hello
newbie here.
i've owned a 1972 mini van with a replacement engine for 22 years and have just spotted something in the paperwork.
i bought the car from broadspeed in 1996 and in the original ad it says 1293 richard longman gt motor.
i haven't looked at this ad since i bought it and forgot all about it.
a couple of years ago a porsche specialist was working on the mechanics for me and did some research with the engine number and reckons the engine is from an mg metro. my understanding was that these only ever were 1275.
i'm not that au fait with the mechanical side of car ownership, i just like driving the thing so apologies for the potentially stupid question.
my question then is, can both these things be right? ie could it be a richard longman tuned mg metro engine? can you get 1293 from this engine if so? i can't find much about richard longman tuning on the net. so not really clear what engine i actually have.
last question, is this a rare engine? does it have any particular extra value? am thinking of selling the car but not sure if i should be charging a premium for the engine.
any help most welcome.