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Pete wrote:
http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C495264

That car was Cardinal Red about a year ago, it took a while to sell, if it did? Perhaps it's gone through a few traders now and someone's trying their luck with a black paint job. Same about the FSO Polenez lighting and the Daimler D on the bonnet

Yes - this car is a total mish mash of parts that never was fitted to a proper Wood & Pickett.

The article in the Min mag even stated, that the owner did his own front.

there are loads of wrong details on it they moved the WP badge on the boot around a few times, and its STILL not in the correct position

Its a grill badge, and even "IF" it was a correct WP dealer badge, its fitted to far up

wont go into all the other wrong details, or I need to change my forum name to Grumpy

I was never a fan of nudge bars, even when they were popular lol

JC T ONE wrote:Yes - this car is a total mish mash of parts that never was fitted to a proper Wood & Pickett.

The article in the Min mag even stated, that the owner did his own front.

there are loads of wrong details on it they moved the WP badge on the boot around a few times, and its STILL not in the correct position

Its a grill badge, and even "IF" it was a correct WP dealer badge, its fitted to far up

wont go into all the other wrong details, or I need to change my forum name to Grumpy

...Hello Grumpy !!! lol !!! so Jens.. having just got in to this thread is it a W an P ? or just a few bits of it ?? Rgds D...... foxy52

foxy52 wrote:
Hello Grumpy !!! lol !!! so Jens.. is it a W an P ? or just a few bits of it ?? Rgds D...... foxy52

I honestly dont know ? i once wrote one of the previus sellers, and asked if it had a job no under the ashtray, or some other easy accessable part ?

Never got a reply. The old article didnt mention anything about history on the car

it also said that some former W&P imploie helped with the resto job.

Cant see any of the cars old/original WP parts ? even the instruments, and all the swithes are new

Jens Christian

Jens found this, play from 39.30 :

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_f8M8hL-OWA

Pete wrote:Jens found this, play from 39.30 :

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_f8M8hL-OWA

thanks Pete


mr D "broke the story" last night on fb, its a great clip.

also like the beginning - drool - gasp - heavy breathing - etc etc (delete if necessary Mark)


I also posted it on the MCR (hope someone come by there too)

Do we know where it was filmed ? (only the scene with the WP)



Jens Christian

Wood & Pickett Margrave to star at Historics
"Historics is offering this 1969 Wood & Pickett Margrave Morris Mini Cooper S MkII at no reserve at its 7 June sale. Aside from being a proper rarity at auction, the car has an interesting ownership history, having passed through the hands of Denny Laine of the Moody Blues and John Hammel, Sir Paul McCartney’s guitar technician."
More on AROnline:
http://www.aronline.co.uk/blogs/news/ne ... historics/

Pete wrote:Jens found this, play from 39.30 :

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_f8M8hL-OWA

The clip with Sellers & the WP was filmed outside H.R,Owen,s building in London.


Jens Christian

Some W&P features on this Mk3 'S', seats, trim but especially the rear seat base modification : http://coopersmk3.blogspot.hu/

If it is a W&P Mk3 it'll be a rare thing.

The interior panels look similar to the W&P 1275 that was at Beaulieu.











This car is a one family owned example that was originally finished in silver with 10" wheels.

Nice Margrave Elite = http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Classic-Mini- ... 4d2053fe34

Looked like this earlier in its life.

Hi all, can one of you check & see if Twiggy,s WP is still around ?

JC T ONE wrote:Hi all, can one of you check & see if Twiggy,s WP is still around ?

doesn't show up on any of the searches, so its either long dead, exported years ago, or has been in long term storage pre 1983

My goodness she needed feeding up on pie and chips or something

wantafaster1 wrote:My goodness she needed feeding up on pie and chips or something

they didn't call her twiggy for nothing!

rich@minispares.com wrote:
doesn't show up on any of the searches, so its either long dead, exported years ago, or has been in long term storage pre 1983

Thanks Rich lets hope its the last option of your 3.

Her Mk1 below (or a lookalike Mini) was featured in the Mini 30 ad.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d8ABYGf4w04

This looks to be a nice find, odd colour combo though ....

http://maximummini.blogspot.co.uk/2014/ ... rface.html

What a shame the conversion records were lost, they seemingly did alot of Mini Clubman/1275Gts in the 70's alright and these cars still keep turning up !

If this was a W&P conversion then it's one of he earliest Clubmans I've seen. Appeared on an episode 'Special Branch' TV series.