[Mgs] car factoid

[Dodd, Kelvin]

The venerable A series engines did make it into a number of Lotus 11s
either as owner installs in kit supplied form or as cheaper replacements
when the Climax went bang.

In the UK the Elise started out with the Rover K engine, so at least the
heritage continues.

On another note, the barn storming Exige featured in the television "Top
Gear" shootout against a missile equipped helicopter was specially
fitted with a supercharged Honda engine. Guess where the supercharger
came from?

Hint: The same place the UK version of the Ariel Atom got theirs from.


Kelvin Dodd

> -----Original Message-----
> From: mgs-bounces+doddk=mossmotors.com at autox.team.net [mailto:mgs-
> bounces+doddk=mossmotors.com at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Phil Bates
> Sent: Friday, August 10, 2007 2:08 PM
> To: WSpohn4 at aol.com
> Cc: mgs at autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: [Mgs] car factoid
>
> Thanks for the correction.  I guess it was only the US's Westfield
version
> of the Lotus 11 that got a 1275 A series motor.  And the motor in the
> westfield  - being almost a kit car - was kind of up for grabs.
>
> Phil Bates
> > In a message dated 8/10/2007 8:48:38 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
> > jello at ida.net writes:
> >
> > Obligatory MG content.....Lotus - a car company that used to use  MG
> > engines in some of their production cars (such as the midget engine
in
> > the
> > lotus 11) now uses a Toyota motor in their exige/elise  line.