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Posted 22 November 2020 - 10:38 PM

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Mini – classic : The tuned cars
Ian Nicholls guides us through some of the tuned Minis offered for sale in the UK over the years…
"THE arrival of the BMC Mini in 1959, with its roller skate handling, was of great benefit to the British performance tuning industry. Firms which had cut their teeth on the A-series engine, when installed in the Austin A35, soon applied their know how to BMC’s new baby. The best known firm was Downton engineering, which soon became the BMC approved tuners, and then became involved in official BMC engine development.
The following is a summary of tuned Minis tested by the motoring press. It is interesting that many conversions employed much wilder camshafts than would be recommended today, and many tuned Mini 850s retained drum brakes.
Many tuning packages were aimed at Mini 850 owners who wanted Cooper performance on a budget. The sheer volume of Mini road tests indicate what a fashionable car the Mini was in the Sixties.
Tests of competition cars have not been included, only tuning packages that were commercially available to the public."
AROnline:-
https://www.aronline...the-tuned-cars/

 






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