Does anyone recognise this front?
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Anyone recognise this?
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Anyone recognise this?
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Re: Anyone recognise this?
I seem to think that these easy fit/fix fronts and a few other types/styles were available in the late 60's early 70's for young mini owners who had stoved the front of their mini in. Don't know who made them. But I bet that someone on the forum will.....!
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Re: Anyone recognise this?
Here are some other types/styles which were available in the late 60's early 70's...
The Ridgeway Sports Conversion:-
http://mk1-performance-conversions.co.u ... dgeway.jpg
Turn your silk purse into a Sows ear 2. The Mini-Scorpion
(scroll down)
http://mk1-performance-conversions.co.uk/3rd_party.html
Nose jobs new and old :-
http://maximummini.blogspot.com/2011/05 ... d-old.html
Rob and Mandy below were at the Donnington 20th Mini Birthday Extravaganza in 1979.
More photos here:-
http://mk1-forum.net/viewtopic.php?p=225500#p225500
The Ridgeway Sports Conversion:-
http://mk1-performance-conversions.co.u ... dgeway.jpg
Turn your silk purse into a Sows ear 2. The Mini-Scorpion
(scroll down)
http://mk1-performance-conversions.co.uk/3rd_party.html
Nose jobs new and old :-
http://maximummini.blogspot.com/2011/05 ... d-old.html
Rob and Mandy below were at the Donnington 20th Mini Birthday Extravaganza in 1979.
More photos here:-
http://mk1-forum.net/viewtopic.php?p=225500#p225500
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Re: Anyone recognise this?
Thanks to Richard Lawrence for the photos and scan of the advert:-
https://www.minimarcos.org.uk/altpics/r ... index.html
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Re: Anyone recognise this?
Another but a one off here (1965)...and long before the R50 MINI (2001)
All about the Hamlin Special - once the Fastest Mini in the World:-
"It was built out of a blue 1959 lightweight Mini but had parts from a wrecked Cooper 'S' which Frank bought."
http://maximummini.blogspot.com/2020/06 ... stest.html
NZ Hamlin Special crashed:-
http://maximummini.blogspot.com/2020/03/hamblin.html
All about the Hamlin Special - once the Fastest Mini in the World:-
"It was built out of a blue 1959 lightweight Mini but had parts from a wrecked Cooper 'S' which Frank bought."
http://maximummini.blogspot.com/2020/06 ... stest.html
NZ Hamlin Special crashed:-
http://maximummini.blogspot.com/2020/03/hamblin.html