MonzaPhil
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Mar 28, 2009 15:14:06 GMT
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Hey. Local garage has got this (hideous) beast to recommission. Any ideas? Seems to have Mini Sprint proportions and is all fiberglass. Not feeling any love for it but it is old and odd.    And for your troubles, a moderately sensible Mini awaing a heart transplant.  Cheers. |
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Mar 28, 2009 15:43:19 GMT
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That looks to be a Mini Minus bodyshell, or an earlier incarnation of one: www.miniminus.co.uk/ These have also been built by Hawk Cars and Rally Sport replicas in the past. They were/are GRP copies of the old Stewart & Ardern MiniSprints from 1965/66:  The one you've got seems to have been hit with the Really Ugly Stick though!! BTW I think those door handles are the ones fitted to the Australian Mini. |
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ChasR
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Mar 28, 2009 18:08:38 GMT
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That does look fugly, but I do like the inside of it. Here's a 'special' that my mate's dad has but in a restoration state (chassis is fine mind you), a Unipower GT:  |
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Mar 28, 2009 18:12:23 GMT
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looks like a shrunken spitfire
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ChasR
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Mar 28, 2009 18:23:44 GMT
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Oddly enough it is a hotchpot of bits. Window frame is from a GT6! Spaceframe chassis mind you, and despite it being RHS, the gearstick is to the right of you in the sill...
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Mar 28, 2009 19:08:59 GMT
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Isn't that Mr Bean's mini? |
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 1988 V8 Rangey Bobtail :: 1968 Volvo Amazon 133 Ratrod :: 1977 Land Rover 88 :: 1985 Opel Monza GSE :: 1983 MKII Fiesta |
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Mar 28, 2009 19:10:26 GMT
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I remember this car being featured in Mini Magazine (possibly Mini World). A chap built it as an aerodynamic project iirc, would explain the lights , the bonnet shape and the door handles. I'm sure if you get onto the mini mags they will be able to point you in the right direction. Also I seem to remember this car had some sort of historical significance, could be wrong. Its certainly worth finding out more about it! |
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Last Edit: Mar 28, 2009 19:12:28 GMT by bmcnut
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Mar 28, 2009 22:20:34 GMT
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There was one of them in Mini Magazine years ago,i quite remember who made them but they are rare.Oh and i do want it ;D |
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MonzaPhil
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Mar 29, 2009 13:13:34 GMT
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Isn't that Mr Bean's mini? It is a Mr Bean replica, even has the shed door bolt assembly on the drivers door  Doesn't have a working engine though. |
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Mar 29, 2009 16:14:42 GMT
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Mini Minus shell, with a modified front end  |
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that colour is what i have been looking for, i wanted to paint my mini that colour, does anyone know what the colour name is. i have looked around on the internet etc and have found colours like rover applejack and rover inca yellow but not sure what the actual colour is.... but that colour is perfect if anyone knows what it is. ;D
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MrT
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You'll have to excuse me 'coz I'm comleteley colourblind and only see grey, but isn't that bright yellow? If so, it's more than likely to be Snapdragon - Applejack is a greeney clour...
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Mar 30, 2009 10:09:43 GMT
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i know, inca yellow is a bright yellow but sometimes, don't know why, but there is pictures of it looking green. but i think applejack is a very near match, ill try and look for snapdragon too thanks
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Mar 30, 2009 12:42:10 GMT
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 mini scamp mk 2 thats the 1 to go for |
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Mar 30, 2009 19:09:32 GMT
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Isn't that Mr Bean's mini? I thought Mr Beans was a manual. I stopped reading Mini mags ages ago, so probably missed the article on this, but I do recall a fella building glassfibre mini shells back in the 90s. Hope you let us know any info you drag up on it though, including the bizarre front end! |
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Mar 30, 2009 19:32:00 GMT
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mini scamp mk 2 thats the 1 to go for Scamps are awsome. |
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