Thanks for the new forum, Mark!

Just to kick things off, If you had an original Mini, show it (them?) here!

This was the last one I had, which i sold when the MINI arrived :


... still with the 850cc mound-o-power ...

Classics still light the way!

 

Classic mini or modded classic? I'd be tempted to have a roadster like this.



Cost? About 900 to 1000 English pounds for the kit to add to your classic mini
http://banmoco.co.uk/roadster/prices.htm

On building the kit from this site:
The Roadster is a coachbuilt conversion for any Mini saloon, sold from 1959 to 2001. It is designed by Paul Banham to be completed at home, by the enthusiast, or by specialist garages for customers who do not wish to do the work themselves.

All Minis are suitable, e.g. the 850, 998 and 1275 versions, with manual or automatic transmissions.

The roof is removed, but the outer body panels are retained. The car is strengthened, using parts that we supply as part of the kit. This is necessary for all Mini convertibles.

The engine, transmission, sub-frames, steering, suspension, brakes, electrical system,
fuel system, exhaust system, wheels, cooling system etc are all unchanged and remain in place during the build. These parts can also be removed and overhauled/upgraded during the build, according to the customer's individual requirements.

The choice of interior is entirely up to the customer. The existing Mini interior can be retained; it can also be replaced. We do not normally recommend the fitting of 'bucket' seats to Minis, except for racing, because they seldom suit the style of the car. A luxury
interior can be achieved at remarkably low cost, using second hand trim.

All panels are available for Minis, to rectify corrosion. The Roadster can be built using a Mini that might otherwise be beyond economic repair, using these replacement parts.

We strongly recommend that anyone working on a Mini should purchase a suitable
workshop manual, such as the one published by Haynes. We also strongly recommend the David Vizard bookfln tuning the A-series engine, for anyone tuning - or contemplating tuning - a Mini.

 

Nice looking Minis guys! Here's mine (still have it):
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It's a 1960 model - originally a lowly 850, had a 1098 in it when I bought it, now has warmed over 1275 and adjustable suspension. Metro vented discs up front with alloy 4-pot calipers, and cooper S drums out back. It's a quick little thing. I'd like to squeeze a Honda engine in there for a bit more reliable power... heheh.

 

Here's my pre-BMW M-series Mini I built before they ever introduced the New MINI.
It has M-5 interior bits, M-badging, 2002 wheels, and the highly modified 1275 Austin America motor will be supercharged by spring.

(If you don't get the joke of naming it "Uber Mini", Let me know and I'll explain it).

Cheers,
Carl (in Ohio)

 

here is mine just got it a cople weeks ago




i also have this one. going to get rid of it when i get the title back from dmv

 

That thing is so awesome! What make/year is that one? (Your new one)

 

>>That thing is so awesome! What make/year is that one? (Your new one)
A beauty!
1997 with 1275 CARB bought off Ebay!

 

Unfortunatly no pictures yet as the body needs refurbishing but I do have a 1967 Austin 1275 Cooper S. I originally bought a 67 Cooper S new and owned another one that I raced in SCCA from '69 to '71, I sold both of those and acquired the one I have now in 1977. It has been rebuilt for the road with rubber suspension (I got rid of the hydrolastic units) and I also put in a 4 speed syncro gearbox to replace the straight cut gears that were in it. Since the dual 1 1/4" S.U.'s are a pain to continually tune I replaced them with a 1 3/4" SU. Hopefully the paint and body work will be done in the next three months or so and I can get it back on the road.

Lee Jones

 

Hey Lee -

Still have that dual carb setup and or the straight cut gears? Interested in selling either if you do?

 

Of the classic's I've seen in person so far, this is my favorite. :smile:



Dave

 

Greetings.

My name is Michael Barton of Self-Preservation Imports a.k.a. S.P. Imports. This is a shot of my 1960 Austin Mini in action at an S.C.C.A auto cross a couple of years ago. She spent most of her life as a S.C.C.A C-sedan road racecar in till I found her beaten and battered in 1993. The restoration took 2.5 years to complete to put her back on the street. Now some 8 years latter she has come full circle and is back racing in D-prepared at local S.C.C.A. auto cross events.
Cheers.
Mini Mike Bee.

 

I couldn't find the right forum for this, but recently we saw "Once Upon a Time in the Midlands" with Robert Carlyle and Kathy Burke. In it, a gang of thieves continue to steal a string of unlikely cars to do their dirty work in, and the first one in the line-up being a Classic Mini that had been converted to a limousine. It was laugh-out-loud funny. Wish I had a pic of it.

 

I've always wanted a classic mini! Maybe something like this

with this


Vtec Minis

 

Heres my 76

 

Wow, talk about bringing a thread back from the dead!