I owned a 1932 750cc 2-seat sports car for a while, but not with a
supercharger. Still it went ok. It was extremely lightweight and made for a
fun road car. Looked similar to the early MG Midgets but smaller. Wish I had
kept it now! These Austin 750 cars held a whole host of speed records for a
few years, until technological improvements - largely with the MGs -
overtook them. The ohc supercharger one was a last throw attempt to
maintain their league position
Guy
----- Original Message -----
From "Jacques Le Clainche" <hobbycars at cox.net>
To: "conan" <conan@intrex.net>; "Spridgets" <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, April 01, 2004 5:03 AM
Subject: RE: Riley Sprite
> Hmmm... You are probably thinking of the first MG Midget, introduced in
> 1928... The Austin 7 was introduced in 1922 with a 750 engine, but that
was
> a road car, albeit successfully used in racing. There was an awesome racer
> developped from the Austin Seven in the mid thirties- twin cam with
> supercharger... Power was rumored to be over 110 hp!
>
> Jacques LC
>
> Ed wrote:
> Austin had a 750cc racer in 1928, but I have no idea if it was a
'Sprite'.
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