The compact design of the A-series engine has made it undeniably one the most popular small engines to be produced. With the first examples released in 1951, contained within the confines of the Austin A30 and Morris Minor alike displacing a mere 803cc, all the way up to the 1275 A+ Mini produced until 2000. Although over the years there were many upgrades and improvements made, the A-series has won the appreciation of many enthusiasts.

With its vast heritage in motorsport the A-series has proven to be one of the most competent engines in history from winning various rallies including the gruelling Monte Carlo to becoming a giant killer on the circuit when paired against the likes of the mighty Ford V8’s of the 60’s. It is safe to say the A-series can reliably perform in any situation.

This has meant that parts are still readily available for all specifications from standard road base engines all the way up to full race animals with unlimited combinations in between.

At Scholar Engines we are able to fully cater for the most discerning enthusiast. We are able to supply parts from many of our close suppliers, from a bone stock refresh up to a complete all out race set up, over the years we have completed many rebuilds for road cars, series race cars and even fully insane track cars.

We are able to dyno test and fully run in any A-series engine, be it front or rear wheel drive configuration.

A select few options are as follows-

• Forged crank shafts
• Any number of camshafts from standard to full race spec
• Porting and port matching
• Bronze valve guides
• Stainless valves
• Duplex timing chains
• 7 port aluminium cylinder heads
• The ever popular BMW twin cam motorcycle cylinder head conversion

We have built A-Series for many applications, including but not limited to:  Mini, Morris Minor, MG Midget, Morris Marina from standard road-going through to race and rally specification.  A full range of capacities is available, 850, 998, 1098, 1275, 1380cc.