On Sun, 22 Aug 1999, Dave Moag wrote:
> I visited a friend today who is beginning a restoration of a Mayflower. It
> appears to have a strange engine in it. On the LHD side it has MOWOG and a 3
> under it, and a big 1500 stamped in it. On the RHD side it has Pat. No.
> 565391 and a serial number 15GC-U-H 18911. The head has 3 exhaust ports and
> 2 intake ports. Does this sound familiar to anyone?
Sounds like a BMC "A" series 1500cc engine to me, I'm guessing from an
MGA 1500. I suppose the mystery is why and how it got stuffed into a
Mayflower, and what the rest of the drivetrain is! :-)
--Andy
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p.s. REAL Mayflowers have long-stroke, flathead Standard motors! :-)
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