Story and Photography by Bill Holland
Editor's Note: this article originally ran back in 2018. Some information and prices may be different today.
Without a doubt one of the most popular powerplants in the history of sports car racing is the venerable A-series engine. Throughout its nearly 50-year lifespan it appeared in such vintage racing icons as the Austin-Healey Sprite, …
well, I reckon that engine would be just wonderful sitting on a display stand as a piece of automobile art - it is totally schmick ! well done guys - I now wish I han't sold my Mini Moke - then I could embark on recreating something as nice as you have done. I would have to worry about the driveshafts though !
120hp to the wheels for a 1275 is pretty stout.
Why is torque crossing HP at 6,700 RPM? Should be at 5,252 - that's a lot of artistic license on the dyno sheet.
In reply to Frank Wissman :look at both sides of the graph. Torque and HP are displayed different scales.
This makes Huffaker's engines look like toys and costs more than his original cars! --so much for an inexpensive racing class as intended.
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