janspeed

Another very well known name in the world of Mini Tuning is JANSPEED.

Founded by Hungarian refugee and former Downton main man Jan Odor in 1964 Janspeed went on to become one of the very best of the best.

Janspeed made their early name by offering equipment that look suspiciously like that offered by "Downton" at considerably reduced prices. Compare the two logos, even the "New" Janspeed logo was a total rip off of the by then famour Downton one.

However as Jan Odor's reputation built he went on to eclipse the achievements of Mr. Richmonds company without any of the "Works" backing that Downton always found so helpful.

Below you will find a selection of edited pages from the Janspeed catalogue that was first published in 1969. Then compare the prices to those in the Downton section. If only things were that cheap nowadays!

Janspeed Catalogue.

Extracts of the second edition Janspeed catalogue, dated 1971.

Mini Kits, Cooper & S's Kits, Cylinder Heads,

Inlet Manifolds, Engineering Services
Earlier Catalogue Cover.

Janspeed 1275 Race Engine Specification.

A much earlier specification sheet from Janspeed, from 1965 detailing the work and price of a 1275 full specification race engine.a

Janspeed Conversions (Citrca 1970).

A more or less complete listing of the off the shelf conversions offered by Janspeed by 1970. As you can see the company still has a very strong BMC Bias.

Janspeed Agents.

Even by 1966 Janspeed were establishing a network of agents who could supply and fit all janspeeds tuning equipment. This network was to grow much, much bigger over the following 30 or so years.

	Janspeed Catalogue. Extracts of the second edition Janspeed catalogue, dated 1971. Mini Kits, Cooper & S's Kits, Cylinder Heads, Inlet Manifolds, Engineering Services Earlier Catalogue Cover.
	Janspeed 1275 Race Engine Specification. A much earlier specification sheet from Janspeed, from 1965 detailing the work and price of a 1275 full specification race engine.a
	Janspeed Conversions (Citrca 1970). A more or less complete listing of the off the shelf conversions offered by Janspeed by 1970. As you can see the company still has a very strong BMC Bias.
	Janspeed Agents. Even by 1966 Janspeed were establishing a network of agents who could supply and fit all janspeeds tuning equipment. This network was to grow much, much bigger over the following 30 or so years.