For what it is worth, I spent a lot of time and a lot of money bringing a 1973 MG Midget from a hulk with a tree growing in it to a 98% restoration. During that progression over about five years I considered replacing the little OHV 4cyl with a rotary engine for the light weight and high rpm potential. I got drawn in to the "Collector Value" of the 1973 model because it was a metal bumper model with rounded rear wheel wells and really looked good, but the expense of maintenance and a number of foibles finally caused me to sell what was a "beautiful headache". So all things considered, you might have an easier time finding a Midget in the UK than in the US and then use that as the body and chassis for what would be a very hot street car. Driving a Midget for five years will enable you to write a scholarly text on "Springs I have seen under large trucks". Most chopped and channeled US early Fords are actually "high" compared to a midget! I have shown this picture before but it shows how low the Midgets are and they are very light so that would be an excellent body for a small rotary engine/motor. The picture was taken quite a few years ago at the Shirley Plantation (Virginia) British Car Day which is an annual event in early Autuum and is a sort of Eastern Concourse for British Cars and there are some really beautiful cars there which I suspect seldom venture outside of a garage except for this event. Many of the British cars have polished Burl wooden dashes which are seldom matched in US rods.

Don Shillady
Retired SCientist/teen rodder