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This is just not what Volkswagen intended
karmannghia60 - January 6th, 2004 at 10:36 AM

A VW engine in the wrong end of a Minor ;)
http://www.morrisminoroc.co.uk/articles/featurecars/An_Old_Timer.html 

Boozer - January 6th, 2004 at 11:04 AM

i'll give him points for creativity...

baybuscamperkid - January 6th, 2004 at 03:21 PM

love the look of the exhausts sticking out the front:D

Che Castro - January 6th, 2004 at 04:14 PM

pretty cool, but why use up all those rare as rare parts for that? :)

Softop - January 6th, 2004 at 04:20 PM

Che Castro, and you can bet all the Morris Minor owners are asking the same thing!

count - January 6th, 2004 at 06:02 PM

What about this???

http://www.volkswagen.de/technik/12_einliter/oben_.htm 

1-cilinder-diesel with direct pump injection

displacement 299 cm3
bore x stroke 69 mmx 80 mm
compression: 16,5 : 1
valves 3

two overhead cams
engine weight 26 kg

power 6,3 kW (8,5 PS) at 4.000 U/min.
torque 18,4 Nm at 2.000 U/min.

vw54 - January 6th, 2004 at 06:49 PM

Bob Shaill is one of the most respected VW people in UK and a wealth of knowledge

GL1972 - January 6th, 2004 at 07:11 PM

Respect where respect is due. It certainly is a curio. What were the original builders thinking!! This is as bad as the Japanese getting 200 HZ Holden Premiers and grafting 13B Rotaries in them and trying to flog them off as limosines!! (Actually happened)