tofufi
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Apr 27, 2007 15:07:43 GMT
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Went out to check a few things, and spotted this parked on the road outside my house ;D   1964 mk1 mini, the owner said her sister bought it new in 1964, and then she bought it in 1970. So 2 owners from new, completely original morris mini. Absolutely stunning car  Also spotted recently:   MK2 escort? Very nice, a bit tatty but I really liked it.  Merc estate  Bay van. That's all, I just wanted to post pics of the mini really  |
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Apr 27, 2007 15:14:59 GMT
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A real retro Mini!  No i actually really like the really old ones, but the only ones i have ever been in have been from 70's and 80's well spotted.  |
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 it doesn't matter if it's a Morris Marina or a Toyota Celica - it's what you do with it that counts |
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Apr 27, 2007 15:17:27 GMT
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hola - that min. is nice  |
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Apr 27, 2007 15:41:01 GMT
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That mini is very nice, hard to find these days when they're that old and in good condition, and to think the roads were littered with them once.
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Apr 27, 2007 15:53:00 GMT
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it looks like its got a Mk2 shell  |
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tofufi
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Apr 27, 2007 15:57:13 GMT
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It's driven off now, but out of interest, how do you tell if it has a mk2 shell? |
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Davenger
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It's only metal
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Apr 27, 2007 17:17:14 GMT
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it looks like its got a Mk2 shell Why do you say that? It's got the right lights and everything. I know the rear screen looks a little wide for a MK1, but it could just the angle the picture was taken at |
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Apr 27, 2007 17:34:01 GMT
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The height of the screen as well. Although, the Mk2 didn't come out till '67 IIRC.
Top mini whatever Mk. it is ;D
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Last Edit: Apr 27, 2007 17:34:40 GMT by MiniDan
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tofufi
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Apr 27, 2007 18:16:24 GMT
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The lady did say it had been "restored", whatever that may entail We may never know |
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Apr 27, 2007 23:58:05 GMT
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the back window to big
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Davenger
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It's only metal
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Like I said, it does look big.
Either way, a re-shell is better than a dead mini
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i still thinks its the orginal shell, as daveyboy said it would have mk2 lights not the uber cool mk1 items.
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Apr 28, 2007 11:37:23 GMT
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no the early MK2 had MK1 lights and you can buy conversion to change to MK1
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Davenger
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Apr 28, 2007 14:55:20 GMT
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no the early MK2 had MK1 lights and you can buy conversion to change to MK1 No, they didn't. The australian MK2 had MK1 lights, but not the uk model. Some people actually changed MK1's and put MK2 lights on in an attempt to make them look newer, but that's kind of irrelevent. However, you are correct in saying about the conversion plates to change to MK1's. Could be a re-shell in to a MK2, don't really think it matters too much, just nice to see it's still going |
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Apr 30, 2007 16:59:02 GMT
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are you shore iv been with the minis most of my life and i thought that the early MK2 had MK1 lights on the change for about 6 months
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