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DOWNTON Mini is what I like a lot.
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I took one of my 997's :P

http://www.flickr.com/photos/beacsh/550 ... 203655710/

Mark Broadhead has a car transport business and a few mini's!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/beacsh/550 ... 203655710/

It was an awesome event!! :mrgreen: :mrgreen:
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What colour is that mini in the front on the top deck of the transporter?

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My guess would be Camino Gold. It was a popular early 70s colour.

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Would it be Harvest Gold?
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It is camino gold a much underrated colour
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Harvest gold wasn't used here, we had our own range of colours. Our colours were often a lot brighter and with more choices than the UK colours.

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Mini's don't rust................Downunder!
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Bob Holden in Black (In Sunnies) Bathurst winner in 66 (with Rauno) and with his back to the camera, John Leffler, one of our great Mini Racers (Our Rhodes if you like)
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Johns Car now owned by barry Collins:

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What about this, Aussie backyard engineering!

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Wow thats awesome! I know this is a pretty big thread mine, but i know John Leffler and pop into his workshop every few weeks.

Any more info or photos of that sequential box?! People have been looking for it for ages with no success...
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Braad, frustratingly, I never got the gearbox guys contact details, he's built a couple for himself and is not that interested in making them commercially.

I know he used gears and selector detent from a motorcycle, possible Honda CBR 1000.

Maybe a 'call out' on Ausmini might find him.

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Someone on the Dutch forum is creating one:

http://www.minisevenclub.nl/forum/viewt ... 39&t=56095
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9 weeks and we're racing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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