first car - Page 6

pingu · #51 03-30-2006, 10:42 PM

tilt the front passengers seat forward
makes a great back rest

missus first car was a 1963 mini with cable door handles/ tilting rear number plate and starter button on floor scrapped for £40 worth loads just for boot lid now!!!!!
147VKN (sorry i sem to remember numberplates how sad is that

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wellyfish · #52 03-30-2006, 11:10 PM

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Originally Posted by phill

hi ben nice car
ive started to miss mine now ive seen yours but mine was sported up like tjnortons.
but mine ended up in the car breakers after hitting a tree at about 80mph lucky for me i had a roll cage and bucket seats and full harneses

have a look here ben this will be you in six months lol http://www.mightyminis.co.uk/loadframes.html

i like the pink extreme mighty one

Omahayank · #53 03-30-2006, 11:33 PM

Looks Great Ben!!!

They've just started selling Minis overhere w/ the new redesign. I pass a pair of them in one driveway everyday. Theres also a REALLY Nice old LandRover

a couple blocks away. I see it on the sunny days.
Whats the deal w/the plate #'s? You all seem to remember them... Do your cars get one # their entire service life?

ps. Thanx Pingu... Thats my baby (except the pix shows a 'sport fury'. It had hidden/retractable headlights, diff hub caps, & a LOT bigger engine. My 318ci is DINKY for 1970. Tho its the biggest/still available today) There are 3 in the Omaha area, that I've seen. One red, one white near Gretna, and mine is blue. They are the only 2 I've ever seen like it.
pps. $3000 its yours, its such a boat you could prob. drive it home. LOL

Lookfar · #54 03-31-2006, 08:09 AM

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Originally Posted by Ben

i couldnt work out why my mini was so loud till i took a proper look at the exhaust, its a sports exhaust, the insrance company r gonna love that

If it's just the back-box you'll be OK, but let them know anyway. If it has got a 2 into 1 instead of the standard cast exhaust manifold then they'll not allow it. As you've noticed, the brakes are very 70's. Not a lot you can do except keep a good distance and maintain 'em to the hilt.

Have fun! There's something about the handling of a Mini that just puts a permanent grin on your face. Wife's driven one all her life, chucks them around, typical Mini driver. Scares the pants off me when she gets in my Subaru and treats it the same way

Steve

Woodsman · #55 03-31-2006, 06:34 PM

Although I'm in Canada my first car was British made.
A 1972 Ford Cortina. Dark green with a 2 litre motor. Not too bad for a 17 year old high school guy with a part-time job. Cost me $800 in 1977.

Ben · #56 04-01-2006, 09:34 AM

managed to fix the windscreen wipers and the heater, just needed a new fuse putting in, job done
any1 got any advice about the bonnet though
the primary clip for holding it down doesnt work so it is just being held down by the secondry clip, aint too good