1275 GT thread

[Peter Laidler]

I used to know one of the Page 3 girls. Corrine Russell. Sadly, I ddn't know her as well as my friend did. Actually she was a very nice girl

[mab01uk]

Malcom Leggate with his famous 1275GT Mini Challenge car at the NEC recently, the right way up!
https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=980 ... cale=en_GB

[Davetom]

Is there any data anywhere on chassis numbers for the last GT’s ? Just bought a W reg one that was reg’d 1st Sep 80 ( as were a few others I’d presume ) . Can’t have been too many more sold after then, just clearing out the old stock ?

[Pete]

Apparently the final chassis number was XE2D2000744571

[Davetom]

That was quick thanks.. Mine ends 733066 so I’m 11k from the end ( presuming the numbering system was logical ?!)

[mab01uk]

Glyn Swift 1275GT


The Scalextric version

Sporting Minis:-
https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=99 ... cale=en_GB

[Pete]

Paul Costin preservation of a late GT down under here : https://youtu.be/1zmldyiam_s

[Pete]

Downton tuned ‘Tiger Tim’

[Pete]

Special Tuning GT (std capacity) for comparison

[Costafortune]

0-90 in 21 seconds was pretty good - not as fast as an Elan Sprint or a 2002Tii (sub 20 secs) but about the same as a Capri 3000. It was faster to 80 than an RS1600 (about 115-120 bhp) which is impressive.

The Clubman body really had appalling aerodynamics. The standard Mini is pretty poor but I bet the huge difference between 90 and 100 would be less.

It's interesting that Downton had their own 3:1 CWP.

[Pete]

I never knew the Aussie GTs were manufactured with removable slam panels… great idea!