Hi Jarrod!
The 1500 Midgets were made from 1975 to end of production. The engine was
taken from a Triumph Spitfire and modified slightly. Some say it's the
worst of the Midgets, I say it's my favorite. The body style moved from
round wheel arches back to square arches for crash safety and rubber
bumpers were put on the car. Yes, the engine is totally different from
any of the other earlier Midgets. Other differences include replacing the
dual SU carbs with a single Zenith-Stromberg, but only in the US. The
1500 does come from the engine capacity.
Hope that helps!
adrian
PS You can visit my website and find plenty of RB (1500) midget pictures.
Jarrod Harris wrote:
> Hi...This may sound like a stupid question to all of you, but what's a
> 1500 Midget? Is this a special edition or does it just mean all the
> Midgets with a 1500 engine? And what years were they made? I look at
> the parts catalogs from Moss and a few of the parts are completely
> different for 1500's, than for the rest. Thanks ahead of time for
> clearing this up for me.
>
> -Jarrod H.
> Texas
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