[quote BSC6E325QAD6E255]Some of the contemporary European cars of this type (large 5/6 seater car with a big boot) had even smaller engines than the Wyvern..like the Fiat 1400 and the Simca Ariane.[/quote] The Fiat 1400 had a small engine in a heavy body, but in the usual Italian style it was geared so that it could get along. The Simca Ariane was simply a Vedette with an Aronde 4 cylinder replacing the small V8. It was really made for Parisian taxi drivers.