Motoring Discussion > Austin (Rover) - Interesting Mini for sale....
Thread Author: swiss tony Replies: 13
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 Wed 14 Sep 11 20:13 
 Austin (Rover) - Interesting Mini for sale.... - swiss tony
I quite fancy this if my numbers come up....


www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C252182#
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 Wed 14 Sep 11 20:36 
 Austin (Rover) - Interesting Mini for sale.... - Boxsterboy
Yes, interesting. Citroën did a similar thing with the 2CV and actually sold a few - called Sahara.
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 Wed 14 Sep 11 20:39 
 Austin (Rover) - Interesting Mini for sale.... - R.P.
That would be a fun car, wonder how it actually drives..?
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 Wed 14 Sep 11 20:40 
 Austin (Rover) - Interesting Mini for sale.... - Runfer D'Hills
Aye and which end would you stick fresh tyres on that then?

Sorry............................


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 Wed 14 Sep 11 20:43 
 Austin (Rover) - Interesting Mini for sale.... - R.P.
OH NO.
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 Wed 14 Sep 11 20:56 
 Austin (Rover) - Interesting Mini for sale.... - Zero
>> That would be a fun car, wonder how it actually drives..?

Poorly from the sound of it.

" Enjoy the power, torque and 4 wheelgrip of two tuned 1275 Cooper S engines. "

" relatively easy to drive in traffic. "

means its a complete pain.
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 Wed 14 Sep 11 21:01 
 Austin (Rover) - Interesting Mini for sale.... - henry k
>> Yes, interesting. Citroën did a similar thing with the 2CV and actually sold a few - called Sahara.
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I worked with a "2CV nut who imported one, until that point I was not aware of such a model.

one for sale at £42055 Ouch!!

www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C202275
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 Wed 14 Sep 11 21:03 
 Austin (Rover) - Interesting Mini for sale.... - Meldrew
I agree it is interesting but I think I'd rather have an 'M' BMW saloon or coupe and money in the bank for pies and beer
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 Thu 15 Sep 11 17:46 
 Austin (Rover) - Interesting Mini for sale.... - henry k
Of course the other approach is to have two fronts each with an engine and connect them back to back
see the 2CV Cogolin

www.classicandperformancecar.com/news/octanenews/216387/coming_or_going_citroen_2cv_cogolin.html

Four wheel drive ? Yes, of course, one box in a forward gear and the other in reverse - simples!
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 Thu 15 Sep 11 20:01 
 Austin (Rover) - Interesting Mini for sale.... - henry k
>>Four wheel drive ? Yes, of course, one box in a forward gear and the other in reverse - simples!

Four wheel steer too with interesting results see the end of this video clip
www.youtube.com/watch?v=sS7J982Rf60
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 Wed 14 Sep 11 21:22 
 Austin (Rover) - Interesting Mini for sale.... - henry k
Indeed a rare mini.
www.evo.co.uk/carreviews/cargrouptests/242794/mini_celebration.html

Twini Mini, 1962 (one-off)
In 1962, BMC built a twin-engined Moke hoping that its resultant four-wheel drive would boost its off-road ability. John Cooper tried it and could see potential in building a twin-engined Mini rally car. It was already a credible stage hero; Cooper thought that upping its power and traction would make it unbeatable. Within six weeks the Twini Mini was built.

During testing, it proved fast and well balanced until a rear engine failure caused a dramatic roll. Cooper was seriously injured, the car was destroyed and development stopped. Downton was amongst many to copy the idea and it’s thought that about six twin-engined Minis have been built.

mk1-performance-conversions.co.uk/downton_car_pics_twini.htm
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 Thu 15 Sep 11 12:23 
 Austin (Rover) - Interesting Mini for sale.... - Chris S
Isn't it illegal to drive a car with two separate engines on British roads?

A team on Scrapheap Challenge made one and they could only use both engines when they were off-road.
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 Thu 15 Sep 11 12:49 
 Austin (Rover) - Interesting Mini for sale.... - bathtub tom
What about hybrids?

Electric motor and IC engine.
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 Thu 15 Sep 11 13:23 
 Austin (Rover) - Interesting Mini for sale.... - Slidingpillar
I'd not regard scrapheap challenge as an authority...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=SGq7-cMw5Ws
Has two engines driving same axle.

There's there's a thread on Pistonheads about this that talks, amoung other things of legality, but I'm not convinced any of them know either.

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