1300cc why?

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Martin Evans
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Re: 1300cc why?

#11 Post by Martin Evans »

MG used to do a lot of speed record attempts in various classes, based on engine size. In some cases, they would remove pistons and run a six as a smaller four. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goldie_Gardner & http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goldie_Gardner were two of the most well known drivers pre war and during the 1950s Stirling Moss and Phil Hill drove MG record breakers such as http://mgaguru.com/mgtech/variants/vt104_ex181.htm.
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Re: 1300cc why?

#12 Post by megadethmaniac »

Odd one, My Fiat Uno 60 was actually 1116cc, but hey that was from the late 80`s
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