While tripping merrily through the mail, Travis Davies was overheard
 TD> I recently got my hands on a very old, very decreped austin
 TD> Minny.  A very good mechanic gave it to me just cause he has 4.  He
 TD> said he would help me as much as he could to get parts, etc.   I was
 TD> wondering if anyone out there could give me some advice on it.  I want
You might want to go over the "Brit_Cars" fido echo, you'll find all kinds
of mini fans.
I believe (I may be mistaken, I'm going by memory here) that that car will
take the Austin/cooper 1.6L 4 cyl motor, which doesn't sound like much,
but it's the standard for "Formula Ford" racing, was found in many Lotus's,
the legendary Cooper Climax, and even in America in the early Ford Pintos.
As far as speed parts being available for it, it's probably the British
version of the Chevy 283 or 327. :-)
Don
... I like life in the fast lane, but I'm always in the pits!
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