[Spridgets] Short Supply of 1275s?

[bjshov8 at tx.rr.com]

I don't know when they were made last but it seems that each day that goes by gets us closer to when parts are unavailable.  I have a 1275 that I either need to bore and replace the pistons, or buy a new block with new std. pistons.  I occasionally see parts for sale on ebay but nothing recently.  I was bidding on a set of oversize pistons but I underestimated the value and someone else wanted them a lot more than I did.

The way older cars are shredded and recycled, I think collectors of all types of cars are having to face this same future.


> According to online magazine "Classic, Performance & Retro", Austin Allegra
> owners club says Allegra owners should beware who is buying their cars.  It
> looks like the supply of 1275 engines has dried up in the UK.  Mini owners are
> buying up restorable Austin Allegra cars just for the 1275.  Of course this is
> not what is happening to the version of 1275 we use, but could we someday see
> the same kind of "shortage"?