From my bike ride this evening 21/5/15

[grahamw48]

Yes, you're right Dedworth. Only 803cc in the A30, going up to 948cc in the A35. (First Mini engine was 848, but still A-series).

The A30/A35 engine was shared with the early Morris 1000s too.

Did you know that the original Mini prototype was fitted with an A35 nose to help disguise it when it was being 'road-tested' ?

[Dedworth]

Yes, you're right Dedworth. Only 803cc in the A30, going up to 948cc in the A35. (First Mini engine was 848, but still A-series).

The A30/A35 engine was shared with the early Morris 1000s too.

Did you know that the original Mini prototype was fitted with an A35 nose to help disguise it when it was being 'road-tested' ?

Then I suppose they got it up to 1275cc - amazing that it lasted right through to the Metro. I remember about 25 years ago on the M40 following a Rover 200 estate car being "road tested" - they'd pretty much covered the back section & rear windows in brown tape