▁appear ▁in ▁time ▁and ▁so ▁it ▁was ▁initially ▁power ed ▁by ▁a ▁ 1 . 7 - lit re ▁Ford ▁Ta un us ▁engine ▁and ▁later ▁by ▁the ▁ 1 . 5 - lit re ▁Ford ▁Cort ina ▁( non - cross flow ) ▁engine . ▁Although ▁similar ▁in ▁appearance , ▁the ▁Fl aming o ▁is ▁a ▁very ▁different ▁car . ▁The ▁front ▁susp ension ▁replaced ▁the ▁trans verse ▁leaf ▁spr ings ▁of ▁the ▁D art ▁with ▁two ▁wish b ones ▁compress ing ▁M ini ▁rub ber ▁con es , ▁and ▁later ▁small ▁co il ▁spr ings . ▁The ▁rear ▁was ▁clever ly ▁designed ▁to ▁stop ▁one ▁wheel ▁spin ning ▁faster ▁than ▁the ▁other ▁under ▁power ▁through ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁different ▁trailing ▁arm ▁set ups ▁on ▁each ▁side . ▁ ▁O wn ers ▁include ▁Gordon ▁Murray ▁who ▁has ▁a ▁ 1 9 6 4 ▁example . ▁ ▁Rep lic as ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁accurate ▁rep lic as ▁known ▁as ▁Le vy ▁D arts ▁were ▁built ▁by ▁Jeff ▁Le vy ▁with ▁invol vement ▁from ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁original ▁tri o , ▁Ver ster ▁de ▁Wit . ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 0 s ▁a ▁vis ually ▁similar ▁mechan ically ▁different ▁rep lica ▁in ▁the ▁form ▁of ▁the ▁Hay den ▁D art ▁II ▁was ▁manufact ured ; ▁these ▁are ▁still ▁being ▁made ▁and ▁have ▁evol ved ▁to ▁include ▁independent ▁rear ▁susp ension . ▁Engine ▁options ▁are ▁wide ▁as ▁with ▁the ▁original ▁G SM ' s