OK, I'll take your word for it! "Ask the man who owns one", right?
: )
I have driven a very original 1275, but not the earlier or later cars, so
I have no basis of comparison, myself. I think you summed it up pretty
well... it's the one you've got, that you like, that's the best!
Ajhsys@aol.com had this to say:
>Jeez! There's always got to be one!
>
>It probably is true that the pre-smog 1275s were faster off the line than
>the
>1500s. I believe that the 1500 had a little more horsepower due to the
>larger engine, so it may actually have a little more top speed. I have one
>book that says the 1500 was the first model able to break 100 MPH.
>
>I really do not want to get into a long discussion of which is better. I
>would have rather bought a CB Midget, but this one was available, fairly
>local, and in good condition for the price. I'm happy...let me think it's
>powerful!
>
>Allen Hefner
>'77 Midget (maybe I'll add Nitrous Oxide)
>'92 Mitsubishi Expo LRV Sport
>
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>In a message dated 9/20/99 3:42:14 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
>mvheim@studiolimage.com writes:
>
><< Correct me if I'm wrong, and I don't have any Midget literature to refer
> to, but my impression was that the pre-smog, twin SU, 1275 Midgets were
> more powerful than the later 1500s. Or perhaps just faster due to lighter
> weight (not being burdened with rubber bumpers). But my R&T road test
> collection definitely indicates a downward spiral in performance (for
> B's, too, of course).
>
> Ajhsys@aol.com had this to say:
>
> >I have a 1500 which, of course, is the most powerful Midget engine >>
>
>
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Max Heim
'66 MGB GHN3L76149
If you're near Mountain View, CA,
it's the red one with the silver bootlid.
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