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Old Jan 30, 2008 | 05:59 AM
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Eh up. How you all doin ?? I'm new on here. My names Andy but friends and family call me Specky, Speckster, Specks..... anything goes on them lines!.
I'm from Huddersfield in UK, I drive Sulley, a Laser blu JCW Cooper S R56. If you have a members car section that is better for fotos i'll post some in there. My wife is Mini.Boo and she drives BOO, an Electric blu MCS (2005), i'll put some of her mini on too if ya like. Off for a browse round now, but here is a link for our club in UK.
www.doncasterminiregister.co.uk
 
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Old Jan 30, 2008 | 06:03 AM
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Good Morning & welcome to NAM. Two-Mini families ROCK!
 
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Old Jan 30, 2008 | 06:05 AM
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Morning! Welcome to the club! I definitely agree that a two MINI family does rock! Happy Motoring!
 
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Old Jan 30, 2008 | 06:06 AM
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Hey. We love our minis. Dont know if you got any rules on size of pics but here's Sulley and Boo

 
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Old Jan 30, 2008 | 06:09 AM
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Welcome aboard, Specky!! Glad to have you here. I'll pop over to your site at some point when I get more time.

Cheers.

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Eh up. How you all doin ?? I'm new on here. My names Andy but friends and family call me Specky, Speckster, Specks..... anything goes on them lines!.
I'm from Huddersfield in UK, I drive Sulley, a Laser blu JCW Cooper S R56. If you have a members car section that is better for fotos i'll post some in there. My wife is Mini.Boo and she drives BOO, an Electric blu MCS (2005), i'll put some of her mini on too if ya like. Off for a browse round now, but here is a link for our club in UK.
www.doncasterminiregister.co.uk
 
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Old Jan 30, 2008 | 06:12 AM
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Sweet pair of MINIs !!

Even with out the plates, easy to tell which one is yours and which one belongs to the Mrs.

Very cool.
 
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Old Jan 30, 2008 | 06:24 AM
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Beautiful Minis, indeed ... great photo, as well.

Thanks for posting photos ... any club group shots?
Originally Posted by SPECKY
Hey. We love our minis. Dont know if you got any rules on size of pics but here's Sulley and Boo

 
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Old Jan 30, 2008 | 06:31 AM
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welcome to NAM Specs
 
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Old Jan 30, 2008 | 06:36 AM
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@ TK76911S.... Not the best pics but this was our Valentines run last year



 
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Old Jan 30, 2008 | 06:39 AM
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This was our Picnic Run last april !! You can just see my old Pure silver cooper stickin his nose out.

 
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Old Jan 30, 2008 | 06:41 AM
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My old cooper

 
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Old Jan 30, 2008 | 11:11 AM
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Don't they sell any Chili Red MINIs over there ?? :impatient
 
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Old Jan 30, 2008 | 11:13 AM
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yeh.... deano in our club just bought r56 cooper in chilli red.
 
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Old Jan 30, 2008 | 11:15 AM
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Haha, Huddersfield... small world. I used to live in the town center

I went to University there until July 2007, after I graduated. I have pics with me and good old Patrick Stewart from the University! ! Now I have moved to the states - could never have afforded a MCS as a student in the UK, but used to drive a 87 Mini City!

I knew as soon as I saw the title "How Do..." it had to be someone from Yorkshire!
 
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Old Jan 30, 2008 | 11:23 AM
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Skegness run 2007

 
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Old Jan 30, 2008 | 11:26 AM
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@ tonyeck.... SMALL WORLD INDEED!!!!!! hows life over the pond?
 
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Old Jan 30, 2008 | 11:29 AM
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@ tonyeck.... SMALL WORLD INDEED!!!!!! hows life over the pond?
Pretty good! I don't miss the UK weather at all - even saw Huddersfield on the BBC website being close to being flooded.

I do prefer the price of motoring in the US. Could never have afforded a Mustang GT and a MCS in the UK

Great Minis btw
 
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Old Jan 30, 2008 | 12:05 PM
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yeh.... deano in our club just bought r56 cooper in chilli red.
Good... you'll have some bright color at your future club events !
 
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Old Jan 31, 2008 | 02:26 AM
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Thx for the group shots, Specky. Very nice indeed. Your old pure silver was sharp. Your current model is really well done, though.

What kind of wheels were those on the old PS? Size?

What kind of side markers are those on the PS? They look like a custom "vented" or "slotted design."

Curious, and perhaps a dumb question: is the "new MINI" more or less popular (as a generalization) than the old classic (pre-2001) Mini with the English population?
 

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Old Jan 31, 2008 | 03:16 AM
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Wheels are BK299"s 18" and the venys are Shark Gill side vents, got vents from Mini sport. They not the bestest of suppliers but i'm sure there available else where.
The "CLASSIC" mini fans in UK do not like us at all. In fact i'm sick of gettin the FINGER when they pass and nasty comments on show events. CHILDISH, but thats up to them.
 
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