Thread: 1970's & 80's Super Saloons & Special Saloons (merged)
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Old 14 Sep 2011, 08:29 (Ref:2955295)   #532
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From what I remember, the engine was a very special piece of engineering. I think it was Imp based, but used a specially cast (an made by/for Marshall-Frazer) alloy block that then mated with a Mini transmission. (But this is based on a conversation I had with Ginger Marshall in 1982/1983, my memory has led me astray on many similar subjects since then...)
Yes I think it was something like that

Was it the engine that started out in their Mini Traveller but was continually developed?

IIRC Brian was never able to get that chassis to go as well as they would like with the engine/transmission so the Kitten idea came up because it offered better installation space and the like?
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