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Author:  Mick [ Mon Jan 30, 2012 9:17 pm ]
Post subject:  Prototype Two Cylinder Mini Engine for Sale.
Maybe should be in eBay, but it might be worth a discussion...


http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1959-MINI-PRO ... 1c1e8f58db
Author:  sgc [ Mon Jan 30, 2012 9:34 pm ]
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Wow :shock:

The description is a bit short on detail, but damn if that wouldn't be a hard thing to fake. Wonder what BMC were thinking with that one!
Author:  Timbo [ Mon Jan 30, 2012 9:36 pm ]
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It has been for sale for a while. Its the real deal, apparently recovered from a scrap merchant. There is a picture of it fully built up in "Mini - The Definitive History by Jon Pressnell" as well as some details about its history.

Image

The seller runs an engineering firm in the UK which specialises in Mini engines.

The thing with it is that it would take cubic money (or a minor miracle) to get it back together again. Otherwise its just a very expensive static display for a museum.

Tim
Author:  TK [ Tue Jan 31, 2012 12:40 pm ]
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Comes up every few years for sale.
Author:  mattsmadmini [ Tue Jan 31, 2012 2:15 pm ]
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pretty cool little thing... would be wicked to tune it up to its full potential, but as Tim mentioned... would take a small car's worth of money to find and put everything back together....
Author:  michaelb [ Tue Jan 31, 2012 2:20 pm ]
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Now I know the reason for inventing the word "why" . :?
Author:  drmini in aust [ Tue Jan 31, 2012 2:33 pm ]
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michaelb wrote:
Now I know the reason for inventing the word "why" . :?

The Mini was developed in the late 50s to take sales from the toy cars- Messerschmidt, BMW Isetta, Trojan, Fiat 500 etc.
Issigonis and co thought initially that a ~500cc might work... :roll:
Author:  michaelb [ Tue Jan 31, 2012 2:55 pm ]
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Sorry! I'm bored and thought I would see who was awake. :roll:
I know you are correct but my response is still "why"
Its amazing how a man was sent into space using 50's and 60's technology. :?
Author:  drmini in aust [ Tue Jan 31, 2012 3:17 pm ]
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michaelb wrote:
Sorry! I'm bored and thought I would see who was awake. :roll:
I know you are correct but my response is still "why"
Its amazing how a man was sent into space using 50's and 60's technology. :?

Computer on Apollo had a whole 64KB of RAM so I heard! :shock:
Author:  Lillee [ Tue Jan 31, 2012 3:28 pm ]
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I bet it had a whole 30bhp, fwoah!
Author:  Wombat [ Tue Jan 31, 2012 4:07 pm ]
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During the Apollo Moon shots the entire computing power in the world was less than the module in a current production car.

Course calculations required 7 huge reel to reel computers constantly calculating projected course positions then comparing to actual and then working out if a change was required - it took so long that the 7 were needed to keep ahead of the space craft.
Author:  drmini in aust [ Tue Jan 31, 2012 5:51 pm ]
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Lillee wrote:
I bet it had a whole 30bhp, fwoah!

Would have been well under 20 mate. As it was just 1/2 a 948.... (which had 37bhp I think).
Author:  michaelb [ Tue Jan 31, 2012 6:45 pm ]
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I think John Copper would have really struggled to get a 2 cylinder mini to win races :)
It was probably a big sliding door moment that has had such a huge impact on the world
I don't think ausmini would be the place it is if all we had to work with was a 2 cylinder 20 odd HP mini :roll:
Author:  mickmini [ Tue Jan 31, 2012 6:47 pm ]
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drmini in aust wrote:
michaelb wrote:
Sorry! I'm bored and thought I would see who was awake. :roll:
I know you are correct but my response is still "why"
Its amazing how a man was sent into space using 50's and 60's technology. :?

Computer on Apollo had a whole 64KB of RAM so I heard! :shock:


Naah, that was the space shuttle.
Author:  TheMiniMan [ Tue Jan 31, 2012 6:47 pm ]
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yeah & i would have certainly Fully defected to the volksy ranks
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