There were some minis made and raced ( no not production ones! ) that
had transverse mounted mini engines front and back, giving all wheel
drive and amazing grip! I remember seeing one racing at the
Silverstone circuit in the early '60s.
Guy
----- Original Message -----
From "Geoff Branch" <gjbranch at attbi.com>
To: "bill b." <w_burrell@yahoo.com>; "spridget list"
<spridgets@autox.team.net>
Sent: 27 November 2002 15:00
Subject: Re: bugeye kit car
> Well there were some guys around here back in the sixties that
attached the
> front end of a Saab two stroke and welded it to the back end of a VW
squareback.
> They thought they would have the best ATV ever built, before the
term ATV had
> even been invented. But, yes, the problem was it two guys to drive
it and the
> gearing NEVER worked out!!
>
> Geoff Branch
> '74 Meejit "Yellow Peril"
> '72 Innocenti 1300 Mini
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "bill b." <w_burrell@yahoo.com>
> To: "spridget list" <spridgets@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Wednesday, November 27, 2002 9:00 AM
> Subject: Re: bugeye kit car
>
>
> > RE:
> > > On the Mini, everything behind the steering wheel is
> > > just along for the
> > > ride. You don't need any of it. And from the grille
> > > to the steering
> > > wheel it's maybe 3' long, and 4' wide.
> > > Frank Clarici
> >
> > I see some real possibilities here. I once thought it
> > would be interesting to combine a VWbeetle(rear half)
> > with a VWrabbit(front half) and get all time all wheel
> > drive.
> >
> > Now, a Mini front, attached to a Sprite rear, using
> > sprite part as a mid engine by shortening the space
> > between engine and diff., with a bugeye kit body.
> > Possibilities.:-)
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