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I hope it's not me causing this controversy :( , (the FB group is not mine) I've said it on more than one occasion, but I'll say it again, I have absolutely no problem with anything that anyone does to their own cars, there are some amazingly talented people out there who do fantastic work achieving results I could never match.

My car wil never be as well finished as a lot of the Sprints out there, I have chosen not to cover every weld and join prefering to leave what was done when it was built unchanged to preserve its history, truth be told I even had a dillema over what colour to paint it as at various stages with its first owner it changed colour, I could have picked any colour but chose the one it was painted when it was first converted as I thought that it was more important to be respectful to the history of the car and the choices that were made by the original owner when it was first done rather than my personal preferences.

People are free to choose to go to who ever they want to have work done, or do it themselves, who am I to criticise their decisions, the whole Minisprint / Sprinted Mini description is just personal opinion, no different to GT40 / GTD 40's. Shelby / AC / everyone else Cobras etc etc, there's room out their for everything 8-)
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No Mark, not at all, everyone is entitled to their opinion and what you wrote was from your perspective.

I would think that Neville is very proud of his legacy, cars that have been admired and copied for 50 years now.
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Another recently completed Neville Tricket MiniSprint.

I wonder if Walter Rohrl could actually fit in :)
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he could drive it from the back seat!
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swifty wrote:Mark we all know your a great fan of Neville so this is not meant to have a go at the old gentleman but it seems strange that he's in he's late seventies now and all of a sudden there's a improvement in the quality . Neville was great at getting the shape of the car looking correct , but welding and panel beating were not his strong points . Makes you wonder if this improvement is because he is over seeing someone else doing the work .... nothing wrong with that if that's what's happening . There was a fella I met at the 2015 mcr day . He took a near mint shell to Neville to be sprinted and was deavastated with what he described as horrendous welding and hammering in of the panels ..... ken
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mk1 wrote:Another recently completed Neville Tricket MiniSprint.

I wonder if Walter Rohrl could actually fit in :)
Surf blue Sprint; looks the mutts nuts!
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Another shot of Michaels Sprint.
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Lush. The one I meant was at Beaulieu going back 5 years that was surf blue with a gold brocade trim. Seemed like an odd combination but worked out beautifully. Think it was on French plates.
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The one I meant was at Beaulieu going back 5 years that was surf blue with a gold brocade trim. Seemed like an odd combination but worked out beautifully. Think it was on French plates.

I remember that one too. Nice car.
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Mark ( rolls) . Still got it , keeps getting pushed to the back of the garage . lacking motivation at the moment to get it done. As for starting a blog on it , think I will stay well away from that thanks .. Ferrari is out of storage so once serviced I will be able to take you for a spin . As usual if you passing by on your travels , then pop in ... ken
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rolesyboy wrote: The one I meant was at Beaulieu going back 5 years that was surf blue with a gold brocade trim. Seemed like an odd combination but worked out beautifully. Think it was on French plates.
It was Speedwell (if I have the right car)

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mk1 wrote:Another recently completed Neville Tricket MiniSprint.

I wonder if Walter Rohrl could actually fit in :)
....that's a beaut..great plate also for Walter born 2/50 was he ??....foxy52
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surfblue63 wrote:
rolesyboy wrote: The one I meant was at Beaulieu going back 5 years that was surf blue with a gold brocade trim. Seemed like an odd combination but worked out beautifully. Think it was on French plates.
It was Speedwell (if I have the right car)

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http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C245244
That's the one. Speedwell it was.
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mk1 wrote:Another shot of Michaels Sprint.
That looks nice and straight along the side, ripple free, very nicely done..........stunning car

I think the cut down bonnets actually suit the mini shape better than the originals

Only slight let down is the loss of the wing to front panel seams, one of my pet dislikes, but thats just me :lol:
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Only slight let down is the loss of the wing to front panel seams,

Couldn't agree more.

However Nev has taken this on board & his current Sprints retain this important front panel / wing seam.
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Back in the day if we were replacing say just a wing, accident related etc and the front panel was a bit ropy
we used to seem weld and create a seam with a 1mm cutting disc, crude but effective
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:shock: Sprint from Jean Lemordant BVR.

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BVR? What it means?
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GTR, maybe?
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BVR = British Vita Racing
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