Mike Allison's book 'Magic of the Marque' mentions '...Eddie Maher and his
team at the old Morris Engines pant at Coventry...' as the designers
responsible for the Twin Cam engine.
Neil
----- Original Message -----
From: "Paul Garside" <Paul.Garside@seagatesoftware.com>
To: <british-cars@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, September 14, 2000 9:16 AM
Subject: MGA twin cam
> Hi Larry,
>
> I think the engine was 1558: basically the 1500 with a new head, designed
by
> Gerald Palmer of Jowett fame.
>
> Yes, it has twin-cam type cam covers, with the plugs in wells in the
middle,
> which fill up with oil! The cam covers are art deco-esque octagonal in
> section.
>
> No the wheels weren't chromed but painted silver. I looked at cadmium
> plating mine (to look like alloy on a D-type), but it was too expensive,
so
> I settled for gold, which, with the red bodywork, aped Ferrari. Hey,
chaps,
> I was young and foolish and the car cost me GBP 250!
>
> Paul.
>
> > Date: Wed, 13 Sep 2000 01:04:23 -0700
> > From: Larry Colen <lrcar@red4est.com>
> > Subject: Re: Re:Johnny Lightning British Invasion!!
> >
> > I went to Toys R Us today where they had all of the
> > collection except for
> > the Frogeye. Arrggh, the one that I *really* wanted. I
> > noticed that the
> > picture of the 1961 MGA 1500 Twin Cam on the accompanying
> > card has wire
> > wheels. Oops, it's not a twin cam. What size engine was the
> > twin cam
> > anyways?
> >
> > The wheels on the actual car also seem to represent wires
> > rather than the
> > disc wheels. I don't think that the disk wheels were chromed anyways.
> > I also remember that the twin cam valve cover actually was split,
> > maybe even with plugs down the middle? The engine in the J.L. model
> > looks like a normal 'B' series engine to me. So, I just want
> > to warn folks,
> > that despite advertisement, it doesn't seem to be a twin cam.
> >
> > The cars, however, are indeed cool.
> >
> > lrc
>
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