IMorris Sport 850 yami

Akekho ongazi ukuthi zingaki ezikhiqizwe, ezangempela kunzima ukuzihlukanisa nezingombombayi, ziyisikhombisa kuphela okwaziwayo ukuthi zisele, kwaphinde kwaqubula izinsolo zokuqala zokukopela emjahweni wezimoto iBathurst-Phillip Island 500. Namuhla, iMorris Sports 850 iyinhlangano imfihlakalo kubathandi bezimoto.

Kubonakala sengathi lena bekungeyona imoto ye-BMC esemthethweni, kodwa ikhithi yokugibela ngokushesha okungenzeka ukuthi yengezwe abathengisi abambalwa noma ithengwe ngekhawunta ukuze umakhenikha wasekhaya athuthukise isitoko sakhe esingu-850. Kodwa ikhithi yanikezwa ngesibusiso se-BMC. .

Ngaphandle kwamabheji, izitika ezikhethekile ezingunxantathu ku-hood kanye ne-trunk, kanye ne-chrome grille kanye ne-exhaust tip, ukuthuthukiswa kwangempela kwakungaphansi kwe-hood. Iqhinga elikhulu laliwukuthi ama-carburetor angamawele ahlanganiswe nenqwaba ehlelwe kabusha, i-free flow exhaust kanye ne-muffler entsha yavumela injini ukuthi iphefumule kangcono kunemodeli evamile.

Kungcono kakhulu, eqinisweni, ukuthi ukuhlolwa komgwaqo kamagazini ngo-1962 kwabonisa ukuthi imoto yashesha yafika ku-0 mph imizuzwana eyisishiyagalolunye engcono kakhulu kunemoto evamile, futhi isivinini esiphezulu senyuke ngamamayela ayisikhombisa (100 km/h).

Azikho izinguquko ku-suspension noma amabhuleki, konke bekumayelana nokwenyuka kwamandla enjini nokubukeka kwe-sporty. Ijubane eliphezulu lenjini encane engu-848cc lalingaphansi nje kuka-80 mph (128 km/h), umcabango owethusayo namuhla uma kubhekwa amabhuleki amancane, ukuntuleka kwanoma yiziphi izici zokuphepha zanamuhla, kanye nesimo semigwaqo yangaleso sikhathi.

Umbiko kamagazini i-AMSA waphetha: “Kungokokuqala ngqa ukuthi noma iyiphi inkampani yase-Australia ikhiqizele umuntu oshisekayo izibopho zomkhaya ezimvimbela ukuba athenge imoto yezemidlalo eshibhile. Sinomuzwa wokuthi uzobonga ngokufanelekile futhi, uma kucatshangelwa inani elingu-790, nakanjani unesithakazelo.”

Umuntu oyedwa onesithakazelo ngempela namuhla umlandeli omncane waseSydney uRobert Diamante, ongumnikazi we-Sports 850s engavamile. Uthi waqala ukuyibona embukisweni wezimoto eminyakeni engu-17 edlule futhi ube nesithakazelo sokuyithenga kusukela ngaleso sikhathi.

Konke kwashintsha eminyakeni emithathu edlule ngesikhathi ezwa ngokudayiswa kwemoto epulazini eliseForbes. “Imoto siyithole ipake ngaphansi kwesihlahla. Ayikaze ibhaliswe kusukela ngo-1981."

“Ngithe ngibona ibheji ngathi kumele kube ngelami. Ngikhokhe u-$300 ngayo. Kwathatha umsebenzi omncane. Washaywa emhlane. Amadodana abo ayisebenzisa njengesishayi se-paddock."

UDiamante uthi wayihlukanisa le moto futhi wachitha cishe izinyanga ezingu-12 elungisa ngokucophelela le moto encane engavamile. Uthi umnikazi wokuqala wale moto ngumlimi wakwaForbes owashona eminyakeni embalwa edlule. Wayesebenzela umthengisi we-BMC P kanye no-R waseSydney uWilliams owayedayisa futhi wafaka izinto zokusebenza wathenga imoto kubo.

Nangempela wathenga ezimbili. UDiamante uthi imoto yokuqala ayithenga ngo-1962 waphinde yebiwa wabe esefaka enye efana nayo ngasekupheleni kuka-1963 eseyiphethwe nguDiamante.

Le moto inamapayipi amabili e-exhaust, athe ayijwayelekile. Kuphinde kukhombise ukuthi amakhithi ezemidlalo angama-850 abengekho ngokuphelele. Izinketho nezici ezifakwe ezimotweni kusukela kwasungulwa ikhithi ngo-1962 (noma ngo-1961, kuye ngokuthi ukhuluma nobani) kushintshile.

Umlando wokugijima wemoto awumnandi kangako. Igama likaNeil Johannesen likhohliwe emibhalweni yomlando we-Bathurst-Phillip Island 500, kodwa waba ngowokuqala umjaho we-Mini.

Emcimbini we-850, waletha imodeli ka-1961 enama-carburetor angamawele. Kodwa ngesikhathi izikhulu zimsola ngokukopela, wakhipha intambo yakwa-BMC ethi ukuguqulwa kusemthethweni.

Imoto yakhishwa kugridi futhi ithimba lakhe kwadingeka lifake i-stock carburettor evela kuSpectator Mini. Lapho idwala kamuva liphihliza iwindshiend yakhe, wathatha indawo ye-Mini efanayo waqhubeka.

Lesi senzo saphinde saphikiswa nayizikhulu waxoshwa kodwa wabuyiselwa endaweni yokugcina. Kodwa ijubane elikhonjiswe yi-850 Sports kaJohannesen alizange libonakale. Abantu baqala ukubona uMini omncane njengebutho lomjaho.

Amamodeli amahlanu Ezemidlalo angu-850 aqhudelana ngonyaka olandelayo, futhi ngemva kweminyaka emihlanu nje uJohannesen eqale impikiswano, abakwaMinis baqonda ngqo ezikhundleni eziyisishiyagalolunye eziphezulu e-Bathurst ngo-1966.

Izitini ezincane seziyinganekwane futhi u-Diamante uthanda ukuyishayela ngamamayela angu-42,000 kuphela (67,500 km) ewashini. Uthi, “Ihamba kahle kakhulu. Akuwona umkhumbi wamarokhethi, kodwa uhamba kahle.