Introducing my Austin Super
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Introducing my Austin Super
Introducing my Austin Super soon to be back on the road, for the first time in 26 years. More photos to follow.
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Re: Introducing my Austin Super
That is one nice car
empressive work, how much work was done on the body ?
Love the plate here DYT means Beep
or is another word for "making love"
Jens Christian
empressive work, how much work was done on the body ?
Love the plate here DYT means Beep
or is another word for "making love"
Jens Christian
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Haha cheers
Its had new wings / drivers door / passanger door skin / inner and outter A panels / sills the list goes on.
Ive had the car since 1995 and did most the work initialy myself however it has been moth balled for 10 years. Its currently had some mexhanical work to get the MOT, a respray and a new interior to be fitted as we speak.
Cheers
James
Its had new wings / drivers door / passanger door skin / inner and outter A panels / sills the list goes on.
Ive had the car since 1995 and did most the work initialy myself however it has been moth balled for 10 years. Its currently had some mexhanical work to get the MOT, a respray and a new interior to be fitted as we speak.
Cheers
James
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ooo ,
dont we just love our supers,,
surf blue,,for a change
nice car sir,,
dont we just love our supers,,
surf blue,,for a change
nice car sir,,
for my sins,i own a 1957 wolsleley 1500
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Hopefully be nice once its done, its becoming a bit of an obsession still thats the mini bug for ya!
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Impressive looking rebuild I must say.
Bet you can't wait to get it on the road proper.
Bet you can't wait to get it on the road proper.
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ive gotta admit my red super got me hooked on minis from an early agejslane wrote:Hopefully be nice once its done, its becoming a bit of an obsession still thats the mini bug for ya!
i was back in 1970 when i first set eyes on mine,,
took me till 2003 to get my hands on it though...
dont drive it much now though,,its just sat under a cover in my "mini museum"
its the only red morris super known to survive..im scared of sombody hitting it...lol
for my sins,i own a 1957 wolsleley 1500
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Have to admit its a bit of a risk taking these cars out on the road looking at some peoples driving standards these days. Still I will drive mine, when its not raining that is.
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oooo i do drive mine...just not as much as i used to,,
gives me a real buzz when i do..
plus..everybody thinks its a "fake cooper" at shows always provides entertainment,,
er,,,,DURRRRR !!!!!!
oh sorry--"its a SUPER-DELUXE"
ARRRGGHHHHH !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
one day they will learn,,lol
gives me a real buzz when i do..
plus..everybody thinks its a "fake cooper" at shows always provides entertainment,,
er,,,,DURRRRR !!!!!!
oh sorry--"its a SUPER-DELUXE"
ARRRGGHHHHH !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
one day they will learn,,lol
for my sins,i own a 1957 wolsleley 1500
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Haha I look forward to that when I take it to shows....brook shaw wrote: oh sorry--"its a SUPER-DELUXE"
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Here's one I used to own, it's still alive, but only just.brook shaw wrote:
dont drive it much now though,,its just sat under a cover in my "mini museum"
its the only red morris super known to survive..im scared of sombody hitting it...lol
Not very good pics, but it was a genuine Super
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One day hopefully, though the only thing stopping it folding in half was the pallet it came on!
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steve1071 wrote:
Here's one I used to own, it's still alive, but only just.
Not very good pics, but it was a genuine Super
If those are PH grill buttons ? the car is worth a fortune (ohh sorry, that was the NOS ones)
Lovely "patina" just needs a polish, some new brakefluid, and a pair of strips to hold that bumper then its ready for MOT .
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jslane wrote:
Have to admit its a bit of a risk taking these cars out on the road looking at some peoples driving standards these days.
Still I will drive mine, when its not raining that is.
I agree, it only takes one of these idiots, reading/writing/sending, a tekst message while driving
I also said I never would drive the Black "thingie" in the rain,
but when C&SC are at your place to do an article, you dont have an option
well you do - but then there is no article
Jens Christian
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The front end was the good bit, the engine bay was sound, the boot area was repairable, but there wasn't much left in the middle! It was restorable when I sold it, but only just.JC T ONE wrote:steve1071 wrote:
Here's one I used to own, it's still alive, but only just.
Not very good pics, but it was a genuine Super
If those are PH grill buttons ? the car is worth a fortune (ohh sorry, that was the NOS ones)
Lovely "patina" just needs a polish, some new brakefluid, and a pair of strips to hold that bumper then its ready for MOT .