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On 1/25/2023 at 4:15 PM, MiniMinorMk3 said:

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I'm obsessed with this car. I've never been able to find out anything more about it, although presumably there are details of everything that ran at Bonneville out there somewhere. I did manage to find another photograph of it with the dealer/entrant's name but even searching that never gave me any more info. If I ever have some money I would love to build a replica of that (probably without the sign-writing), I reckon it's the best-looking Minor of all time

 

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14 hours ago, barrett said:

I'm obsessed with this car. I've never been able to find out anything more about it, although presumably there are details of everything that ran at Bonneville out there somewhere. I did manage to find another photograph of it with the dealer/entrant's name but even searching that never gave me any more info. If I ever have some money I would love to build a replica of that (probably without the sign-writing), I reckon it's the best-looking Minor of all time

 

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The 15th Nationals was held in 1963. A quick web search found this excellent page that shows the class that the Minor competed in.

Bonneville 63 (sportscars.tv)

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The other competitor in the class, a Morris Minor entered by Richard Hart, blew two engines in his efforts, missed cracking 100 mph by a fraction. He had what was essentially an oversize Formula Junior engine-a Mark II Sprite block, MG 1100 crank and .180-inch overbore-totalling just over 1200cc. A Weber 45DCOE carburetor helped to develop 85 hp at 6000, but it wasn't enough

 

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2 hours ago, MiniMinorMk3 said:

 

The 15th Nationals was held in 1963. A quick web search found this excellent page that shows the class that the Minor competed in.

Bonneville 63 (sportscars.tv)

 

Brilliant, thank, you - now I know what engine it needs! I had in my mind a period supercharger but that (in my incredibly limited mechanical understanding) sounds a lot more straightforward. Just need to find out what those wheels are, now (and raise about £10,000 I suppose)

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