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doogie
PostPosted: Sun Feb 23, 2014 10:07 pm 
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Rocky Canto did the restoration on the car.

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winabbey
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TweedGrey wrote:
Just wondering about the light bar... Is that a bespoke item? It doesn't appear to be a "works" style one as the overriders are still on - and I always thought they wouldn't fit.
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That's one of a couple of things they haven't done true to the period. The driving lights should be mounted on the narrow panel between the grille and bumper bar. The rear vision mirrors are also the wrong era.

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Brings back memories. The mesh sun visor would make it more realistic.

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Glad they took my advice and went white instead of copying my car in shadow blue, look forward to working with this little fella
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It was on NBN news tonight.. for a few seconds
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Shame they did not paint it the original colour and they should be slapped for putting on those MGB type mirrors. However, great to see the police taking an interest in their mini heritage!
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Shame they did not paint it the original colour and they should be slapped for putting on those MGB type mirrors. However, great to see the police taking an interest in their mini heritage!


What would be the best option for the mirrors? as I am faced with this dilemma as well on my ex police mini :?

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Monaco
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Probably either a Wibroc (police type) or a bullet type mirror.
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winabbey
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It appears briefly in a few shots in the Newcastle News.

http://www.nbnnews.com.au/index.php/201 ... newcastle/

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Hey guys. First post. Just saw it today at the Newcastle show :)

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It was at TopGear Festival in Sydney over the weekend...

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Hmmmm must have quite long legs with those twin 1 1/2s...

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Mick wrote:
I can't imagine what it would have been like to be chased by cops in one of these...


Not a nice feeling...as they could zoom up behind you extra quick, blend into the other traffic and pop out and nab you....my friends told me all this, of course :oops: :lol:

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Thanks for the photo. Keep them coming if you see the car displayed somewhere.

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9YaTaH wrote:
Hmmmm must have quite long legs with those twin 1 1/2s...


Only good for 106MPH downhill, the cop told me when I'd pulled up..
He was a little peeved that my Fiat had gained 1/2 a mile on him (Pacific Hwy was derestricted back then).

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