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> I was just look back at my old letters and came across that 'engine
> swap' letter. Boy, that would have been a good one for an April 1st post!
> Anyway, there WERE a couple Octagon badged cars with Offenhouser (sp)
> power. These were Indy 'specials' which were prepared by Huffaker Engineering.
> These rear-engined cars had a special feature found on certian BMC models.
> The trick now is to figure out what that is!!!
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> Bonus question: Austin Healey also campaigned (for a short while), a
> car whose powerplant was never used in any of the regular production cars
> that bore the Healey name. Name the Engine and the series.
Im really going to go out on a limb here, as I don't have any books
handy. Would that be the "Supersprite" with a Coventry-Climax
engine?
There is a British-car specialist in Minneapolis who has his own
version of a Supersprite. It has Barkley bodywork, wide wheels, and a
1600 Ford-Lotus Twin Cam.
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P.S. Don't forget I still have a garagefull of Spridget parts. (and
a 67 MGB radio, too) No reasonable offer refused for any of it, just
let me know what you need.
Phil Ethier phile@pwcs.stpaul.gov
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