I have not seen such friendly conversations since the BMC vs BPSL thread (sorry
Jay) awhile back <G>
Ajhsys@aol.com wrote:
> In a message dated 6/12/00 2:24:39 PM Eastern Daylight Time, tboicey@brit.ca
> writes:
>
> << > It doesn't have the same HP as the 1500, but the 1275 is stronger in
> > the bottom end, and seems to be a *crisper* engine when tuned properly.
> (It
> > also didn't come out of a tractor.)
>
> Look, defending Triumph is the last thing I want to do, but
> wasn't it the TR engine that came from the tractor, not the
> engine that became the 1500? >>
>
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>
> Yes, the TR engine was originally used in a tractor, and it did become the
> 1500cc engine used in the Spitfire and the 1500 Midget under BPSL's (British
> Phlegm Sucking Leyland) careful guidance.
>
> Allen Hefner
> SCCA Philly Region Rally Steward
> '77 Midget
> '92 Mitsubishi Expo LRV Sport
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