Santa lands in Felixstowe

[Will Grant]

Nev is the red car a 66? if so what month. joins two very similar cars already here.

[Nevsmini]

Hi Will, she is an early hydro car built in Dec '64

[Nevsmini]

Some photos of the Radford in the 80's before it was stripped for restoration.

[BRI MK1]

hi nev are you going to change it to right hand drive, but might be abit difficult because of the dash being the wrong way round, but steve burkinshaw has the equipment to do this.

[Nevsmini]

Brian, yes I'm going to restore her in RHD but I'm not going to touch the original dash. I'm going to use another radford dash. I got a spare dash when I bought a 66 Downton Radford Cooper from Madrid earlier in the summer. Will post a photo of that radford later tonight when I get home.

[Nevsmini]

As promised photo of the Madrid Downton Radford Cooper.

[slowboy]

love the pics of the black car in the workshop, it looks so "right" if that makes any sense ? really nice project, look forward to following progress, and to think all i will be getting from santa is a credit card bill and a tangerine

[Nevsmini]

Slowboy i know how you feel. I have to hide the credit card statements, because the wife thinks i have only 2 minis . Good job she has no intrest in the garage. Your work on those knock offs is very tasty indeed.

[Nevsmini]

My 3rd and final Radford. A 1965 Radford Cooper S. Some time in the late 60's she was upgraded to mk2 spec. With the mk2 rear light cut out and fitted, door handles, grill and mk2 cosmics. The car is a real time warp all glass, switches etc even the coil is dated early '65. She still has her original carpets in fantastic condition with radford sound insulation underneath.

[BRI MK1]

hi nev do want to sell the madrid radford, be very intrested if you do cheers brian.

[Nevsmini]

Brian,
I should really sell it to help fund the resto of the hatchback. But I drove 14 hrs down and 14hrs back from Madrid to buy it. So I'm not going to sell her right now but you never know when the new year comes.
Nev

[slowboy]

Slowboy i know how you feel. I have to hide the credit card statements, because the wife thinks i have only 2 minis . Good job she has no intrest in the garage. Your work on those knock offs is very tasty indeed.

thanks nev, that 65 car is just how i think a radford should look, that colour combo is class

[coopertim]

Nev, I think you are the luckiest man i know!! You have a fantastic collection of gorgeous minis! Maybe one day i will be able to treat myself to a Mk1 which i can actually drive!!!

Have a great Christmas

Tim

[Nevsmini]

Cheers Tim,
I should have your Ex 1071 AKY finished Feb/March. Was going to be in the convoy of coopers heading down to bulee next year. It would be great if you could share the experience of AKY's first big trip down to bulee, it would only be right since you started the resto.
Nev

[coopertim]

That would be fantastic Nev!! I'm definately up for that one! Keep me posted can you?

Cheers. Tim