Hi All
Does any body know how many 850's were made with lights in the rear pockets???
Graham Russell

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Are these the lights you are referring to? If so there is a bit of info here -
http://1959miniregister.com/?s=companio ... ubmit.y=13
http://www.minifinity.com/forum/viewtop ... 8&start=40

Is this early 1961 850 the one about to get a 138 HP motor fitted to it GR... ..?

Hi Andrew
David Twig is always looking for naughty things in and under the dash i'm going to use this little toggle switch in the rear pocket to turn the nitrous on he will never find it there.
Graham Russell

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Careful Graham I think the rules state the nitrous switch cant be reached by the driver in his 'normal seated position'?
I think its only the carby jetting your allowed to adjust from the seat?

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Dear Benny
You know I can't reach the switch because I sit so close to the steering wheel, but I do have a work shop full of trained possums,which hang by their tails from the roll cage, if their head hits either side of the pocket they know not to turn the switch on, but if his head hits the rear of the pocket switch on, when his head hits the front of the pocket switch off job done.
One problem don't spin the car BIG BIG problem possum gets confused big trouble.

PS I have to use the ring tail possums as the bushy tail ones are to FAT to much apple, peaches biscuits, fruit cake, etc, but I have to feed them well or they come down and rip the lunch room apart and tip all my tee bags out.
Graham Russell

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How long did that take to type GR?

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Ha ha. I thought the same as I read it.


Your use of trained possums has already been observed and, in fact, captured on camera as evidence.

You will receive a communication from CAMS asking for a "please explain" as to why your possum isn't wearing a helmet and flame-proof clothing.

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Nice one Doug Nice one you really got me into trouble today with that photo
First O H and S turned up this morning to see if the possums had all the right safty gear to be in the work shop,
I said "you can't talk to them they are all asleep and get very very mad if you wake them up"
Then the union turned up to see if the possums wanted to join the union for better working conditions,
(better quality of leaves for their bed,better variety of food,and more access to the bickie barrel etc.
And you think that's bad.
Then the DO GOODERS turn up, and they wanted BOSS MAN BUSHIE TAIL to take class action against me for discrimination and not giving them a go at the top job, and trying to site it was because they had BLACK TAILS and not WHITE that caused a BIG RIOT in the work shop, so I had to call the police, arriving they found BOSS MAN BUSHIE smoking my GREEN tea tea bags and now they are taking LADY GRAY, EARL GRAY and BILLY TEA in for questioning to see what they know about the smoking situation.
BUT WAIT THERE'S MORE
The PARKS AND WILD LIFE turn up and wanted to know if the possums were being treated correctly and not abused as in making them work in their night shift, was I giving them a lunch brake, a pee brake did they have a rest area etc, did any of the possums get motion sickness,(HE HE not till I spun car).
Then there's CAMS action pending till they talk to the possums.

SO THANKS DOUG for posting the photo
Graham Russell

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First hamsters on treadmills powering the forum, now possums hanging from roll cages, not to mention horsepower of A series engines. This place is taking on a real wildlife theme.

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are you guys kidding? or is it for real? (edit--> I`m joking... i know its for real )

i`m going to have to train my posums now,
i`m not sure but if my posums here about all this then they may want more than a sip of scotch n dry each nite before they head out chasing fruit
damn you guys are going to get me in trouble too

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No offence intended here but--> anyone writing a book about minis 30 years ago may not have experienced such worn or stuffed-with components as we are finding these days.

You should put your heart & soul into everything you do.

Maaaaaaatt would I lie to you
You better watch out matt the bush telegraph is alive and working wont take long to reach you, better hide those Wagon Wheels.
Graham Russell

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"It's better to be not informed than ill-informed"

New Helmet GR?

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Hi GR
Our resident northern short eared possum (Percy) has been hanging on the NBN line and has picked up on these posts
He is upset that we have only been feeding him bread, apples,and strawberry tops.He also wants to know why he hasn't been taken out in Jill or my car. Maybe we can organise a ride lap for all the possums at the All mini race at Morgan Park in July
kjn

hee hee,,, oh so it`s now a competition as to who has the fastest possum hey???
wellllllll,,,, better watch out, i`m going to feed my possums wagon wheels for extra sugar rush

i`ll come see you shortly Ken, i`ll bring some wagon wheels for your possums, we can`t let these mexican possums beat us now can we?

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No offence intended here but--> anyone writing a book about minis 30 years ago may not have experienced such worn or stuffed-with components as we are finding these days.

You should put your heart & soul into everything you do.