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I was looking at the head of my hatchback Radford today and I noticed that it has the word motune 68 stamped just behind the heater valve. Does anyone know anything about this engine builders. The car was converted by Radford in 67 so I'm assuming the 68 is the year the work was done and motune is the engine builder. The car first went to France and then later to the States if this helps.

Thanks
Nev

Just doing at bit of googling. Would motune be short for Motortune aka Alexander? Anyone have a Alexander built engine out there that might know. Who's the Alexander guru?

I'm not exactly sure if theres an alexander connection but i know that Motune still exists ( or mike the engine builder does , although retired still does a few engine as he's done a few for me ) ,they had connections in the sixties with Bob Fox and also the mini jems that raced at le mans .
I'm still in contact with Mike and know he kept a scrap book on all his 60s and 70s racing and rallycross stuff if you want to pm me i could ask him any questions (as he'd probably remember your car ) and give you his contact details

Pm sent

I would be very interested to hear more about this company, its one I haven't come across before.

M

I think thats the guy who I was talking to a bit back who made up a OHC version of the A series in the by just fudging things together as he said - revs its arse off but leaked more oil that you could put in it...

Ill dig his info out if i can remember what he was called.

PD

commando wrote:I'm not exactly sure if theres an alexander connection but i know that Motune still exists ( or mike the engine builder does , although retired still does a few engine as he's done a few for me ) ,they had connections in the sixties with Bob Fox and also the mini jems that raced at le mans .
I'm still in contact with Mike and know he kept a scrap book on all his 60s and 70s racing and rallycross stuff if you want to pm me i could ask him any questions (as he'd probably remember your car ) and give you his contact details

Hi,
Re the Motune bit. I think you must be getting mixed up with Motospeed which was the only firm Bob Fox had anything to do with, that sounds anything like!
Bob was a partner like myself in Wesley Engineering. Motospeed were also based in Erdington, Birmingham, and we were competitors, in most classes of Mini racing.
Hope this helps.
Mike (not the engine builder)

Sorry got confused after being told this info ages ago ,Motune was set up in the mid sixties by Mike Ortway and Bob Evans (later lotus F1 and sports cars etc ), their race cars were painted purple with a yellow roof (nicknamed rubbard and custard !! ).The Mini Jem was raced at the Nuremburg ring not Le mans . Mike is semi retired but still does engine and prep work ( i'm still in contact with him if anyone wants any more info ).
Aaron