Re: 1275 vs 1500 in a RB Midget

This is closer to the truth. The idea that BL did something only 
because they were "forced to" by EPA or DOT doesn't cut it. There had 
to have been some bad BL decision making mixed up in it.  :-(

Mark


On Jan 3, 2006, at 11:20 AM, David Lieb wrote:

> And yet another reason that I have heard is that, faced with the 
> expense of
> making two engines of similar application comply with the US emissions
> nonsense, BMC decided to standardize on the larger of the two. At 
> least the
> Spitlump fit in the Midget and we didn't just sit and watch them go to
> Canada like the Mini.