Tamiya 24039 - 1/24 Morris Mini Cooper 1275S Mk.I 谷巴 田宮比例模型賽車/跑車 雙星孖星  [24039]

Concerning the Morris Mini Cooper 1275S Mk.1:

• Lots of people whom visited the London engine Show in October 1959 came across a new sight at stand of Austin and Morris for the British Motor business. It had a strange styling that was quite distinctive from the present vehicles at that time; nevertheless most thought it was precious. They could nearly believe that this automobile could seat comfortably, four big Uk gentlemen or stout ladies, in a car or truck which had a period of 3.05m and a width of 1.41m. If they had known the amount of some time trouble that the developers had taken fully to accomplish this feat, they might have better grasped why this was not merely practical, but feasible also.

  Ahead of the release of the Austin seven together with Morris Mini Minor, the Austin A40, created by Pininfarina of Italy was in fact effective in making use of the two package styling. This same design styling ended up being used the Mini Cooper. a front side wheel drive had been chosen to keep the ground paneling level flat. A tiny effective motor ended up being selected and developed to be mounted laterally, in the front, and driving the small diameter 10" wheels, of set out at the four corners regarding the body.

  By this design, 80percent associated with the overall length could be used for the people and motorist, and to further raise the space, the gearbox had been set up inside oil sump of engine. The suspension system system regarding the Mini had been one of its most excellent features. Four wheel separate suspension system using a double wishbone and a back trailing arm plus the springing ended up being a rubber, semipneumatic, liquid filled and front and rear tires were joined together with a slim pipe to equalize the pressures during running. This type of dampening, using hydraulic springing is very compact, such that it could all be installed without interfering because of the passenger compartment. It was patented under the title of "Hydrolastic". The designer with this car ended up being sir Alec Issigonis, a Greek who became a naturalized British subject, and distinguished through the entire Uk car industry.