General Chat with an emphasis on BMC Minis & Other iconic cars of the 1960's.
Exminiman
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by Exminiman » Sat Aug 20, 2022 11:24 am
steve1071 wrote: ↑ Sat Aug 20, 2022 7:01 am
Have a look at the business address, Strawberry Fields…. Wasn’t he same bloke selling a load of log books some time back. Think we assumed it was an ex scrapyard.
I think you are right, didn’t he have a photo of all the cars in the field ?
Its also a B&B
, the mind boggles
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Pete
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by Pete » Sat Aug 20, 2022 9:51 pm
It’s the same geezer with “the ex John Lennon” Mini.
‘Mini Cooper S’ printed on a logbook means absolutely jack sh*t without the right chassis number as we all know.
Costafortune
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by Costafortune » Sun Aug 21, 2022 1:51 pm
£50 worth of scrap sold by some joker not quite wired up correctly.
I've got that right, haven't I?
Andrew1967
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by Andrew1967 » Sun Aug 21, 2022 1:54 pm
Just don’t call him mate, cos he ain’t
mk1
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by mk1 » Thu Aug 25, 2022 2:17 pm
That looks like a lovely thing.
WMU 211G
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by WMU 211G » Thu Aug 25, 2022 2:26 pm
mk1 wrote: ↑ Thu Aug 25, 2022 2:17 pm
That looks like a lovely thing.
Not too far from me - happy to have a shuftie and report back if anyone is interested in it.
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coopertim
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by coopertim » Thu Aug 25, 2022 4:51 pm
I reckon that’s possibly a late 1071? Speedo is 120 dead and the voltage regulator is mounted on the crossmember instead of on the inner wing.
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by AndyPen » Thu Aug 25, 2022 5:31 pm
We’re t the first dry 1275 S set up like that too Tim???
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by Andrew1967 » Thu Aug 25, 2022 5:58 pm
AndyPen wrote: ↑ Thu Aug 25, 2022 5:31 pm
We’re t the first dry 1275 S set up like that too Tim???
I think they were Andy.
Got the wrong carbs on it maybe. Aren't they later Mk3 type carbs with breather take offs like that ?
Nice survivor car ..
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by surfblue63 » Thu Aug 25, 2022 6:15 pm
steve1071
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by steve1071 » Thu Aug 25, 2022 9:31 pm
AndyPen wrote: ↑ Thu Aug 25, 2022 5:31 pm
We’re t the first dry 1275 S set up like that too Tim???
I think the changes were when hydro came in, so looks right. Those boot board bracket rivets look a bit new but it’s had work on the hinge panel, which might explain it. On the face of it looks like a very nice survivor
Simon776
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by Simon776 » Thu Aug 25, 2022 9:53 pm
It is part of the Anthony Hamilton Collection; he was thinking of selling it a couple of years ago then changed his mind.
The carbs and inlet manifold are MG 1300/1300GT.
The right hand tank is a later addition, not sure what the square patch at the bottom of the tank is for.
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by AndyPen » Thu Aug 25, 2022 10:33 pm
Patch looks like an access section or maybe just a rubber buffer of some kind???
Just notice the rear wiper isn't offset but in the centre, and parked to the right. I'd need to double check but I'm ours were always parked to the left???? Maybe fitted before the kits came out???
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by Pete » Sat Aug 27, 2022 12:10 pm
“Unrestored” is a pretty loose term nowadays for a nearly 60 year old car. Even the most pampered Minis of that age on 60 odd thousand miles driven in the U.K. have usually had a panel or two and a repaint in all that time. The usual exceptions to that rule are being kept in a dry climate for most of their life like MEG was in California. Always really interesting cars like that but VERY optimistic valuation me thinks.
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by WMU 211G » Sun Aug 28, 2022 11:48 am
Very interesting finds - let's hope they both find good homes.
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by Cammsjb » Sun Aug 28, 2022 10:32 pm