American Pickers '68 Mk2 S

[nick rogers]

Chuck, I think you can reach Ron through Mike at Seven. The lower picture of the Trickey Mini at Beaulieu clearly shows that Ron fitted an A+ engine to it for some reason.
KTR223E was actually holed up in a lockup in Sheffield and I tried to buy it when the owner, who had won it in a CCC competition, offered it for £400 ! Unfortunately for me Ron heard about it and outbid me by a further £400. It came with a bunch of spares including a set of D1's with wet tyres and a trailer. I have the full spec somewhere.

[mab01uk]

mab01, I thought I recognized that photo of Ron Graham. I took that in 2001 during my Wolseley Across America trip in the Wolseley 1000 named EG. I stayed one night at the Graham's.
Do you have a way of contacting him?

As Nick says probably best way to make contact with Ron is through Mike Abramson at Seven Enterprises in Newport News.

For those who have not read your story of 'Wolseley Across America' and your photo of Ron in link below:-
http://www.minimania.com/Wolseley_Acros ... E_VIRGINIA

[GrahamWRobinson]

I have a feeling that I read a couple of years ago that Ron was now very much out of Minis and into much bigger stuff.

Ron's a great guy. People always speak well of him. Here's an amusing tale to relate to you. (You'll need to imagine Ron saying the following in that lovely American drawl of his.) He a very tall guy, over 6ft tall and was at some sort of Mini rally in the States when a woman asked him how he manages to squeeze into a Mini. Ron replied 'Lady, I do it one leg at a time.'!


Graham

[cheleker]

Thanks for the help. Telephone and email connections to Ron have been received. Information I've received says that the Trickey Mini is still in his possession, but that it hasn't been moved (at least under its own power) for years. Fifties hot rods seem to be his thing, now.

[Pete]

Anyone know about a black RHD Radford Mk2 S over there?

[mab01uk]

Thanks for the help. Telephone and email connections to Ron have been received. Information I've received says that the Trickey Mini is still in his possession, but that it hasn't been moved (at least under its own power) for years. Fifties hot rods seem to be his thing, now.

Looks like Ron (Trickey Mini) has joined the forum!
viewtopic.php?f=4&t=17478#p150179

[Trickey Mini]

Thanks for the help. Telephone and email connections to Ron have been received. Information I've received says that the Trickey Mini is still in his possession, but that it hasn't been moved (at least under its own power) for years. Fifties hot rods seem to be his thing, now.

Looks like Ron (Trickey Mini) has joined the forum!
viewtopic.php?f=4&t=17478#p150179

Hello guys. Yes, I have joined. Maybe it'll make me get the Trickey Mini out and running. Parked it in 2002 due to a differential bearing going bad and how time flies. Yes, I am into Hot Rods and Gassers. Bought a 1955 Ford Gasser about 5 years ago that had been sitting on a shelf for 43 years. Now it sits in the garage like the Trickey Mini, waiting on me to restore it. My wife bought me a 1950 Ford F-1 almost 11 years ago and we made it into Tow Mater (CARS movie). I was driving it nearly every day until it decided not to turn over anymore after I bought a new Ford F-150 last May. So now it sits waiting on me with the other cars. But, I am having fun making the new truck look like the new Ford Raptor.

Lots of interesting threads on here, should have found this forum sooner. That Works mini, GRX309D (recently found), I saw racing in Florida in the mid 70s. It was the copy that was sent to race in the Sebring. And then theres SOH878H that I almost bought before I found the Trickey Mini.

[Dogscarf]

I have a 1968 MKII Morris Cooper S and live in the US. Indeed, they are quite rare here. I picked it up 2.5 years ago for a good deal, not as cheap as the Pickers though. No rust, car was running and driving but everything on the car was worn out or shot. I have some connections to the Pickers so I am trying to find out what happened to the car. The last I heard is that is is being worked on and repaired. I do not know to what extent though.
Dogscarf

1968 Cooper S
1967 Cooper S

[mk1coopers]

Hi Ron

Good to see you here, many years ago at Castle Coombe we were talking about you wanting the number plate off my car as it started with 'RTG' , time does fly and I'm glad you are well and enjoying your cars

[mab01uk]

Thanks for the help. Telephone and email connections to Ron have been received. Information I've received says that the Trickey Mini is still in his possession, but that it hasn't been moved (at least under its own power) for years. Fifties hot rods seem to be his thing, now.

Looks like Ron (Trickey Mini) has joined the forum!
viewtopic.php?f=4&t=17478#p150179

Hello guys. Yes, I have joined. Maybe it'll make me get the Trickey Mini out and running. Parked it in 2002 due to a differential bearing going bad and how time flies. Yes, I am into Hot Rods and Gassers. Bought a 1955 Ford Gasser about 5 years ago that had been sitting on a shelf for 43 years. Now it sits in the garage like the Trickey Mini, waiting on me to restore it. My wife bought me a 1950 Ford F-1 almost 11 years ago and we made it into Tow Mater (CARS movie). I was driving it nearly every day until it decided not to turn over anymore after I bought a new Ford F-150 last May. So now it sits waiting on me with the other cars. But, I am having fun making the new truck look like the new Ford Raptor.

Lots of interesting threads on here, should have found this forum sooner. That Works mini, GRX309D (recently found), I saw racing in Florida in the mid 70s. It was the copy that was sent to race in the Sebring. And then theres SOH878H that I almost bought before I found the Trickey Mini.

Good to see you on here Ron!....it would also be great to see a thread started on the history of the Trickey Mini with some of the information and photos you have gathered on the history of the car and Clive Trickey over the years.

Just incase you have not found it yet the main 'Mk1 Performance Conversions' website (link below) also has lots of information you may find of interest:-
http://mk1-performance-conversions.co.uk/

[mab01uk]

By contrast on the NAM USA classic Mini forum below that $5000 for the 'American Pickers' Mk2 Cooper S was not considered a bargain price!
https://www.northamericanmotoring.com/f ... mk2-s.html

[Pete]

Which is why so many US Mini Coopers are coming over here!