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Gary Redman
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NSW
UZZ31

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Wednesday, July 01, 2009 - 05:15 pm, by:  Gary Redman (Gary) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

If anyone is a Mini fan, I was at Valley Motor Auctions in Newcastle today and they have an original 1961 Mini 850 with 5,000 miles on the clock which is going to be sold. They have it in a sealed air tent thingy with all it's trophies. It has won every Mini car show it has entered and also won best Mini in the world contest in 1991 against all the ones in Britain. Totally original in every way (except the tyres I think)
James Harris
Goo Roo
QLD
GT Starlet

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Thursday, July 02, 2009 - 11:32 am, by:  James Harris (Haro) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

oooh oooh ooh !! PICK ME ! I am a mini fan.
Kinda wierd considering I am now 6'5" tall haha. My 1st car was a Leyland 76 Mini Clubman S, loved that thing and spent some money on it.

The disk brake conversion was the best money ive ever spent, oh and the rebuilt 1310cc engine

Anyways - i dont think ill buy one though for a while, i wonder how much it will go for, prob 15K or so




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Wess McManus
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nsw
v8

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Thursday, July 02, 2009 - 01:10 pm, by:  Wess McManus (Bar) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Awesome James!
My first car was a 77 yellow clubman mini S 1100.
Apart from colour, identical.
Loved that car, great fun.
I'm 6'3 and oddly most headroom i've had in a car.

When I was shopping for my mini I came across early immaculate 850.one granny owner cream/red
interior but couldn't afford the $2300!!!!!doh
by comparison I paid $700 odd for my tidy S.
Ben Lipman
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NSW
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Thursday, July 02, 2009 - 06:23 pm, by:  Ben Lipman (Ben12a) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

My first two cars were minis. Leyland SS 998cc rag top and a white Morris with a 7 litre blown block.(ie the capacity was about 7L after the conrod was blown out the side of the block.)
Learnt the hard way about maxxing the rpm in top gear down a massive hill, chucking it in neutral to gain another few mph, then putting it back in gear and popping the clutch out. Fronts locked momentarily, then they gripped and the engine made the worst sound I have ever heard from an engine bay.

I reckon they are the only FWD car an enthusiast should ever own.

I'd show some pictures, but back then you had to get them developed from this thing called film...
Miles Baker
Goo Roo
Vic
66 Mustang GT Convertible, 55 Chevy Bel Air, 69 Firebird 455, 69 Nova SS Clone

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Thursday, July 02, 2009 - 10:18 pm, by:  Miles Baker (Milesb) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

I've never understood the attraction :-(

My only compact car is a '69 Nova. It has a 5.7 litre V8. Seriously, it is classified as a compact.
Matthew Sharpe
Goo Roo
North Island
JZZ31

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Friday, July 03, 2009 - 09:38 am, by:  Matthew Sharpe (Madmatt) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

They are pretty fun to chuck around, and OKish around town, but horrible to drive any distance in.
Ben Lipman
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NSW
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Friday, July 03, 2009 - 09:23 pm, by:  Ben Lipman (Ben12a) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)


Miles Baker wrote on Thursday, July 02, 2009 - 10:18 pm:

I've never understood the attraction




I think it comes from the fact they were a lot of people's first car. Given the choices back then, they made a lot of sense, and were very rewarding to drive.

BUT

As Matt said, they weren't the best for long highway stints. I personally liked the gearbox whine, but the lack of anything resembling creature comforts inside made anything over a hour an ordeal you told your grand kids about.
Chris Fletcher
Tinkerer
Qld
UZZ32 (V8)

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Friday, July 03, 2009 - 09:36 pm, by:  Chris Fletcher (Wickedcat) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

I must be getting old - my second car was a 1963 Mini Van 850cc. After many many hours of blood, sweat and tears, I ended up with a very quick brick - 1275 (1100 S)"freak" motor and gearbox, Mini 1100 diff and doors (wind up windows), 7" rims and tyres with the front guards flared to suit (no bolt-ons) because of 2" ground clearance on the sump, after-market seats and full instrumentation (6 gauges).
In 1975, this brick was clocked by police at 135 MPH on the yet to be opened F6.
Those were the days !!!!!!!!!!!
Robert Day
TryHard
victoria
v8 & TT

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Saturday, July 04, 2009 - 03:09 am, by:  Robert Day (Lexsmaz) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

I would Definitely own a Cooper S ..

But i wouldn't worry about owning any other base model ones though ..

Rob ..

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