemporary engine at least and since a twin carbed bored out A series will happily give you well over 100hp without getting too silly, that'd make a nice nippy car whilst still "in keeping". Ideally I'd want at least front discs, which maybe you could get off a Marina. The moggie had torsion bar springs didn't it, so whatever you fitted would have to be compatible with those

 

[raleighnut]

OK til the top trunnion unscrewed itself and the front wheel came off

 

[Badger_Boom]

I’m with you on that, but with a little diesel, 5-speed manual & (possibly, if the rear can be engineered?) disc-brakes all round, just to wind up the purists!

You'd be surprised at the attitudes of Minor owners. There are a LOT of modified moggies out there. I always fancied dropping a bigger A Series engine in and upgrading the suspension and brakes. A lot of that can be done with contemporary conversion kits that are themselves period correct.

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

You'd be surprised at the attitudes of Minor owners. There are a LOT of modified moggies out there. I always fancied dropping a bigger A Series engine in and upgrading the suspension and brakes. A lot of that can be done with contemporary conversion kits that are themselves period correct.

I still remember Nick Manns(?) V8 hill-climbing Minor, with 'home-made' turbo addition, that thing was brutal!!
The text states '1/4 mile in 11 seconds on street rubber'

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[Jenkins]

I still remember Nick Manns(?) V8 hill-climbing Minor, with 'home-made' turbo addition, that thing was brutal!!
The text states '1/4 mile in 11 seconds on street rubber'

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Something similar from Silverstone earlier in the year sporting a 6.2 litre Chevrolet motor - it wasn't running due to suspension issues. Waiting to see if it's on the entry list for Snetterton this weekend

As for road modified ones, how about using the 1800cc MGB unit with either the original 4 speed plus overdrive or a 5 speed box.

 

[raleighnut]

Something similar from Silverstone earlier in the year sporting a 6.2 litre Chevrolet motor - it wasn't running due to suspension issues. Waiting to see if it's on the entry list for Snetterton this weekend
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As for road modified ones, how about using the 1800cc MGB unit with either the original 4 speed plus overdrive or a 5 speed box.

Cheaper to get one out of a rotbox Marina

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Cheaper to get one out of a rotbox Marina

What?, a 6.2?!??

 

[raleighnut]

What?, a 6.2?!??

No I was thinking of the 1.8 TC (same engine as the MGB) but I guess they're thin on the ground now

 

[Badger_Boom]

No I was thinking of the 1.8 TC (same engine as the MGB) but I guess they're thin on the ground now

2.0 Fiat twin cam engines with a five speed gearbox were popular in the 90s and early 2000s, with a ford Granada or Toyota Celica rear axle. I'm not sure what people are using these days. Obviously all of the above options were usually also fitted with better coil spring dampers and disc brakes.

 

[CanucksTraveller]

It's not quite old enough for real classic status (only 24 years old) but I'm throwing this in for sheer rarity. A first generation Honda Insight, the pioneer of electric cars, of which only about 300 made it to Europe. Remaining UK models are probably in the few dozen bracket?

 

[Illaveago]

At the very least, it looks like a shaft drive to an overhead camshaft

I have a Ducati 160 in bits. When I was at college I overtook a friend who was on a Bantam 175. He said I went past him sounding like I was on a 2 stroke.