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Originally Posted by cRiPpLe_rOoStEr
Its design was really showing its age at that time, but it doesn't really look bad for the time. The Citroën 2CV didn't look so much more modern, for example.
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Its more about what is underneath IMHO, the postwar Morris 8 was given the "Airflow" treatment after the war too.
but it is also a weezy sidevalve 3-speeder. The Morris 8 engine was inflicted on the earliest Morris Minors before someone saw sense and moved to the OHV A-Series from Austin.
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Originally Posted by cRiPpLe_rOoStEr
It would probably fare pretty decently with the 1.1L OHV Kent engine, even with the 3-speed transmission.
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If you want to use the OHV Kent (or even the OHC Duratec 8v / RoCam) then it would make sense to use the gearboxes built for them 4sp/5sp that adapt a rather cranky 3sp.
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Originally Posted by cRiPpLe_rOoStEr
Regarding solid axles, it sure limited the comfort and handling at a certain point, but as long as it was still cost-effective and reliable to face some damaged roads in the post-war, it wasn't the worst setup.
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I think you would have to struggle to find a setup with fewer virtues except cheapness of manufacture and (perhaps) ruggedness. e.g. quite a few soldiers in WW2 suffered extended injuries being evacuated by Jeep due to the bouncy ride (my grandfather was a medic in WW2).