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An ad for a "1967 Midget" for $350 came up on Craigslist last week, the pictures looked pretty good and after several emails the owner finally responded Saturday.
My son and I drove 2 hours to see it, and well - it was a mess.
Badly rusted out, the vinyl top had come off the header and apparently had been out in the rain for a while. The dash was steel, but rusted. Most everything on the body and the interior was just a waste.
I was there to see the motor. What I found was some kind of an A motor that had a weber downdraft carb and a header installed. The usual tags that should tell you what you are looking at were gone.
I called BillM (phone a friend?) and asked him how I could tell if this was the motor I was looking for so we "looked at it" together. The telling bit was that it had the covers on the side of the block under the intake/exhaust ports. The owner insisted it was a 1275, Bill later said if it was then it was a very early 1275 and definitely not the one I'm looking for.
So - where do I find pictures & info about the 1275.
I'd like to educate myself a bit before I go out and look at the next one that comes along.
My son and I drove 2 hours to see it, and well - it was a mess.
Badly rusted out, the vinyl top had come off the header and apparently had been out in the rain for a while. The dash was steel, but rusted. Most everything on the body and the interior was just a waste.
I was there to see the motor. What I found was some kind of an A motor that had a weber downdraft carb and a header installed. The usual tags that should tell you what you are looking at were gone.
I called BillM (phone a friend?) and asked him how I could tell if this was the motor I was looking for so we "looked at it" together. The telling bit was that it had the covers on the side of the block under the intake/exhaust ports. The owner insisted it was a 1275, Bill later said if it was then it was a very early 1275 and definitely not the one I'm looking for.
So - where do I find pictures & info about the 1275.
I'd like to educate myself a bit before I go out and look at the next one that comes along.
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