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| Author: | Curly [ Thu Jun 02, 2016 10:14 pm ] |
| Post subject: | The things we did ! |
Sorting through some old photos and found these shots of my '71 Cooper S taken around 1980. Fibreglass Clubman tilt front / de-seamed with integrated flared guards / Clubman tail lights / Colt Gallant seats / custom dash with Clubman padded top and lower sections / thermatic fan and engine mods by KG Engineering.   No regrets, it was a different time back then and we had a lot of fun 
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| Author: | AWOODY [ Fri Jun 03, 2016 3:04 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: The things we did ! |
Thats the thing you must remember they were worth nothing back then and there were lots of them, bought a MK1 cooper s for $700 in about 77. |
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| Author: | simon k [ Fri Jun 03, 2016 3:06 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: The things we did ! |
at least you didn't paint it red.... then it would have really been a shame |
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| Author: | gtogreen1969 [ Fri Jun 03, 2016 4:37 pm ] |
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simon k wrote: at least you didn't paint it red.... then it would have really been a shame That's exactly what happened to Mike J's car. |
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| Author: | MikeJ [ Fri Jun 03, 2016 6:49 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: The things we did ! |
gtogreen1969 wrote: simon k wrote: at least you didn't paint it red.... then it would have really been a shame That's exactly what happened to Mike J's car. 
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| Author: | peterb [ Fri Jun 03, 2016 7:51 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: The things we did ! |
You would have had to do an advanced driving course before you can have a red car. |
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| Author: | Goldbrocade_62 [ Fri Jun 03, 2016 8:34 pm ] |
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gtogreen1969 wrote: simon k wrote: at least you didn't paint it red.... then it would have really been a shame That's exactly what happened to Mike J's car. If you want to blend in get a red mini want to stand out Camino Gold all the way All that glitters is gold |
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| Author: | simon k [ Fri Jun 03, 2016 11:00 pm ] |
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MikeJ wrote: gtogreen1969 wrote: simon k wrote: at least you didn't paint it red.... then it would have really been a shame That's exactly what happened to Mike J's car.  say it isn't so!! it wasn't originally camino gold was it??!!goldbrocade_62 wrote: All that glitters is gold fun fact: 'camino' is spanish for 'road', so camino gold is 'gold of the road' |
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| Author: | gtogreen1969 [ Fri Jun 03, 2016 11:18 pm ] |
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Curly wrote: Sorting through some old photos and found these shots of my '71 Cooper S taken around 1980. Fibreglass Clubman tilt front / de-seamed with integrated flared guards / Clubman tail lights / Colt Gallant seats / custom dash with Clubman padded top and lower sections / thermatic fan and engine mods by KG Engineering. No regrets, it was a different time back then and we had a lot of fun Could be worse. Its not like you dropped a Fiat engine into it.  
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| Author: | peterb [ Sat Jun 04, 2016 9:38 am ] |
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Now that would have been a big step............backwards 
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| Author: | drmini in aust [ Sat Jun 04, 2016 11:23 am ] |
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Fiat 128, haha Don't diss the Fiats... Any motor that survives being thrashed mercilessly by the Italians in the old country is a good thing.
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| Author: | deluxe67 [ Sat Jun 04, 2016 2:05 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: The things we did ! |
Years ago I saw a Mini in Auckland that had a twin cam Fiat engine in it fitted "North-South"! Chatted to the owner and realized very quickly he was mad, completely mad..... |
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| Author: | peterb [ Sat Jun 04, 2016 2:15 pm ] |
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deluxe67 wrote: Years ago I saw a Mini in Auckland that had a twin cam Fiat engine in it fitted "North-South"! Chatted to the owner and realized very quickly he was mad, completely mad..... So he was just a regular mini owner? |
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| Author: | deluxe67 [ Sat Jun 04, 2016 4:43 pm ] |
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Um, it was rear wheel drive with a 1/3 of the engine/ gearbox in the cabin. It all had a "home-made" look about it. He said it "didn't handle that great but was possibly the fastest Mini on the planet". I declined his kind offer of going for a spin on the motorway. As I said, he was mad, mad!! |
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| Author: | MikeJ [ Sat Jun 04, 2016 8:00 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: The things we did ! |
Quote: Quote: That's exactly what happened to Mike J's car. say it isn't so!! it wasn't originally camino gold was it??!! Yep, and one day ????.............but you know the story already viewtopic.php?f=2&t=91034 |
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