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Re: Just a nice period picture

Posted: Wed Dec 05, 2018 6:15 pm
by Pete
Ahhh I never realised that, POP 22 (an ERA Mini Coupe) must have had two seperate conversions done on it. The one in your first pic and then the 2nd modification to it when the front end was done and roof lowered? The latter conversion must have been done very shortly after the first pic though cos I'm sure I have early 60s pics of it with the front end done! Or m I missing something??

David Hiam in the rally car (16 BOJ) there on the Acropolis.

Re: Just a nice period picture

Posted: Wed Dec 05, 2018 6:53 pm
by surfblue63
I hadn't seen that picture of POP 22 with the Alfa grille before I found it today on the interweb. I have seen the early pictures with the lower roof and modified front but now I can not find them. The colour picture is one that I took at Beaulieu in 2011.

Re: Just a nice period picture

Posted: Thu Dec 06, 2018 9:20 am
by UHR850
As far as I can see the green POP22 is another Mini conversion.

The black and white is in, see Maximum Mini 2 New ERA Mini.
Jeroen Booij did told me this just now :roll:

Kees.

Re: Just a nice period picture

Posted: Thu Dec 06, 2018 3:33 pm
by UHR850
:shock: BJB44B :!:

Re: Just a nice period picture

Posted: Thu Dec 06, 2018 5:03 pm
by surfblue63
I think its is AJB 44B, not BJB. The pictures are from the Tour de france

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Re: Just a nice period picture

Posted: Thu Dec 06, 2018 5:27 pm
by Mark 1 S
Have that original rally plate from the bootlid in my collection ;) 64 Tour De France

Re: Just a nice period picture

Posted: Thu Dec 06, 2018 5:46 pm
by mk1
Mark 1 S wrote:Have that original rally plate from the bootlid in my collection ;) 64 Tour De France
Nice!

You don't have any "SERVICE" plates for sale / swap do you?

Re: Just a nice period picture

Posted: Thu Dec 06, 2018 7:45 pm
by Pete
Geoff Mabbs also pictured in his works supported 1071 '170 TYD'.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YWTKt_S0eJM

Re: Just a nice period picture

Posted: Fri Dec 07, 2018 9:36 am
by tintoptom
[quote="surfblue63"]I think its is AJB 44B, not BJB. The pictures are from the Tour de france

Looks like the car following is BJB77B? Anyone know it?

Re: Just a nice period picture

Posted: Fri Dec 07, 2018 9:48 am
by steve1071
tintoptom wrote:
surfblue63 wrote:I think its is AJB 44B, not BJB. The pictures are from the Tour de france

Looks like the car following is BJB77B? Anyone know it?
It got trashed and turned into a camping trailer. There is a nice replica of it knocking about though............

:roll:

Re: Just a nice period picture

Posted: Fri Dec 07, 2018 3:26 pm
by tintoptom
steve1071 wrote:
tintoptom wrote:
surfblue63 wrote:I think its is AJB 44B, not BJB. The pictures are from the Tour de france

Looks like the car following is BJB77B? Anyone know it?
It got trashed and turned into a camping trailer. There is a nice replica of it knocking about though............

:roll:

Oh.

Yes.

I do remember something about a red and white 4 wheel trailer turning up now and again..................

Al - time for the moderators hat?

Re: Just a nice period picture

Posted: Sat Dec 08, 2018 10:20 am
by mab01uk
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Re: Just a nice period picture

Posted: Sat Dec 08, 2018 12:06 pm
by surfblue63
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Re: Just a nice period picture

Posted: Mon Dec 10, 2018 12:43 am
by Mikeyjim
Sorting through some old pics with my dad. He reckons he took it in the late 60’s probably in North Wales. If anyone has any ideas on the rally/car/driver we’d be really interested.

Thanks, Mike.

Re: Just a nice period picture

Posted: Mon Dec 10, 2018 10:38 am
by Polarsilver
Is that Peter Sellers walking down the production line .. he needs to watch out for that Trip Hazard .

Re: Just a nice period picture

Posted: Mon Dec 10, 2018 10:42 am
by Polarsilver
In that photo i count 15 Blokes talking or standing around and only 4 working on the mini production line .. no wonder BL went bust!

Re: Just a nice period picture

Posted: Mon Dec 10, 2018 12:41 pm
by surfblue63
Mikeyjim wrote:Sorting through some old pics with my dad. He reckons he took it in the late 60’s probably in North Wales. If anyone has any ideas on the rally/car/driver we’d be really interested.

Thanks, Mike.
That is from the 1966 RAC Rally. Driver L S Todd, co-driver R A Brunskill.

Re: Just a nice period picture

Posted: Mon Dec 10, 2018 12:42 pm
by Pete
Polarsilver wrote:In that photo i count 15 Blokes talking or standing around and only 4 working on the mini production line .. no wonder BL went bust!
.....on which topic this spells it out as clearly as anything else Ive seen :

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b9ztUlve9jc

Re: Just a nice period picture

Posted: Mon Dec 10, 2018 1:25 pm
by steve1071
Pete wrote:
Polarsilver wrote:In that photo i count 15 Blokes talking or standing around and only 4 working on the mini production line .. no wonder BL went bust!
.....on which topic this spells it out as clearly as anything else Ive seen :

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b9ztUlve9jc
That BMW boss looked very shifty.....

Re: Just a nice period picture

Posted: Mon Dec 10, 2018 3:51 pm
by Mikeyjim
Thanks Surfblue, very much appreciated!