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Old 04-18-2019, 09:21 PM
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Originally Posted by vwnate1 View Post
Well no ;

The Sprite / Midgets had the 'A' series engine, IIRC your 1961 AH Sprite had a 1000 .

The 'A' series engines are smaller displacement and rather rev happy making them idea for sports cars .

My Morris has the later 1275 CC 'A' series engine and is also peppy and rev happy .

My Metropolitan has a 'B' series engine , higher output and usually longer lasting than the 'A' . series .

In general, older British cars tend to be more engaging and fun to drive even if they're slower than other European cars .

Then there's the endless initial quality control issues each and every LBC comes from the factory with ~ once you go through and correct all the little mistakes made they're reliable and inexpen$ive to own and operate .

-Nate
They differ like a sbc does from 265 ci to 400 ci. similar size and shape and a lot of interchangeability between them.
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