Yes Datsun built metric BMC A motors then put their engineers to work
improving them so they would not have to pay the licensing fee's any more.
The improvements included cranks with five journals and oil seals on both
ends. Tensioned timing chain . Alloy head. External oil pump. Five speed
transmissions. Progressive two barrel carbs. And they drop in very nicely.
Paul Van Wig
Long Beach, CA
60 Bugeye
60 Minor Woody
61 Minor Pickup
----- Original Message -----
From: <Thecarguru@aol.com>
To: <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Sent: Saturday, December 18, 1999 11:38 AM
Subject: Unexpected "MG" sighting
> Hi all.
> This morning at a tow-auction I happened to peek under the hood of a 1967
> Datsun 1300 pickup truck. What I saw there made me wonder what I had just
> passed up. The valve cover said "MG" and was definitely part of this truck
> originally. Was this an A series like what you would find in a Midget?
Does
> anybody know anything about these applications? I had heard that A series
> engines had found their way into several machines besides cars, but I
didnt
> know Datsun used them. The plate on the firewall said 1299cc. Tell me
there
> was no value to this setup in the Spridget world, as the truck sold for 1$
to
> a scrapper. It was complete, right down to the air cleaner.
> Gary
> 75 Midget daily driver
> 75 Midget lookin for an engine... and if that A series from the truck
would
> have worked I almost dont want to know
>
>
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