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mk1 wrote: Mon Nov 06, 2023 12:44 pm Is that Canadian spec?
Not sure Mark, might be, but my first thought was French with the bull bar on.
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Canadian export Mini with some 'nice' period mods....
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Just been posted on Facebook. 70's Falmouth, Cornwall. The old bus station at the top of the Moor. All gone now and an Iceland is there. To left used to a BL dealership, where I saw my first Dolomite Sprint ;-)



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Peter Laidler wrote: Mon Nov 06, 2023 4:25 pm Yep, been wracking my literary brains too. Best I can come up with is
'.....you're welcome to try, but you'll need more than a mini to keep me satisfied, sonny Jim...'
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My godfather navigating on the 1966 RAC
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Nice photo of the RAC 8-)
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WesleyB wrote: Sat Nov 18, 2023 3:09 pm Nice photo of the RAC 8-)
I’d never seen a photo of him in a Mini, I knew about Lancia/Fiat/Hillman etc but not a Mini so when I saw the pic I thought I’d put it up.
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Oneball wrote: Sat Nov 18, 2023 3:01 pm My godfather navigating on the 1966 RAC
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For John Bloxham?
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Pete wrote: Sat Nov 18, 2023 4:26 pm
For John Bloxham?
Yep. Richard Harper.
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Must have been an anti climax after the 1966 Gulf...
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Roy Johnson/Richard Harper S DKW808D at finish of 66 Gulf London International Rally at Forte's Excelsior Hotel, Heathrow Airport.
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I guess that’s motorsport. My folks went all the way up to Scotland once to see Richard in the Avenger and they didn’t get past the first stage.
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(From the Metro newspaper - Oct 27th 1999)
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Shitgulls getting their dinner :lol: :lol: :lol:
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Silver gulls, also known as "chip hawks", consuming their natural diet.

Its an Aussie car with the wind-up windows, most likely a 998 Deluxe built between '65 and '69. I don't recognise the location, maybe one of Sydney's eastern suburbs, could even be NZ.

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The gap between the wheel and the upper wing arch is that acceptable? With the alignment being correct?
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Strange specification isn't it. Mk2 boot badges, "S" wheels and Cooper exhaust but single tank. Mk1 rear lights (and rear 'screen?) but lack of bumper corner bars suggest Mk2 :(
I assume it is a BMC factory shot and the LHD suggests an export spec. of some sort but it's a strange one. Oxford registration.
Just noticed the lack of body seams. It isn't one of those glassfibre Minis is it??
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Old English White wrote: Tue Dec 19, 2023 8:10 am Strange specification isn't it. Mk2 boot badges, "S" wheels and Cooper exhaust but single tank. Mk1 rear lights (and rear 'screen?) but lack of bumper corner bars suggest Mk2 :(
I assume it is a BMC factory shot and the LHD suggests an export spec. of some sort but it's a strange one. Oxford registration.
Just noticed the lack of body seams. It isn't one of those glassfibre Minis is it??
Could well be - Chilean spec....?
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