MAP freewheeling hubs

The first Rover Company-approved free-wheeling front hubs, made by Mayflower Automotive Products of Tavistock, Devon under rights bought from the Barton Motor Company of Plymouth. An outer aluminium casing houses a steel inner hub running in a bronze bush, engaged by turning the centre actuator nut; an automatic version followed in the mid-1960s. Fairey bought MAP in 1972 and continued both brands before phasing in its own design.

Developed during Series I production; 10-spline front axles.

Rarity. The first Rover-approved freewheeling hub, sold from the late 1950s until Fairey's redesigned hub superseded it in the mid-1970s; survivors turn up on Series II/IIA but far fewer than the later Fairey hub. Year bounds approximate (late 1950s to mid-1970s).

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Developed during Series I production; 10-spline front axles.