Pictures to make us smile.

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I think this tyre is forked!!!!!!!

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That is ACE!

Is it real or has someone done it as a laugh?
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It does look a bit posed in the finger department.
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mab01uk wrote: Mon Sep 12, 2022 8:53 pm
I agree but not sadly! They still look good and timeless compared to other contemporary small hatchbacks from the same era, OBL on a Y Reg are very early R50 press cars and now sought after. Get one while you still can, early R50 MINI's and the R53 'S' are disappearing fast from the roads not due to rust but uneconomic minor accident damage or garage repair costs for what are often only minor DIY home mechanic faults to sort out.
I have to agree. I bought a facelift R50 Cooper earlier this year and it's a hoot to drive. Already had a few small niggles that I've had to sort, for instance the window mechanism went in the passenger side door and was an afternoon's job. New mech came from the scrappy for 30 euros, and I hate to think what it would have cost to have it done by a garage. Half a day's labour from a professional would have been quite a bill. The relay for the cooling fan also got stuck open and drained the battery. New set of relays and it was right as rain, it does need a new cooling fan as the low-speed resistor has blown (as they all do), but that's a bit more serious as the whole front end has to come apart to swap it...
Of course I know what a dipstick is, you get called something often enough you look it up!
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At Shelsley on Saturday, thought this looked nice.
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Time for lunch

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What we have here is a total lack of respect for the law.

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Takes me back to my Lambretta GT200 .. last one i looked at for sale was £8k :o
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surfblue63 wrote: Sun Oct 09, 2022 11:42 am What we have here is a total lack of respect for the law.

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Disgraceful :x !
Mind you, HE needs a haircut doesn't he :o
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Isn't he in Sparks?
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Hahaha - Now that you mention it,I CAN see the similarity :lol:
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Yes......, the drummer man!!! What was his name. Good band too!
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Weren't they brothers in Sparks..as a kid I couldn't believe it!!
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Ron & Russell Mael.

They are still going strong.

https://allsparks.com/
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:lol: This town ain't big enaugh for the both of us :!:
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It's Blakey from On the Buses. He got a job as a traffic warden after the program was cancelled.



PS There was a Glam Rock at the BBC show on over the weekend that had a Top of the Pops appearance of Sparks doing This Town Ain't Big Enough for the Both of Us.
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This picture makes me :D
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A video from 1972 as opposed to a photo. Lots of Minis, 1100's, A60's and a Marina 1.8TC Coupe.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mnVnX-i5_hM
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