General Chat with an emphasis on BMC Minis & Other iconic cars of the 1960's. Includes information on MK1 Action days.
snoopy64
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by snoopy64 » Sat Aug 22, 2020 9:48 am
mk1 wrote: ↑ Fri Aug 21, 2020 4:58 pm
Vroom, vroom
smokin.jpg
I’m not bitter but the Turner & Newell pension scheme went up in smoke just like that!
Cheers
Kevin
WMU 211G
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by WMU 211G » Sat Aug 22, 2020 12:41 pm
INNO 3185fdf.jpg
INNO AD016.jpg
INNOCENTI mini-promo.jpg
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Nidge
1968 Mk2 Morris Cooper S
surfblue63
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by surfblue63 » Sat Aug 22, 2020 3:07 pm
It's like what my painter friend Donald said to me
"Stick a fork in their ass and turn them over, they're done"
WMU 211G
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by WMU 211G » Sat Aug 22, 2020 3:17 pm
Any idea how many Inno Minis were churned out Stu....?
Nidge
1968 Mk2 Morris Cooper S
surfblue63
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by surfblue63 » Sat Aug 22, 2020 3:40 pm
Mini – Total 1965-68 98.392
Mini Mk2 – Total 1968-70 70.281
Mini Mk3 – Total 1970-72 100.294
Mini Matic – Total 1970-75 13.970
Mini 1000 / 1001 / T / Export – Total 1972-75 122.024
Mini Cooper 1300 – Total 1972-75 38.145
You can find individual model production on the following link. You can also spend hours looking at loads of other Inno stuff. You might need to click translate when you open the page.
https://www.registroinnocenti.org/583-2/
It's like what my painter friend Donald said to me
"Stick a fork in their ass and turn them over, they're done"
WMU 211G
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by WMU 211G » Sat Aug 22, 2020 3:42 pm
Nice one thanks Stu
Nidge
1968 Mk2 Morris Cooper S
WMU 211G
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by WMU 211G » Sat Aug 22, 2020 4:26 pm
More golden oldies....
BL fa5740.jpg
BMC a6c0c31.jpg
BMC a130e.jpg
BMC b25327202.jpg
BMC db902.jpg
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Nidge
1968 Mk2 Morris Cooper S
MiNiKiN
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Location: Graz/Austria // NN1 4ST previously
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by MiNiKiN » Sat Aug 22, 2020 5:25 pm
surfblue63 wrote: ↑ Sat Aug 22, 2020 3:07 pm
And those Italians wouldn't be buying inferior British built cars either!
WMU 211G wrote: ↑ Sat Aug 22, 2020 12:41 pm
INNO 3185fdf.jpg
INNO AD016.jpg
INNOCENTI mini-promo.jpg
A big 'thumbs-up' to you two
Mi piace Innocenti Mini, penso che Innocenti abbia appena costruito i migliori Mini
I keep my Heligan pineapple jam in Mk1 glass washer bottles
WMU 211G
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by WMU 211G » Mon Aug 24, 2020 12:57 pm
Some non Mini but nice period ads....
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1960s Ferodo ad.jpg
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1969-Lotus-Europa-Europe-Be-an-Avenger-Original.jpg
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Nidge
1968 Mk2 Morris Cooper S
mk1
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by mk1 » Mon Aug 24, 2020 1:01 pm
I’m not bitter but the Turner & Newell pension scheme went up in smoke just like that!
A lot of it went to the good folks of Armley in Leeds who used to be able to have snowball fights in summer thanks to the amount of Asbestos dust blown from the T&N factory there!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armley_asbestos_disaster
Mark F
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