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 Post subject: two engine mini???
PostPosted: Thu Oct 13, 2005 8:57 pm 
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has anyone ever seen a two engined mk1/2 before..... if so where and can i get pics....


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Yep,
Bill Westerman races one, up in Qld. Here's a pic I snapped at Spped on Tweed last year-
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And another..
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I remember a red one in Mini World a few years ago. Had 2 accel pedals, which was kewl, you could demand over steer or under steer whenever you pleased!

I also read somewhere that John Cooper almost killed himself testing a twin engined racer back in the day.

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Yes, it was very quick & showed promise
but they canned the idea after that crash.

They made several prototype twin engined 4wd Mokes too
but with 10" wheels they were never successful off-road :roll:

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There is one twin engined Moke in Australia, a genuine Leyland build, I've been trying to get details of it's whereabouts for a few weeks now, it was shipped into the country late 2003 by the then owner of TWR Australia, Mr Tom Walkinshaw.

it is belived to be somewhere down on the Mornington peninsula, I know more soon.

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Yes, it was very quick & showed promise
but they canned the idea after that crash.

They made several prototype twin engined 4wd Mokes too
but with 10" wheels they were never successful off-road :roll:


Have you seen footage of one in the snow though?! :shock:

I think Issigonis was driving it, too.

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No, haven't seen any video of them :(

but feel free to post a link or email it too me :wink:

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Hey doc so is that a 1275 in the front and in the back?
Do you have more pictures.

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Hey doc so is that a 1275 in the front and in the back?
Do you have more pictures.

Yep it's got 2 1275s in, they are mildly worked 1100s ones while he sorts the handling.
Sorry no have more pics of it.
PM TheMiniMan (Matt Read), he may have more pics of it from Speed on Tweed this year.. :wink:

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Not exactly what you were asking.. but someone (in the uk i think) put two bike engines in a mini.. there was a thread about it aggggessss ago.. not sure if anyone rememebers it?


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That black one is thw "Twini Mini" from either issue one or two of the Mini Experience magazine - Can't remember which one. If I remember correctly, Freddy Sayers (who built my Limo Diff) had a fair bit to do with the build of it.

There is a twin engine 1/4 mile car in UK Mini Magazine at the moment too. 8)

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Not really hat you wanted but hay its a twin mini motors


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 Post subject: Twin Engine Mini.
PostPosted: Fri Oct 14, 2005 7:42 pm 
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This particular twin engine Black Mini I believe was built by Bill Westerman and Fred Seyers in Brisbane, I have seen it. It was also at the Brisbane Mini Muster on show the year before. It is a great piece of machinery an lots of great thoughts went into it. (Besides all the Beer and Rum consumed in the process.)


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Why the interest in the Twini Mini?
I am in the process of building one.
Cooper S look alike with two 1100 engines.


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I am in the process of building one.
Cooper S look alike with two 1100 engines.


I dont suppose you bought the shell from Blair Athol auto parts?
There's been one sitting down there for years....apparently more beer went into it than engineering, and it had some major handling issues....they just bought it so that they could sell the two 1275 engines......

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