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True British Car Facts
· The first car to swim the British Channel, a 1962 Amphicar, used a Triumph Herald engine.
· Mini creator Sir Alec Issigonis failed Mathematics three times in school.
· A spate of dead Minis in the early Sixties was traced back to an unusual source - a red feather duster. The Minis were coughing due to carburettors clogged by red hairs, the hairs were traced to a feather duster owned by one of the cleaning ladies on the production line.
· Currently, the most powerful car on the road is the 6-wheeled, Jameson-Merlin, powered by a 27 Litre, 1760 BHP Rolls Royce V12 Merlin engine, it weighs 2.65 tons and can travel 300 miles on its 60 gallon tank.
· For our Porsche friends: The Porsche 911 was originally badged as a 901 until a disagreement with Peugeot who were using the ' 0 ' in their model numbering.
· The first car to swim the British Channel, a 1962 Amphicar, used a Triumph Herald engine.
· Mini creator Sir Alec Issigonis failed Mathematics three times in school.
· A spate of dead Minis in the early Sixties was traced back to an unusual source - a red feather duster. The Minis were coughing due to carburettors clogged by red hairs, the hairs were traced to a feather duster owned by one of the cleaning ladies on the production line.
· Currently, the most powerful car on the road is the 6-wheeled, Jameson-Merlin, powered by a 27 Litre, 1760 BHP Rolls Royce V12 Merlin engine, it weighs 2.65 tons and can travel 300 miles on its 60 gallon tank.
· For our Porsche friends: The Porsche 911 was originally badged as a 901 until a disagreement with Peugeot who were using the ' 0 ' in their model numbering.