I just was wondering how many innocenti owners are on this site. I own a 1974 Innocenti 1300 which is blue & white. Also have a 2002 MCS which is dark silver & white.

Thanks
Inomini

 

Add me to the list. Ratty '73 1300 currently patiently waiting for me to R&R the transmission.

 

I have been the happy owner of about 40 Innocenti Lambrettas over the years but never owned an Inno Mini - it's in the works, though.

 

I wish that I did...maybe the next classic for me? Either that or a clubbie (or nothing if my wife has anything to do with it.) Why am I not laughing?

 

i have a 1973 innocenti 1300 that is blue and silver. i had minitech do a vtec conversion to. that little car screams!!!!!!

 

which v-tech did you put in your innocenti

 

i took a 1.8 out of a acura integra. it was a real hoot doing all the mods.

 

I have.

 

Had a '72 Mini Minor 1001 while I was in Italy last year. Really sparked my interest in Minis and cars in general.

The 1300 6 gauge dash is sooo nice.

 

People have told me that Mini Innocentis had better build quality and were more reliable than their British Leyland counterparts....Myth?

 

The Innocentis were much better build quality in my opinion - they had a much nicer trim level & accessories, etc. As far as being more reliable, I believe the engines were still made in the UK.

BTW, I just picked up this Innocenti Lambretta project. I hope to find an Inno Mini to go with it soon. [IMG][/IMG]

 

Well, we picked up our Innocenti. Guess this means you'll see a little more about them in our magazine.



David S. Wallens
Classic Motorsports

 

anyone have more pics of one?

 

David, that's great news! Got a website link??

Here is my Inno.. just took her out today and made this quick video. Excuse the shakiness, taken with my Sony DSC-N1 (aka not a vid cam =D).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4O9eBMVHq7E

Also, if any of you have yahoo (and know about suspensions/steering etc.) please message me at calirich2000@yahoo.com..

Thanks

 

Here are a couple pics of my 67 Innocenti. I have had it for just over two years now. It now has a 1310 built by Graham Reid of Heritage Garage in Costa Mesa, Calif.

Unfortunately, I will probably be selling it soon if anyone is interested.

Wayne

 

Wayne, why are you selling it? The woody to the right of you in your Monterey photo also just sold - for a small fortune I heard. Are you going to be at the MOALA meeting tomorrow?

 

Very nice Inno!

The towns are so typical of south Italy. Minimad, jr is in Casarano near Lecce. Most of the small towns are very similar. His has some very nice coastal and inland drives though. Lot's of olive groves, etc...My wife and I are very fond of the area and Italy, in general.

 

Add me to the Inno list! I've got a 1973 Innocenti 1001 that i'm currently pouring money into. Comes out of the shop tomorrow after getting essentially every part replaced! I can't wait to drive the damned thing!

 

Pics?

 

Just picked her up and now she's in DC!

 

Here's my Innocenti! I've been working on it for the past year or so.

Full write-up on my website!
http://nakedsponge.com/?p=266

 

NICE!!

 

Rocket... can you PM me or post info on the 100A Saturn alternator that you had installed? I'm also wondering what "conversion" work needed to be done, if the replacement was the same size as the weak OEM one. My car is a 92 so I should have the upgraded alternator (I believe the later models used a 40A or 45A unit), and so far it seems to be running everything fine even with 4 driving lamps instaled. However, I will be adding a stereo to my car soon, so I'd like to have upgrade options in case the Mini one proves to be too weak to handle the load.

Thanks and nice car!

 

It's exactly the same size; my mechanic had it in within an hour and a bit (he just had to re-do one wire). I was trying to cobble together all the pieces seperately (usign Ebay) and I figured I'd just phone the guys at Alterstart and see if they knew anything about the conversion and sure enough, they've sold a ton of them. They do all the wiring right there, you just swap the units (or so I'm told, anyhow). I think it was a couple hundred bucks? I forget. It's been a great unit, though!

http://www.4alterstart.com/
(800) 607-0016

 

Hey out there. Honestly I dont know much about Minis, especially innocentis. I am looking into buying a '73 I found for sale and was wondering how much I should pay for it. It sounds like a good deal to me, but I'm not sure. Its in pretty good shape - needs about $500 in engine work and $1000 in body work and replacement parts. Any idea what this might be worth? I know thats a tough question, but even a price range would help. Thanks to all of you that do know these cars well.