anyone else itching to get back out on the roads?

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Re: anyone else itching to get back out on the roads?

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been itching to get a mk1 out,,but the salty roads make me,,,erm,,,...drive the mini SPI

yes,,i know,,,,,a mini ,,but so bloody borin... :mrgreen:
for my sins,i own a 1957 wolsleley 1500
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Woke up this morning, looked outside, and all was covered with 3 to 5" of snow, so now the itch to get her out is completely gone.
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Snow is the BEST weather for any Mini!
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mk1 wrote:Snow is the BEST weather for any Mini!

I know, but I am VERY protective, when it comes to the W&P/JanSpeed thingie.

I remember when my Green Special, was still in use all year.

It had a set of proper winter tyres with studs in, I use to scare the pajesus out of drivers in the winter time :twisted: he he

Soo funny to see the face on them, as you overtake, on a road covered in snow & ice :lol:

That car was NEVER stuck in the snow 8-) it would "dig" its way out of ANY snowdrift :mrgreen:


I still have a set of 10" winter tyres, with 80-90% thread on, maybe I should fit them on my race Min, and take it out for a drive ;)

130BHP with 4-27 final and LSD should be interesting :lol:
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snow is great in a mini,,,but so are the repair bills and heartache when some numskull who cant drive runs into u! :lol:
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brook shaw wrote:snow is great in a mini,,,but so are the repair bills and heartache when some numskull who cant drive runs into u! :lol:
I only know TOO well :roll: had a Mercedes 280 in the trunk of my Green Min :( he couldnt stop becourse of all the ice & snow .

He rammed us so hard (on the rear RH corner) that we were catapultet across the highway, and ended in a hedge, on the other side of the road :cry:

The good thing was, that non of us were hurt, and it was also a few years, before I found my original gas welded RH tank.
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this government has no interest in getting the unlicenced uninsured drivers off the roads
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brook shaw wrote:ahhh...
the other red and black mini super

mines the morris one in red/black..

so nice to see it
ooo really would love to see a pic of it if you could post it:) i actually know of another red and black one but will have to just wait and see if it gets restored :)
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you show me yors and ill show u mine......:-)
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brook shaw wrote:this government has no interest in getting the unlicenced uninsured drivers off the roads
Quite right, & the reason, I assume is if there were no uninsured unlicensed drivers, they would miss out on all the impound fees, (£230 in Worcestershire, I think). To be honest, I don't think they're bothered about people who are just bad drivers, unless they've had a drink.
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