really looking forward to it, as its something that popped up and caught my eye, its something that ive always wanted since i started with minis.
its not particually rare, or valuable, indeed it will probably cause serious offence to many people who like mk1's (
)my aim is to collect it, do the bare minimum to get it to a standard where it will mot and i can use it and leave it as that - its a slice of history, a real step back in time and one that you just dont see anymore, ever, mainly due to the rising value of std early mk1's and changing tastes.
indeed, to restore it would be a real shame, it would simply become another mini.
theres no prize provided by pete, or guessing game as to what it is, but in the good humoured spirit of this forum im willing to drop a few hints (not that i expect the same response that mark got with the beautiful speedwell car
)so,
its got local interest to me
its got rally history
its a 'tc' (theres a bigger joke here, but it would be unfair to share it until i post pictures!)
its very, er, period
in the words of someone i work with '.....what the fu*k is that?....'
im going to go to mini shows and 'joker' people by parking it next to their perfect mark ones - so watch out
oh, and ive absolutly no idea where im going to keep it...........
will post some photos and await mirth on wednesday!
)