Vote for your favourite two-car garage!
"The Classics World magazine team is gearing up for the Lancaster Insurance Classic Motor Show on November 10–12, 2023 at the NEC in Birmingham. The two-car garage exercise was chosen to coincide with the theme for this year’s Classic Motor Show, ‘Perfect Partners’. They are hoping that one of their dream two-car garage pairings fits that bill – but which would you choose? Vote for your favourite pairing by following the link below. The winning two-car garage will be featured in the metal on the Classics World stand in Hall 2."
One of the Classics World pairings is by an ex-editor of Mini magazine and includes a 1275GT...
Dream two-car garage: Jeff Ruggles – Editor, Classic Car Buyer
Mini 1275GT (1969-1980) & Lancia Delta HF Integrale (1987-1994)
"For many years, it was the lazy journalist’s default position to label the GT as a poor substitute for the Cooper S it supposedly replaced in 1969. The BL boss at the time, Donald Stokes, resented paying royalties to John Cooper to use his name, and so ditched the Cooper S for the side-striped GT with its detuned, single-carb 1275cc motor and controversial Roy Haynes-designed Clubman front end.
That’s how the story is often told, anyway. In reality though, the Cooper S soldiered on alongside the GT for almost two more years, though it was never really advertised and there was little to tell it apart from a bog-standard Mini 1000. It would be more accurate to describe the GT as a direct replacement for the outgoing 998 Cooper, and in that regard, it stacks up a whole lot better. You got funky Rostyle wheels, better trim, a rev counter wind-up windows and a more contemporary colour palette, plus extra room under the bonnet.....)
https://classicsworld.co.uk/guides/perf ... c-garages/
