15 Jul
2011
15 Jul
'11
1:26 p.m.
On 13/07/2011 21:38, Tony Duell wrote:
That;'s why I said 'simialr mechanically'.
There was actually an English car called a
'Maxi' too. It was somewhat
similar mechancially to the Mini, but larger.
Similar in a few respects (same manufacturer, transverse engine, similar
front-wheel transmission arrangement) but actually the Maxi was based on the Austin/Morris 1100, which is a bit bigger than a
Mini and a rather
different shape and a very different interior layout. The Maxi was
bigger still - though nevertheless something any American would call a
"small car".
Interestingly the Morris 1300 (essentially an 1100 with a larger engine)
had air conditioning available as an option. This was unheard-of in the
UK at the time (certainly on small cars), and I asusme it was only fitted to
export models. No idea if any of them got to the States
-tony