http://www.theminiforum.co.uk/forums/to ... de-tomaso/
Now listed:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/VERY-RARE-COL ... CA:GB:1123
Mini overseas : Innocenti 90/120
"our own 1275GT’s 55bhp looks distinctly weedy compared to the 65bhp (DIN) of the 120, or the 71bhp (74 on 1978 models) of the de Tomaso. In fact the latter is to all intents and purposes in Cooper ‘S’ tune, though it uses a single 1.25in SU in place of the S’s twin 1.25s, and has an ordinary 1275 camshaft, advanced by 4 degrees, rather than the old S’s wider-overlap grind. What’s more, these pokey units are not specially breathed upon by some Italian tuning wizard, but are actually produced in the UK and then shipped out to the Italian manufacturer, which makes you wonder what’s to stop BL from slotting them into the 1275GT; excuses about ‘rationalisation’ begin to sound a bit hollow…"
http://www.aronline.co.uk/blogs/cars/in ... nti-90120/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ubD_o_Nv0cc