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Old 05-13-2011, 03:04 PM   #98 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Rusty Marina View Post
If the 1293 you speak of was a bored out 1275 cc "A" series engine those are neat little engines (I have a couple old Morris Minors outback)
Yep, had one in my reshelled Midget a few years back - a tail wagger on demand (and sometimes when not).

Do you really have Marinas ? The second quote on my Sig is referring to the Marina

EDIT - My first quote - I must read my own stuff sometimes.

EDIT 2 - A read of Barney Sharratt's excellent book on "The Austin" when he talks to the designer of the A-series is a laugh. The designer thought it wasn't very good...
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