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Hum, You make it sound so appealing Pete

Pete wrote: ↑Fri Oct 29, 2021 3:03 pm

BigWig wrote: ↑Fri Oct 29, 2021 1:43 pm 1275 GT:

https://www.mathewsons.co.uk/product/19 ... -wadham-s/

Is that possibly the worst ever colour/ interior combo ever offered on the 1275GT!? Catshit brown with plain velour trim. At least the later dogshit brown GTs had stripey seats.

That's the splendid combination of Antique Gold and Almond, very rare nowadays.

That will probably get turned into a 10" wheel car in Vermillion with Black chairs no doubt and be advertised as original in six months time.

Those velour seats never lasted well did they It might be rare but I think that is a ghastly colour The roof looks quite rot-free and it does have the correct steering wheel so there are at least two positive things going for it
To my shame I can remember at work we fitted loads of those dreadful "oversills" to old Minis in the 1970s and 1980s to quickly get them through another MOT or two
I'd quite fancy a 1275GT now but it would have to be earlier than that and in a brighter colour.

mab01uk wrote: ↑Fri Oct 08, 2021 10:46 pm 1960 Austin Mini Van
https://www.swva.co.uk/classic-car/aust ... -van-1960/

Austin Morris Mini Van 1981
https://www.swva.co.uk/classic-car/aust ... -van-1981/

Austin Mini Pick-Up 1979
https://www.swva.co.uk/classic-car/aust ... k-up-1979/

The 1960 van went for £16,200, 1981 van £8,500 and 1979 pick-up £16,000 all plus buyers premium.

I just missed out on this rare gem at Brightwells

Lucky escape Dave

BBO is a Cardiff reg. Is that a VDP version?

VDP it is

Those wheels have been bugging me all day, finally remembered what they are.

Dunlop D4 Style B

surfblue63 wrote: ↑Sat Oct 30, 2021 7:52 pm Those wheels have been bugging me all day, finally remembered what they are.

Dunlop D4 Style B

Are they not MGB LE wheels or are they the same thing?

Yes you are right, those wheels were used by MG, first on the MGB GT V8 and then the 1975 MGB Jubilee. There were supplied by Dunlop so are the D4 wheel.

Link to Dunlop Catalogue https://mk1-performance-conversions.co. ... wheels.pdf


MGB GT V8




MGB Jubilee

surfblue63 wrote: ↑Sun Oct 31, 2021 10:48 am Yes you are right, those wheels were used by MG, first on the MGB GT V8 and then the 1975 MGB Jubilee. There were supplied by Dunlop so are the D4 wheel.

Link to Dunlop Catalogue https://mk1-performance-conversions.co. ... wheels.pdf


MGB GT V8




MGB Jubilee

I recall they were also on the reliant scimitar

Go on.......,someone tell me that that JPS Allegro is a spoof....., please!

As a matter of interest (or very little interest here...) the VP Allegro and the MGB GT's shown here were all partially assembled at Abingdon

The original photo didn’t show the rear

Oneball wrote: ↑Sun Oct 31, 2021 2:32 pm The original photo didn’t show the rear
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Fookin hell, anyone know the story behind this ?

Somebody must have been smoking some cabbage leaves or something

If the village idiot was going to do a car up, this is it…….

surfblue63 wrote: ↑Wed Oct 20, 2021 12:26 pm Memory loss comes to us all in the end. Her indoors is always saying she said this and she said that and I never have any recollection of the conversation, especially if it was more than a day ago.

My wife said "you're not listening to me are you?" That's a funny way to start a conversation I thought...

Oneball wrote: ↑Sun Oct 31, 2021 2:32 pm The original photo didn’t show the rear
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Obviously for when they are having a large picnic and the tables inside are not big enough.