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[wilcopops]

My guess is the Meadows Frisky was 2 stroke...and the Bond Minincar

[transam]

#384

Wolsley?

Princess?

Van den Plas?

Mayfair?

Traveller?

Clubman?

MG?

Little <deleted>/

Thats good enough......it was...

Wolseley Hornet and Riley Elf.

These two were a bit different other than trim, what was it. ?

Both cars were "3 box" design and the Elf had twin carbs.

They had a real boot/trunk.

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[wilcopops]

#384

Wolsley?

Princess?

Van den Plas?

Mayfair?

Traveller?

Clubman?

MG?

Little <deleted>/

Thats good enough......it was...

Wolseley Hornet and Riley Elf.

These two were a bit different other than trim, what was it. ?

Both cars were "3 box" design and the Elf had twin carbs.

They had a real boot/trunk.

Elf.jpg........

That's called a "3 box" design.

[wilcopops]

how many BMC/BL mini body/ model variations can you name?

Edited February 15, 2014 by wilcopops

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how many BMC/BL mini body/ model variations can you name?

If the Mini Metro is included it could be a long list..

[wilcopops]

how many BMC/BL mini body/ model variations can you name?

If the Mini Metro is included it could be a long list..

I doubt if that would make a big difference - but I was thinking of variations on the original floor pan and basic body panels produced by BL/BMC.

Edited February 15, 2014 by wilcopops

[transam]

Don't know. I do know that the Mini was basically the same except for front panel changes and doors changed for wind up windows. The Mini Metro was a different design.

[wilcopops]

Example the Hornet and Elf were body variations - what others did BMG/BL make?

Anorher point about the mini was that one invention made a few years earlier made the whole concept possible - what was that?

[MMarlow]

I though id nailed it with the tiny Honda Sports-car, but our Car Wash German expert said it was a 4 Stroke. You can confer if its Pub Quiz style. M. Marlow are you trying to take my Crown for muddled posts.

No-one could do that. I'm not muddled, what makes you think I am?

[stubuzz]

Clubman; Traveller; moke

Edited February 16, 2014 by stubuzz

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Clubman; Traveller; moke

And van.

The engine sat on top of the gearbox, had no chassis, 2 sub-frames.

There was a major change to the Mini about 5 years into production, what was it ?

Not wind up windows or syncro first gear.

[stubuzz]

Hydrolastic suspension

[Ace of Pop]

Auto Box.?.

[transam]

Hydrolastic suspension

, the original suspension was a steel cone, ball at the bottom and a rubber cup/dough nut on the top. Very easy to lower the ride, knock the ball out, hacksaw off a bit of the cone then knock the ball back in.

[VocalNeal]

Twini Moke had two engines to provide 4WD

Name another "production" car that had twin engines to provide 4WD.

Edited February 16, 2014 by VocalNeal

[MMarlow]

Clubman; Traveller; moke

And van.

And pick-up.

[Ace of Pop]

And the one with Wood on the Sides. Dont remember its name but it was a Production Car. Leyland called the TriumphToledo a Victoria where i come from,.....same with many of their products for some reason.

[wilcopops]

Twini Moke had two engines to provide 4WD

Name another "production" car that had twin engines to provide 4WD.

No it didn't that was a military prototype - the idea based on the Citroen Safari.

As well as van the mini came as a pick up.

[kartman]

MG Gnat

[VocalNeal]

Twini Moke had two engines to provide 4WD

Name another "production" car that had twin engines to provide 4WD.

No it didn't that was a military prototype - the idea based on the Citroen Safari.

As well as van the mini came as a pick up.

Well the Citroen is the right answer but why didn't the Twini Moke have two engines?

[wilcopops]

Twini Moke had two engines to provide 4WD

Name another "production" car that had twin engines to provide 4WD.

No it didn't that was a military prototype - the idea based on the Citroen Safari.

As well as van the mini came as a pick up.

Well the Citroen is the right answer but why didn't the Twini Moke have two engines?

Issigonis was a huge fan of Citroen. The mike was hoped to be an off-road version of the mini, but it wasn't up to it.

The British motor industry (as with many others) always liked the idea of selling a military vehicle as it gave a guaranteed production of a period of time. however the Moke was not up to it. the later 2 engine version was a crib off the Sahara but never took off - it was a design cul-de-sac. As it contained a complete engine and g/box at both ends it proved unreliable and awkward to drive. The Citroen Sahara used 2CV components and the "wire" technology so favoured by Citroen, which coupled with 2CV suspension made it eminently more suitable as an off-road vehicle and easier to control the 2 twin cycler air cooled engines.

Later versions of the Moke featured larger wheels in a hope to make it's off-load abilities better. It's real success came as a trendy holiday vehicle, especially after featuring in the Prisoner - cult TV series.

[wilcopops]

What are the origins of the initials "GT"?

Edited February 17, 2014 by wilcopops

[Ace of Pop]

Grand Turismo. First used on Italian Tanks.

[wilcopops]

Grand Turismo. First used on Italian Tanks.

Roots are much, much older than that and first connected to motoring via Rolls Royce.

[Ace of Pop]

Twini Moke had two engines to provide 4WD

Name another "production" car that had twin engines to provide 4WD.

No it didn't that was a military prototype - the idea based on the Citroen Safari.

As well as van the mini came as a pick up.

Well the Citroen is the right answer but why didn't the Twini Moke have two engines?

Issigonis was a huge fan of Citroen. The mike was hoped to be an off-road version of the mini, but it wasn't up to it.

The British motor industry (as with many others) always liked the idea of selling a military vehicle as it gave a guaranteed production of a period of time. however the Moke was not up to it. the later 2 engine version was a crib off the Sahara but never took off - it was a design cul-de-sac. As it contained a complete engine and g/box at both ends it proved unreliable and awkward to drive. The Citroen Sahara used 2CV components and the "wire" technology so favoured by Citroen, which coupled with 2CV suspension made it eminently more suitable as an off-road vehicle and easier to control the 2 twin cycler air cooled engines.

Later versions of the Moke featured larger wheels in a hope to make it's off-load abilities better. It's real success came as a trendy holiday vehicle, especially after featuring in the Prisoner - cult TV series.

Good job i didn't try spelling Prisoner - cult Series.

[Ace of Pop]

Grand Turismo. First used on Italian Tanks.

Roots are much, much older than that and first connected to motoring via Rolls Royce.

Perhaps Rolls and Royce were Italian. Id have thought they would have referred to a Grand Tourer, of which there wasn't one back then. Cortina G.T. seemed to start the craze on Brit Cars.

[transam]

Two brands used the letters GTO as a car name, think we all know the Ferrari GTO but what was the other brand ?

[MMarlow]

Two brands used the letters GTO as a car name, think we all know the Ferrari GTO but what was the other brand ?

Pontiac, Mitsubishi and Noble also.

Edited February 17, 2014 by MMarlow

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Probably the worse V8 engine ever designed was a 3 ltr developed by Triumph UK. What was it based on ?

[Woodsie888]

Probably the worse V8 engine ever designed was a 3 ltr developed by Triumph UK. What was it based on ?

Four cylinder Saab