My Morris Sport 850

Palibe amene akudziwa kuti ndi zingati zomwe zinapangidwa, zoyambirira zimakhala zovuta kusiyanitsa ndi zabodza, zisanu ndi ziwiri zokha zomwe zimadziwika kuti zatsala, ndipo zinayambitsanso zifukwa zoyamba zachinyengo pa mpikisano wamagalimoto a Bathurst-Phillip Island 500. Lero, Morris Sports 850 ndi a chinsinsi kwa okonda magalimoto.

Zikuwoneka kuti iyi sinali galimoto yovomerezeka ya BMC, koma zida zothamangira zomwe mwina zidawonjezedwa ndi ogulitsa angapo kapena zogulidwa pa kauntala kwa makaniko apanyumba kuti awonjezere katundu wake 850. Koma zidazo zidaperekedwa ndi madalitso a BMC. .

Kupatula mabaji, zomata zapadera za katatu pa hood ndi thunthu, ndi grille ya chrome ndi nsonga yotulutsa mpweya, kukweza kwenikweni kunali pansi pa hood. Chinyengo chachikulu chinali chakuti mapasa a carburetor ophatikizana ndi makina opangidwanso, kutuluka kwaufulu ndi mpweya watsopano amalola injini kupuma bwino kuposa chitsanzo chokhazikika.

Zabwino kwambiri, kwenikweni, kuti mayeso a mseu wa magazini mu 1962 adawonetsa kuti galimotoyo idakwera mpaka 0 mph ndi masekondi asanu ndi anayi kuposa galimoto wamba, ndipo liwiro lapamwamba lidakwera ndi seveni mph (100 km / h).

Panalibe kusintha kwa kuyimitsidwa kapena mabuleki, zonse zinali za kuchuluka kwa injini ndi mawonekedwe amasewera. Liwiro lapamwamba la injini yaing'ono ya 848cc inali pansi pa 80 mph (128 km / h), lingaliro lochititsa mantha lerolino chifukwa cha mabuleki ang'onoang'ono, kusowa kwa chitetezo chamasiku ano, komanso momwe misewu inalili panthawiyo.

Lipoti la magazini ya AMSA linamaliza kuti: “Aka n’koyamba kuti kampani iliyonse ya ku Australia ipangire galimoto yosinthidwa yotchipa kwa munthu wokonda kwambiri amene udindo wake wa pabanja umamulepheretsa kugula galimoto yamasewera. Tikuona kuti adzakhala woyamikira moyenerera ndipo, poganizira mtengo wa 790, alidi wokondweretsedwa.”

Munthu mmodzi amene alidi wokondweretsedwa lerolino ndi wokonda mini wa ku Sydney Robert Diamante, yemwe ali ndi imodzi ya Sports 850s osowa kwambiri.

Zonse zinasintha zaka zitatu zapitazo pamene anamva za kugulitsa galimoto pa famu ku Forbes. “Tidapeza galimotoyo itayima pansi pamtengo. Sanalembetsedwe kuyambira 1981. "

“Nditaona bajiyo, ndinati iyenera kukhala yanga. Ndinalipira $300 pa izo. Zinatengera ntchito pang'ono. Anamenyedwa kumbuyo. Ana awo ankawagwiritsa ntchito ngati mpanda.”

Diamante akuti adayichotsa galimotoyo ndipo adakhala pafupifupi miyezi 12 akumanganso mosamala kagalimoto kakang'ono kosowako. Iye akuti mwini wake woyamba wa galimotoyo anali mlimi wa Forbes yemwe anamwalira zaka zingapo zapitazo. Anagwira ntchito ku Sydney BMC P ndi R wogulitsa Williams yemwe anagulitsa ndi kuika zida ndi kugula galimoto kwa iwo.

Ndipotu anagula awiri. Diamante akuti galimoto yoyamba yomwe adagula mu 1962 idabedwa pambuyo pake ndipo adayisintha ndikuyika yofanana kumapeto kwa 1963 yomwe Diamante ali nayo pano.

Galimotoyi ili ndi mapaipi awiri otulutsa mpweya, zomwe akuti ndi zachilendo. Zikuwonetsanso kuti zida zamasewera za 850 sizinali zokwanira. Zosankha ndi zida zomwe zidayikidwa pamagalimoto kuyambira pomwe zidazo zidakhazikitsidwa mu 1962 (kapena 1961, kutengera yemwe mukulankhula naye) zasintha.

Mbiri yothamanga yagalimoto ndi yosangalatsanso. Dzina la Neil Johannesen laiwalika m'mbiri ya mbiri ya Bathurst-Phillip Island 500, koma anali woyamba kupikisana ndi Mini.

Pa chochitika cha 850, adabweretsa chitsanzo cha 1961 ndi mapasa a carburetors. Koma akuluakulu atamuimba mlandu wobera, adatulutsa chingwe kuchokera ku BMC ponena kuti kusinthaku kunali kovomerezeka.

Galimotoyo idalamulidwa kuchoka pagululi ndipo gulu lake lidayenera kuwasintha ndi stock carburetor kuchokera ku Spectator Mini. Pamene thanthwe linathyola galasi lakutsogolo kwake, adatenganso Mini yomweyi ndikupitilira.

Kusunthaku kudatsutsidwanso ndi akuluakulu ndipo adachotsedwa koma adabwezeredwa pamalo omaliza. Koma liwiro lomwe Johannesen's 850 Sports adawonetsa silinadziwike. Anthu anayamba kuona ka Mini ngati kagulu kothamanga.

Mitundu isanu ya Masewera a 850 idapikisana chaka chotsatira, ndipo patangotha ​​​​zaka zisanu kuchokera pomwe Johannesen adayambitsa mikangano, a Minis adapita kumalo asanu ndi anayi apamwamba ku Bathurst mu 1966.

Njerwa zazing'onozi zakhala zodziwika bwino ndipo Diamante amakonda kuyendetsa ndi ma 42,000 miles (67,500 km) pa wotchi. Iye anati, “Zimayenda bwino kwambiri. Si sitima ya roketi, koma ikuyenda bwino.