Comments by "Phil Davenport" (@phildavenport4150) on "Number 27" channel.

  1. Brilliant!
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  2. Better start saving bigtime.
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  3. Rear axle?
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  4.  @tvaatakt1  Plenty of cars safer than a Mini in a big crash. I don't want any of them.
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  5. I owned and raced Minis for a long time. Still have a 1976 Clubbie with a Honda B16A2 conversion. Also had a 1600 GTV Alfa back in 68/69 - the most comfortable touring car I ever sat in, round town or at speed on country roads. And I got to experience Nuvolari's Ghost in the Alfa, frightening to start with, but fun when understood. But not as fun as a Cooper S.
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  6. Having raced Minis for a long time, I can safely say that you can never get too much power from the A series motor. I was always down on power compared to other makes, the only time that I could happily say was an exception being on a wet track. Yeah, that brought the bloody V8s back to where they belonged.
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  7. Down a mountainside - not too good, really.
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  8.  @jimclarke1108  Let me guess - understeered off the road into something a lot bigger and harder after those crap brakes didn't slow you down enough. Or maybe backed off in a fast corner and the back came round on you.
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  9.  @nigeh5326  Sounds like the sensible side will make sure that no other side will get a look in.
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  10. I well remember a road test in Autocar or Motor in 1968 where the top speed in the V8 289 powered original was "estimated" to be around 173 MPH. Maybe the tester wasn't game to try for a top speed run.
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  11.  @tonycamplin8607  February 1964 in the UK and July in Australian built models.
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  12.  @thosdot6497  40 thou over on a 1275 gives you 1310cc.
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  13. Evolution of the motor car. Mind you, a bigger motor with more power, and bigger brakes, could have kept it more competitive in motor sport well into the 70s. Sadly, the manufacturer had none of the imagination required to realise the benefits accruing from such a move. Win on Sunday, sell more cars on Monday.
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