1959 SUPERCHARGED 1.5 MG ENGINE The streamlined MG EX 181 was entered into the Class F land-speed series for cars with engines between 1.1 and 1.5 litres. Displacing 1506 cc from a bore of 73.4 mm and a stroke of 88.9 mm, the Shorrock supercharged double overhead camshaft four-cylinder MGA engine, running on 86 per cent methanol mixed with nitrobenzene, acetone and sulphuric ether, produced 290 hp at 7000 rpm.
On August 23, 1957 Stirling Moss took it up to a top speed of 245.64 mph( 395.31 kph) at the Bonneville Salt Flats at Utah, surpassing the previous land-speed record of 203 mph. Returning to Bonneville in 1959, with the engine now tuned to 300 hp at 7300 rpm, Phil Hill achieved a new record top speed of 254.91 mph( 410.23 kph).
1984 AUSTIN ROVER S SERIES This S-series 4-cylinder inline single overhead cam 8-valve petrol engine was used in conjunction with a Volkswagen 5-speed gearbox for the Austin Maestro and Montego from 1984 to 1993. With a bore of 76.2 mm and a stroke of 87.6 mm it displaced 1598 cc and produced 85 hp. This engine also made an appearance in certain MG derivatives and the early Rover 200. Sadly, not all the production engines were as meticulously finished as this cutaway display engine.
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