Mine was my 3rd Austin Mini. An 850 originally, I had a hand built engine from Wood and Picket shoehorned in. With a Skimmed alloy and ported head, and lots of other mods with twin Weber 45's. 110bhp at the wheels with a dog box full of straight cut gears. It cornered like a knat on acid!!
With a 9000rpm redline it was an absolute screamer, until the day I dropped it into third and gunned it. With my 'boy racer' stereo on full hum I didn't realise that I was already doing 90mph! As the engine let go, the head came off with such force that it creased the bonnet. My 'world', along with my engine, came apart that fatefull day; I was gutted!!
Good God, suddenly I feel bloody old! LOL!!!
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