One of the goodies that Santa bought me was a nice little mini book (who's identity will be revealed shortly) with this interesting photo in it . Anyone want to guess what Sir Alec Issigonis was putting in the mini ????
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| Author: | sports850 [ Fri Dec 28, 2007 9:24 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Hmmm , what engine conversion is this ???? |
One of the goodies that Santa bought me was a nice little mini book (who's identity will be revealed shortly) with this interesting photo in it . Anyone want to guess what Sir Alec Issigonis was putting in the mini ????
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| Author: | gafmo [ Fri Dec 28, 2007 9:26 pm ] |
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Radiator Shroud on the wrong side.. but otherwise no idea |
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| Author: | mini-dunger [ Fri Dec 28, 2007 9:27 pm ] |
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its an electric engine... |
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| Author: | 1018cc [ Fri Dec 28, 2007 9:28 pm ] |
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A jet engine to make it easier to go side ways! 
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| Author: | sports850 [ Fri Dec 28, 2007 9:30 pm ] |
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No and No
Gaf , check out the extra vents on the front apron as well . |
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| Author: | 1310/71 [ Fri Dec 28, 2007 9:33 pm ] |
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steam engine. |
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| Author: | sports850 [ Fri Dec 28, 2007 9:35 pm ] |
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1310/71 wrote: steam engine.
The book is "A mini album" by Rod Ward and it is a "mini" mini book , about the size of the owners handbook but some good info and pics in it . |
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| Author: | Morris 1100 [ Fri Dec 28, 2007 9:35 pm ] |
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A flux capacitor? 
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| Author: | sports850 [ Fri Dec 28, 2007 9:36 pm ] |
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No , you're looking at the wrong picture , the flux capacitor is quite clearly visible in the bottom right photo . |
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| Author: | LS1380 [ Fri Dec 28, 2007 9:48 pm ] |
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One picture is a Clubman 
The other picture is a round nose 
Lots for steam and puff... |
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| Author: | mini-dunger [ Fri Dec 28, 2007 9:49 pm ] |
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electric like I said
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| Author: | sports850 [ Fri Dec 28, 2007 9:52 pm ] |
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Two different mini's ...... Top one is steam powered (turbine presumably) , bottom one is electric . Were your psychic abilities letting you see the photo I left out mini-dunger ??? |
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| Author: | Morris 1100 [ Fri Dec 28, 2007 9:55 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Hmmm , what engine conversion is this ???? |
sports850 wrote: Anyone want to guess what Sir Alec Issigonis was putting in the mini ???? So was it an Issigonis project or was he just walking past when the photo was taken? 
I have never heard of any Leyland steam projects from any of my Leyland contacts. (unless I have forgotten it in the back of my mind )
Pellandini was working on steam cars and he moved back to England in the 70s.
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| Author: | Mick [ Fri Dec 28, 2007 9:55 pm ] |
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I saw an old coot on the Leyland Brothers once who did this to a XP falcon (I think). He used a flash boiler which raised steam by squirting water onto a red hot surface, hence very little time to raise steam. You could start off in fourth it was so full of torque. It must have been snapped up by the oil cartels and put in storage with that engine that runs on water and the flux capacitor... |
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| Author: | cush [ Fri Dec 28, 2007 10:00 pm ] |
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what would the chance be of a heated-piston 4 stroke steam engine the size of the a-series? |
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