CARS WE HAVE OWNED

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Thought it might be intresting for members to put on minis they have owned, could be useful :idea: Here goes my list, some of which my dad had.

AVH679A CLIPPER BLUE 850

NJU500M 1275GT

RDG496G 998 COOPER

919BBU 997 COOPER

ETC100B 1071S

HYB957D 1275S

POL578G 1275S

CDL791C 970S

BOV300C 1275S

UHN335F 998 COOPER

L95DND MINI RIO

L94DND MINI RIO

C347LTU CITY

C181JHG MAYFAIR

1072RU VAN

HCK88G 1275S

OCB610 850

ENT149C 850

TCK757 997

OJL151L 1275GT

Can' think of anymore yet :!:
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That's a fair old selection Steve - and some interesting numbers.

Which one's mine?!
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SMOKE GREY wrote:Thought it might be intresting for members to put on minis they have owned, could be useful :idea: Here goes my list, some of which my dad had.

HCK88G 1275S
I owned this car from around 1980 to 1984.

Before I bought it the car was put, at some speed, through an Estate Agent's shop window in the centre of Clitheroe...in the middle of the night. There was a woman in the passenger seat who was (allegedly) the wife of a local police officer. Needless to say, the driver wasn't a member of the local constabulary...so he made a sharp exit. Unfortunately in his haste he failed to realise he'd left the tax disc on the floor of the shop! Big mistake.

I think the car eventually went to a dealer in Bolton(?). Have you got any pics or do you know where it is now...?
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RS6 wrote:

Before I bought it the car was put, at some speed, through an Estate Agent's shop window in the centre of Clitheroe...in the middle of the night. There was a woman in the passenger seat who was (allegedly) the wife of a local police officer. Needless to say, the driver wasn't a member of the local constabulary...so he made a sharp exit. Unfortunately in his haste he failed to realise he'd left the tax disc on the floor of the shop! Big mistake.

ha ha

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SMOKE GREY wrote:Thought it might be intresting for members to put on minis they have owned, could be useful :idea: Here goes my list, some of which my dad had.



Can' think of anymore yet :!:
>>>> JBL ***D :D
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PJL 835R Austin Mini 1000
ECT 254D Austin Mini 850 SDL
D590 YNR Austin Mini Picadilly
L............? Italian Job
HTL.......?X Austin 1000 HL Auto
R905 AJV Rover 1275 Balmoral
EDV 32C / 316-KJ 51 998 Austin Cooper French import
AKY 188B Morris Cooper 'S' 1071

Must be getting old!! My memory seems to be fading!!

Tim.
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Post by cookie1071 »

Good thread Steve. The ones i can remember the reg. marks for are... :lol:

9311 PX Mini Minor
SVE 102K Mk3 Mini 1000
UDG 162H Mk3 Mini 1000
LMR 471F Mk2 Cooper
WAD 806J Mini Marcos
HMX 494N Mini Pickup
RMC 277E Mk1 Cooper S

And the one's i need to dig out the photo album to find out what they were... :?

A Mk2 'S', another MK2 Cooper, a Mk2 Mini, 2 Mini Vans, 2 more Mini Pickups and 2 more MK3 Minis.

So that makes 16 in total :geek:, compared to your 20 :ugeek:, although there could be a few others that i've temporarily forgotten about!

Cheers,
Niall.
PS Anyone know the whereabouts of RMC 277E? Think the bloke i sold it to broke it :roll: and DVLA site shows it hasnt been taxed since '87 but it would be great if it has survived.. ;)
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Some of mine are:

WPB 376 M 1000
OUT 673 G MK2 1275 S
HFF 83 F MK1 850
TKU 133 1071S
XFV 445 "Speedwellified" 1152
BRT 152 B Supercharged traveller
ENJ 809 C Moke
YVJ 137 MK1 850
5842 MF Sprint

You see, I'm a lightweight really when it comes to Minis.

There are a few other ratters too, but I can't think of the numbers off hand.

Go on Rich, see if you can do a list of yours :lol:
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RS6 wrote:
SMOKE GREY wrote:Thought it might be intresting for members to put on minis they have owned, could be useful :idea: Here goes my list, some of which my dad had.

HCK88G 1275S
I owned this car from around 1980 to 1984.

Before I bought it the car was put, at some speed, through an Estate Agent's shop window in the centre of Clitheroe...in the middle of the night. There was a woman in the passenger seat who was (allegedly) the wife of a local police officer. Needless to say, the driver wasn't a member of the local constabulary...so he made a sharp exit. Unfortunately in his haste he failed to realise he'd left the tax disc on the floor of the shop! Big mistake.

I think the car eventually went to a dealer in Bolton(?). Have you got any pics or do you know where it is now...?

Yep car went to the late Bob Brookes who later ran Mini Bits from bolton. When my dad bought it , it was black with a white roof and had a Madadash in it. Originally snowberry white/ black.
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Some more :!: Still got some :!:

658CYM 850

XLV127J EX-POLICE 1275S

EPH2B 1275S

FRC151J MK3S

JSV216 1071S

ARU527B 1071S

PYG868E 998 COOPER

ACK27B 998 COOPER

EFR81C 998 COOPER

HTE416B 998 COOPER

JBL494D EX WORKS 1275S

****** COOPER 997 (NEW PROJECT :!: )
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mk1 wrote:Some of mine are:

WPB 376 M 1000
OUT 673 G MK2 1275 S
HFF 83 F MK1 850
TKU 133 1071S
XFV 445 "Speedwellified" 1152
BRT 152 B Supercharged traveller
ENJ 809 C Moke
YVJ 137 MK1 850
5842 MF Sprint

You see, I'm a lightweight really when it comes to Minis.

There are a few other ratters too, but I can't think of the numbers off hand.

Go on Rich, see if you can do a list of yours :lol:

What does that make me?

WHG 998V 1275GT (is it still out there?)
JRL 586E 998 mk1 Cooper (still got...just!)

Pathetic list, but I just get attached. Got the GT when I
was 20. So at least I have I have owned a mini of some sort for a few years!
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Not too many from me:

UHS 157G - Mk3 Elf (rotten as a pear!)
FMS 282D - 998 Cooper (never drove it - yet another project)
TGM 169J - 1310 van (Downton head)
B??????? - 25 LE
K838 RGB - 1275 Italian Job
CDB 643B - 1275'd Mk1 deluxe (just sold)

And I'm sure I've forgotten one, as I'm sure the Mk1 was my 7th!
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Any body know of previous history of :-

590 AHO started life in Waterlooville, still have.

EOT 359D still have.

XFH 432F ( Hornet ) still have.

FWS 780D ( cooper S ) was owned by a friend.
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590 aho I live 200 yds wrom Waterlooville any info I can follow up for ou
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Steve 1071 - when did you own XLV 127J?
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fricsman wrote:Steve 1071 - when did you own XLV 127J?

My dad owned, can't for the life of remember who off, it went like hell, but was totally standard. Must of been about 1985ish :?:
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mk1 wrote:
Go on Rich, see if you can do a list of yours :lol:

no chance

50 plus! :lol:
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SMOKE GREY wrote:
fricsman wrote:Steve 1071 - when did you own XLV 127J?

My dad owned, can't for the life of remember who off, it went like hell, but was totally standard. Must of been about 1985ish :?:
Smoke Grey, sorry got your name wrong! Steve and 1071 was nearly right eh?
XLV 127J was the last Mk 3 'S' that Liverpool police had and was the driving school car I believe. Belonged to Darryl Swift of the Wirral who was a civilian driving instructor for the police. Believe he owned it mid nineties and that it is still around.
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2247 UN '62 Mini Van Smoke Grey - Written off by the next owner. My first car.
396 HDM '63 Mini Super Deluxe Fiesta Yellow
LCC 114K '71 1275GT Teal Blue, no stripes - Written off by next owner
OKD 697F '68 ex Liverpool MK 2 1275 'S' Police White - now in USA
VUY ---G '68 Mk2 1275 'S' Snowberry White and Black roof - current car
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