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Old Period Ads
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UHR850
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Motortune parts, not only steering wheels but also the Microcel seats
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DOWNTON Mini is what I like a lot.
Collecting 60th wooden steeringwheels.
Collecting 60th wooden steeringwheels.
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1968 Mk2 Morris Cooper
1968 Mk2 Morris Cooper S
1992 Maserati Biturbo 430 2.8 litre V6
2014 Fiat Abarth 595 Anniversario
1968 Mk2 Morris Cooper
1968 Mk2 Morris Cooper S
1992 Maserati Biturbo 430 2.8 litre V6
2014 Fiat Abarth 595 Anniversario
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Peter Laidler
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Never saw one of those! My wife's N reg citrus mini 1000 had a set of Dunlop alloys and a flip-up glass sunroof and Unipart radio fitted at new by the midlands/Birmingham dealer who offered them as 'specials' But never saw a full glass roof.
Could be a bit embarrassing if you were parked outside your girlfriends house saying a cosy goodnight - in the manner that was the norm in those old days - and her parents were looking out of the window....., into the car!
Could be a bit embarrassing if you were parked outside your girlfriends house saying a cosy goodnight - in the manner that was the norm in those old days - and her parents were looking out of the window....., into the car!
I have to admit, I have never seen that advert before. 
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MiNiKiN
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I surely enabled the subframe to continue rotting in all secrecy 
Yes I am a nerd: I am researching the Austrian Mini-racing scene of the 60s and 70s 
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Classic1
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Great bit of kit for getting your mini through mot with rotten subframe those were the days 
Times money and I'm always short of both
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I have one of the Rover P6 Glass Tops.
After the Triplex GTX (Scimitar), then The Sotherby Specials (Astons), the P6 was intended to be the first series car to be fitted. I dont know the true reason for the project being canned, but circa 12, perhaps 15 cars were fitted from a batch of 150 pieces, Balance were deemed out of spec so returned to remelt. Mine is a toughened Sundym, but at least some were bronze Reflecafloat.
One shipped to NY motor Show, several to Au, at least a pair went new to Holland, and the rest appear to have found first usage with Pilkington execs and Rover. Brochures were produced, a price was declared and journo's drove some at a test day in the midlands.You can find articles in Motor Autocar. The plan was that completed cars were to have the roof swap with Roof Installations in W London, but after the initial batch it seems no more were made.
At the time a webasto option put on circa £80, the Electric metal slider was £125 and the fixed Glass Top a similar sum. (about 10% uplift on the list of a 4 cyl P6.) Perhaps realisation that sized call just would not justify the disruption/profit equation?
https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/ ... -537637490