Just a nice period picture

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Mutated Mutant!

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Only 2 away from the famous one.


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And is this how the famous one started out?
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surfblue63 wrote: Sun Sep 18, 2022 11:59 am but I think it is Mirage.
Yes it is, also known as shiny primer. It had a slight purple tinge to it and was not popular. Its was used on Minis, Marinas and Allegros 74/75.
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A mate had a MGBGT V8 in Mirage. Looked horrible :cry:
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surfblue63 wrote: Mon Sep 19, 2022 2:03 pm


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All three of those cars are rare : FAB 1 is unique, there aren't many Mk2 Minis left and the Lancia Flaminia GT is rather exotic to boot!
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At first I thought the dark blue car was a Ferrari 250 GTE, but then I spotted the front wheel.



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Somewhere in Norway

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WMU 211G wrote: Mon Sep 19, 2022 6:22 pm
surfblue63 wrote: Mon Sep 19, 2022 2:03 pm


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All three of those cars are rare : FAB 1 is unique, there aren't many Mk2 Minis left and the Lancia Flaminia GT is rather exotic to boot!
Was it the Lancia put the boot in?
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peasantslife wrote: Tue Sep 20, 2022 4:38 pm
Was it the Lancia put the boot in?
Doubt it, there'd just be a pile of rust behind the Mini if it was.
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London 1981

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Niagara Falls 1985

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surfblue63 wrote: Tue Sep 20, 2022 4:27 pm At first I thought the dark blue car was a Ferrari 250 GTE, but then I spotted the front wheel.



Definitely a Flaminia Stu...


https://www.carandclassic.com/car/C1492425

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surfblue63 wrote: Tue Sep 20, 2022 4:53 pm
peasantslife wrote: Tue Sep 20, 2022 4:38 pm
Was it the Lancia put the boot in?
Doubt it, there'd just be a pile of rust behind the Mini if it was.
Aww come one, they weren't all made of Russian washing machines by Fiat... Flaminia's are wonderful things, 1800 boxer engines IIRC.
Of course I know what a dipstick is, you get called something often enough you look it up!
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Hard to imagine how the VDP1300 sustained that damage isn't it :shock:
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Surfers Paradise 1966, from racing sports cars website.
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CRX89B going through it's Triggus Broomus phase, or Trigor Mortis. :lol:
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Are they D1s? Just askin' for a freind. :D
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Definitely look like D1s.



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Interesting side bar about how Datsun dealerships were looking for tidy Minis to export to Japan.

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Sheffield , couple of nice Thames Traders with mini's
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