"Dodd, Kelvin" wrote:
>
> Rocky:
>
> It sounds like you found a rare one. If the MG sedan had round
> gauges then it was likely to have been a very rare for the US, MG 1300 Mk
> II. This had twin carbs and the 1275 all synchro power unit.
>
> Pretty much all of the MG sidewinder sedans that one runs across in
> the US are the twin carb 1098 cc crashbox versions.
Yup, that's so, and most of the Americas are autoboxes. I'm always
on the lookout for a standard America, since about half of them had
the ENB40 Cooper S crankshaft (a factory mistake).
> I was lucky enough to find one that had been upgraded to a 1275cc
> all synchro powerplant. The owner of the scrap yard didn't realize it had
> the later powerplant and I was able to get it very cheap. That power unit
> is somewhere out in Colorado now hopefully powering someones Mini.
(sigh) Wish I had kept it (kicking self in head).
> I think you may be a bit mixed thinking that the MG 1100s had
> turbos. I believe you are thinking about the MG Metro which came much later
> and was available turbocharged.
Oops! You are undoubtedly correct. A slip on my part. (writes 200
times: "Metro, Metro, Metro.") No wonder I conflated the Marques; to
me they are both just donor cars for Minis. ;)
> I'm guessing that somehow or another an MG Magnette Mk III-IV rear
> badge ended up on both of the vehicles in question. Come to think of it,
> the badge would look great on my 58 Magnette, since it has just the plain MG
> logo.
I have some octagons, including one aluminium alloy one, but no
Magnette ones.
I'll keep an eye out next time I visit my favourite breakers. I'll
also ask my buddy, Rick, who has a double garageful of LBC stuff.
(Anybody need a grill out of a Marina?) ;)
-Rock http://www.rocky-frisco.com
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