Mr Whippy
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| posted on 5/9/23 at 02:28 PM |
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Rear wheel drive and an A series
Hi, I'm not very clued up on the A series but what is a good car that used one and had rear wheel drive? The only thing that comes to mind is a
Moggy. Cheers.
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ian.stewart
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| posted on 5/9/23 at 03:14 PM |
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Originally posted by Mr Whippy
Hi, I'm not very clued up on the A series but what is a good car that used one and had rear wheel drive? The only thing that comes to mind is a
Moggy. Cheers.
Spritdget ,a35, a40 farina, Marina,
Something different, Very different..............
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adithorp
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| posted on 5/9/23 at 05:12 PM |
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Originally posted by ian.stewart
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Originally posted by Mr Whippy
Hi, I'm not very clued up on the A series but what is a good car that used one and had rear wheel drive? The only thing that comes to mind is a
Moggy. Cheers.
Spritdget ,a35, a40 farina, Marina,
He said "good car"
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Mr Whippy
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| posted on 6/9/23 at 06:17 AM |
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Great thanks, Marina now that may be a good option 
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nick205
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| posted on 6/9/23 at 08:28 AM |
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Originally posted by adithorp
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Originally posted by ian.stewart
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Originally posted by Mr Whippy
Hi, I'm not very clued up on the A series but what is a good car that used one and had rear wheel drive? The only thing that comes to mind is a
Moggy. Cheers.
Spritdget ,a35, a40 farina, Marina,
He said "good car"
Marina....there's a memory!
When I was a nipper my old man had a Marina pick-up for work. It spent more time on the drive being fixed than it did working!
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JC
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| posted on 6/9/23 at 08:47 AM |
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....and presumably its 'stylish' successor, the Ital!
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ian.stewart
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| posted on 6/9/23 at 12:02 PM |
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Almost forgot, there was a agricultural diesel tractor version too, Riccardo? it may have been called, and Nissan used the A series under license too
Something different, Very different..............
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Mr Whippy
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| posted on 6/9/23 at 01:26 PM |
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Originally posted by nick205
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Originally posted by adithorp
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Originally posted by ian.stewart
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Originally posted by Mr Whippy
Hi, I'm not very clued up on the A series but what is a good car that used one and had rear wheel drive? The only thing that comes to mind is a
Moggy. Cheers.
Spritdget ,a35, a40 farina, Marina,
He said "good car"
Marina....there's a memory!
When I was a nipper my old man had a Marina pick-up for work. It spent more time on the drive being fixed than it did working!
I'm sure it was our silver the Marina I painted with green fence paint when my dad went for a break  he still moans about it to this day!
It's also the car I have vivid memories of the rear door flying open while going round a corner and watching my red beach ball rolling out,
fortunately my dad always insisted on fitting rear seat belts (very usual at the time) so I didn't join it  After that we went up market and
got an Allegro
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nick205
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| posted on 7/9/23 at 03:05 PM |
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Originally posted by Mr Whippy
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Originally posted by nick205
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Originally posted by adithorp
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Originally posted by ian.stewart
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Originally posted by Mr Whippy
Hi, I'm not very clued up on the A series but what is a good car that used one and had rear wheel drive? The only thing that comes to mind is a
Moggy. Cheers.
Spritdget ,a35, a40 farina, Marina,
He said "good car"
Marina....there's a memory!
When I was a nipper my old man had a Marina pick-up for work. It spent more time on the drive being fixed than it did working!
I'm sure it was our silver the Marina I painted with green fence paint when my dad went for a break he still moans about it to this day!
It's also the car I have vivid memories of the rear door flying open while going round a corner and watching my red beach ball rolling out,
fortunately my dad always insisted on fitting rear seat belts (very usual at the time) so I didn't join it After that we went up market and
got an Allegro
Up market with the Allegro - eh?
Square steering wheel IIRC
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DanP
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| posted on 8/9/23 at 10:46 AM |
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I had in my head the MGB might have used it, this page suggests it was the midget though:
https://www.mgcc.co.uk/articles/the-story-of-the-a-series-engine/
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Mike Wood
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| posted on 13/9/23 at 04:59 PM |
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Hi
Are you thinking of making an A Series engined powered Locost? It has been done before and early Lotus Sevens (Series II in the early 1960s with 948cc
and 1098cc Austin Heale6 Sprite engines) were so powered. Westfield Elevens commonly are built with 1275cc Spridget engines, gearboxes and rear
axles.
If this is for a project please start a build thread.
Cheers
Mike
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