David Brown delights
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"Tractor Group's Lagonda and Aston Martin
In 1947, Brown saw a classified advertisement in The Times, offering for sale a High Class Motor Business. Brown acquired Aston Martin for £20,500 and, in the following year, Lagonda for £52,500, followed by the coachbuilder Tickford in 1955. He subsequently concentrated all the Aston Martin manufacturing at the Tickford premises in Newport Pagnell. The David Brown years saw production of the legendary DB series of Aston Martins, which were featured in some James Bond films.
David Brown also had connections with Vosper shipbuilding, and Delapina and Radyne machinery.
Both car companies were sold in 1972 to Company Developments Limited, when Aston Martin was in financial trouble, for a nominal £100."
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Non-injection cars are used as donors - they will only source carb'd models to avoid the really stringent emissions tests that require a cat.
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If I wanted to spend that on a Mini, I'd do it somewhere else and have more power than what they're offering for that price. But they still do a good job on it none the less.
If it's your spot of tea, then you're in luck.
https://apple.news/ABRjr3uXlRdO-lr7VTOWpzw
Simple recipe for Excitement: Take 1 Classic Mini. Throw in 1590cc's of engine. Add 5 gears. A dash of 94 octane. A sprinkle of style inside and out. Toss in 1 MadMan and finally heat tires and pavement to taste. Recipe produces 1 Mini VTEC conversion and full satisfaction. Motor on!