What happened to? Where is? - MINI EDITION

[Beetlejuice]

Ever wondered what happened to some old modified magazine feature cars or maybe a car from an old show etc?

I'm sure many go overseas to greener drier pastures but just how many highly modified cars from old now sit in a field rotting away?

I'm talking about cars that were built and modded pre sva/Iva days that you’d likely not be able to build today

one that interest me is this..

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id really like to know what happened to it?

if anyone has any information or remembers the car please do post or perhaps you’d like to know the whereabouts of a car you remember? Please post that too..

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[Beetlejuice]

‘Extended Bass’

features in the March 1993 edition of MiniWorld

”Built as a demonstrator or Gurch Samar’s hi-fi shop in Nuneaton”

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[gte86]

I often wonder how many cars have survived when I look through dads old Nsra pics. Good thread idea and hopefully some survivor's can resurface

[Beetlejuice]

Apr 25, 2021 11:12:46 GMT gte86 said:

I often wonder how many cars have survived when I look through dads old Nsra pics. Good thread idea and hopefully some survivor's can resurface

I’d really like to drag one out of a field or from an old asbestos garage and get it back on the road! With an RR build thread of course 👍

[Adambt]

Apr 24, 2021 8:03:41 GMT Beetlejuice said:

Ever wondered what happened to some old modified magazine feature cars or maybe a car from an old show etc?

I'm sure many go overseas to greener drier pastures but just how many highly modified cars from old now sit in a field rotting away?

I'm talking about cars that were built and modded pre sva/Iva days that you’d likely not be able to build today

one that interest me is this..

REGISTRATION: 4124AW

*Is this your car? Please PM me*

id really like to know what happened to it?

if anyone has any information or remembers the car please do post or perhaps you’d like to know the whereabouts of a car you remember? Please post that too..

please remember to add the registration 

* please don’t post negative opinions or reactions - keep it clean people *

I think I remember the magazine feature of this one. If it is the one I'm thinking of i saw it parked outside my school once and it left a big impression at the time!

[Beetlejuice]

That’s the kind of thing I like to hear

The first car that got me into minis was a very very wide arched mini near my college, I’ll try and find a picture

[philsford]

The mini that got me interested in them was a local car to me and I would have been about 10 years old when this older lad had a 1969/70 1275gt running a turbo and painted in racing livery of red with a silver stripe round, it ran 13" white weller 8 spokes way before I had ever seen another mini with 13s on. Condition wise it looked mint and sounded better. The owner moved on to a Fiat Uno Turbo and parked the mini in the garage which would be about 25 years ago now. I think he still owns it but the car is not in that garage any more as he moved into his own house and probably took it with him. I would love to own it but just to have a look round it would do, just to see how well it has survived and how good the original build was and was it as good as the 10 year old me thought it was.

[gte86]

I remember when I was about 10 the bloke across the road from my grandma had a bright yellow capri. My dad has told me since it had a rover v8 and homemade custom wide arches and a cosworth whale tail. As I got into cars in my later years I got to know its owner, Andy and knowing how skilled he is I wish that car was still around today. Sadly it was stolen and burnt out, if my memories are correct.

[Beetlejuice]

This is one that I remember from the 1999 l2b mini run 

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If anyone has any pictures of this car from shows/events or any of the other minis in this thread then please post them up


EDIT: picture of the same car in an older paint scheme was sent to me - Thank you


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[Beetlejuice]

‘STAR WARS SIX’

Possible late 80’s or early 90’s picture from a car show

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Does anyone have any History on this car or do you remember it?

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[bmcnut]

Apr 27, 2021 9:52:30 GMT Beetlejuice said:

This is one that I remember from the 1999 l2b mini run 

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I remember seeing this one at a couple of shows,  not something your likely to forget! Certainly one of the more wild mini customs at the time. 

[longman]

Whats that behind Edd?



clicky

[rattlecan]

I remember this one, guy called Andy Saunders

[Beetlejuice]

Apr 27, 2021 19:37:11 GMT rattlecan said:

I remember this one, guy called Andy Saunders

www.andysaunders.net/claustrophobia/


‘CLAUSTROPHOBIA’

REG: AEL 298A

”As a child, Saunders would read the Guinness Book of Records and dream of being a record holder.

When Claustrophobia was built the dream became a reality. Claustrophobia was given the record title of lowest car in the world, at a height of 34 1/2″

The Guinness Book of Records then took the dream one step further and used Claustrophobia on the front cover of the Extraordinary Records Book.

Claustrophobia was sold to the Yorkshire Car Collection, where it was used as a ‘people magnet’ for their open to the public collection. It was sold by them at a classic car auction, and is now in a museum in Tokyo.”

This famous classic is alive and well in Tokyo 




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[rattlecan]

That’s good to hear then. Still alive and well

[Deleted]

Isn't the 1750cc Mini Andy built in Barbados, or similar? I used to see it parked outside my college when I was 17!

[Soopahfly]

Apr 27, 2021 19:30:49 GMT longman said:

Whats that behind Edd?



clicky

Definately looks sprinted, or at least roof chopped.

[Beetlejuice]

Apr 28, 2021 8:11:50 GMT @moddedtoledo said:

Isn't the 1750cc Mini Andy built in Barbados, or similar? I used to see it parked outside my college when I was 17!

Interesting.. I’ll see what I can find out..

Edit: Now living in Bermuda

information can be found on Andys site here - www.andysaunders.net/1750-mini/

[Soopahfly]

This one's interesting
car-from-uk.com/sale.php?id=20860&country=uk

[Beetlejuice]

Apr 28, 2021 9:38:36 GMT Soopahfly said:

This one's interesting
car-from-uk.com/sale.php?id=20860&country=uk

Thanks for posting and as nice as it is it’s not an old build from pre IVA/SVA days
the thread is about finding long forgotten cars from the hey days of mini modification and seeing if they survived and or if there’s any chance of a rescue
the car mentioned is modern and in a for sale advert so not yet long forgotten

appreciate you posting though