And the descendants of these motors are actually called Datsun A-series
engines, built A1100 thru A1400.
David Riker
74 Midget
78 Midget
63 Falcon
http://personalweb.sunset.net/~davidr
----- Original Message -----
From: Paul Van Wig <topbroker@earthlink.net>
To: <Thecarguru@aol.com>; <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, December 19, 1999 7:14 AM
Subject: Re: Unexpected "MG" sighting
> Yes Datsun built metric BMC A motors then put their engineers to work
> improving them so they would not have to pay the licensing fee's any more.
> The improvements included cranks with five journals and oil seals on both
> ends. Tensioned timing chain . Alloy head. External oil pump. Five speed
> transmissions. Progressive two barrel carbs. And they drop in very
nicely.
>
> Paul Van Wig
> Long Beach, CA
> 60 Bugeye
> 60 Minor Woody
> 61 Minor Pickup
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <Thecarguru@aol.com>
> To: <spridgets@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Saturday, December 18, 1999 11:38 AM
> Subject: Unexpected "MG" sighting
>
>
> > Hi all.
> > This morning at a tow-auction I happened to peek under the hood of a
1967
> > Datsun 1300 pickup truck. What I saw there made me wonder what I had
just
> > passed up. The valve cover said "MG" and was definitely part of this
truck
> > originally. Was this an A series like what you would find in a Midget?
> Does
> > anybody know anything about these applications? I had heard that A
series
> > engines had found their way into several machines besides cars, but I
> didnt
> > know Datsun used them. The plate on the firewall said 1299cc. Tell me
> there
> > was no value to this setup in the Spridget world, as the truck sold for
1$
> to
> > a scrapper. It was complete, right down to the air cleaner.
> > Gary
> > 75 Midget daily driver
> > 75 Midget lookin for an engine... and if that A series from the truck
> would
> > have worked I almost dont want to know
> >
> >
>
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