Morris Marina A+?

[Schmed88]

Anyone know what this engine is from and how ambitious it would be to pop in a Minor? Listed as a Marina but apparently they never went A+.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/251094971544? ... 563wt_1413

[bmcecosse]

It's a Marina engine alright - easy enough to fit a Minor, although backplate is missing (need to modify the 1098 one) and you would need to modify the Minor flywheel to fit..... It's got no head - and it's expensive at £300.........

[Schmed88]

...so Marinas did have A+ engines? What is a sensible price for a bit of kit like that?

Thanks

[les]

I think you will find that marinas went A+ when marinas went ital!

[chrisryder]

looks like a regular 1275 to me, not an A+. So not worth the money!

[JOWETTJAVELIN]

I think you will find that marinas went A+ when marinas went ital!

As Les says, it's an Ital engine. The A+ was supposed to be an improvement and heralded BL's venture into the space age and beyond, with the Maestro's digital dash and all that.

Presumably they were a good engine as you never see a Metro with a smoking exhaust. Then again they probably dissolved long before the engine wore out.

[les]

Looking at the picture I tend to agree with Chris.

[bmcecosse]

Oh yes - it's not an A+ - but the difference was so small as to be insignificant anyway.

[IslipMinor]

It's got one too many '0's in price!

[bmcecosse]

If it turns over ok and the bores look good -I would go £100 for it - without head.