MG-B = Marina?
Sir.
My 1969 MG-B has served me well over the last year, having purchased it from a British emigrant. My problem now is spares.
Fortunately Leyland South Africa has started to produce the Austin Marina which they advertise. has “the heart of an MG-B”. Would parts he interchangeable? If so, could the Marina engine fit onto the “B” gearbox and mountings?
The specifications differ slightly:
MG-B GT
Capacity: 1,798 cc.
Bore: 80.3mm
Stroke: 89.0mm
Compression: 8.8 to 1
KW at r.p.m: 73 at 5,440
Austin Marina
Capacity: 1,798 cc.
Bore: 80.26mm
Stroke: 88.9mm
Compression: 9.0 to 1
KW at r.p.m: 72 at 5,500
My perfect pair is, by the way, the “B” and it 1957 BMW Isetta 300. MOTOR SPORT is still the Best on Motor Sport.
Johannesburg. P. J. JILLINGS