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I found the reason why it seized, as I indicated it was a single Carb feeding two cylinders, the cylinders were separate castings rather than a double casting and there was a crack in the bolted inlet manifold to the Left cylinder. The Carb and inlet had a polished cover over it. The shop I bought it from did the repairs under the Warranty.
Mind you a College (or is it University now) friend had the Panther two stroke twin with those strange front Forks, went over a Level Crossing and his Forks collapsed, made a bit of a mess of his face when he hit the Deck.
Below is an interesting car built for Sprints, the engine was fitted with an electric motor driven aircraft cabin blower which was a common practice not only for Sprint but also road going, I knew of an Austin Farina and a 105E Ford Anglia that had this type of Blower fitted. They never used first gear.
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