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Any classic Mini fans?

Post by LotusLee » Thu Apr 07, 2011 6:52 pm

Thought I'd post a few pics of my mates Mini, its a wee cracker. Can't remember the full spec but its a 1380 MED engine ,286 cam, 45 Weber and is pretty rapid and LOUD.
Apologies for the photoshoppedness :D
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Re: Any classic Mini fans?

Post by tut » Thu Apr 07, 2011 7:06 pm

Little beaut, but suspect the lights weigh more than the car.

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Re: Any classic Mini fans?

Post by mwmackenzie » Thu Apr 07, 2011 9:29 pm

What a stunning wee piece of kit! I once had a mini clubman estate 850 automatic with roof bars lol it was beige with a brown stripe lol like my boxers after driving it hahaha, after engaging reverse I needed yo pop a foot out the door to give her a hee help to get moving lol, great fun and lots of fond memories :thumbsup
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Re: Any classic Mini fans?

Post by Dominic » Fri Apr 08, 2011 9:38 am

Cracking wee mini :thumbsup
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Post by j2 lot » Fri Apr 08, 2011 9:49 am

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Post by rossybee » Fri Apr 08, 2011 2:12 pm

Gorgeous - takes me back :love
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Re: Any classic Mini fans?

Post by Corranga » Fri Apr 08, 2011 4:14 pm

Looks fantastic, I bet it's pretty fun too :)

Maybe one day mine will, erm, move :(

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Re: Any classic Mini fans?

Post by smee » Sat Apr 09, 2011 3:16 pm

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Re: Any classic Mini fans?

Post by Mr Momo » Sat Apr 09, 2011 7:39 pm

:love

Is it for sale ?


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Post by Noops » Sun Apr 10, 2011 7:11 pm

Lovely had a few :thumbsup .Takes me back to my first rusty Mini van with no syncro in first ,learning double clutching :lol: slide windows, air vent in the roof, eight track player with Paul & Simon's Mrs Robinson making me deaf, the tapes came with the mini I very much hasten to add....Mine was fitted with town and country tyres about £8 quid each as I was doing a lot of shooting off road at the time . Oh and my best memory :thumbsup sitting by the fire grinding in valves after I blew the head time after time :wink:
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Re: Any classic Mini fans?

Post by LotusLee » Sun Apr 10, 2011 8:02 pm

tut wrote:Little beaut, but suspect the lights weigh more than the car.

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LOL yeah they are a bit OTT and with the four pot calipers on the front I wouldn't be surprised to see it doing a stoppie.
p.s just noticed that my camera was set to 3 mega pixels when I took the pics :oops:
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Re: Any classic Mini fans?

Post by LotusLee » Sun Apr 10, 2011 8:08 pm

Mr Momo wrote::love

Is it for sale ?


(I saw the Paddy Hopkirk interview on the news the other night - now smitten, although new WRC MINI is a pig).
It might be , he is considering selling it and getting a 111R, he's had mini's for the last 20 years and fancies a change.
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Re: Any classic Mini fans?

Post by j2 lot » Sun Apr 10, 2011 8:35 pm

Could be a long queue if that appears in the classifieds. :D
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Re: Any classic Mini fans?

Post by 111Robin » Sun Apr 10, 2011 10:16 pm

Nice. Just took my Mpi out for the first time this year, always room for another in the garage.....

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Re: Any classic Mini fans?

Post by 111Robin » Sun Apr 10, 2011 10:20 pm

LotusLee wrote:
Mr Momo wrote::love

Is it for sale ?


(I saw the Paddy Hopkirk interview on the news the other night - now smitten, although new WRC MINI is a pig).
It might be , he is considering selling it and getting a 111R, he's had mini's for the last 20 years and fancies a change.
That's what I said when I got the S1 in 98, but the Minis are still here.................. once smitten :)

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