It is the Morris 1100S's ghost of Xmas future..

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DrMini- 1970 wasaMatic 1360, Mk1S crank, 86.6HP (ATW) =~125 @ crank, 45 Dellorto (38 chokes), RE282 sprint cam, 1.5 rockers, 11.0:1 C/R.

another land crab?

It is a 1984 Austin Montego 1.3l.

They were built from 1984 to 1994 in different versions with engine sizes from the 1275 to a 2 litre diesel. The early cars used a VW Golf gearbox and later cars used a Peugeot box.
Mine is a very early poverty pack. Picture a car the size of a Camira with a 1275! It is very roomy inside, the back seat legroom would be bigger than a Statesman!
They were sold in NZ with the bigger motors (1.6 or 1.8 I think)
Mine came from England as a private import.

They have recently gone back into production in China.

http://www.maestro.org.uk/montego/
http://www.austin-rover.co.uk/

ok the million dollar question! is the gearbox a 5 speed, and would it fit in a mini??

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1974 Moke - 998cc
76 Clubman B16a2 Vtec AWD Turbo 12.9@105mph
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V9PW49e1hYs