What happened to? Where is? - MINI EDITION

[Beetlejuice]

Apr 27, 2021 15:09:33 GMT Beetlejuice said:

‘STAR WARS SIX’

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

REGISTRATION: UNKNOWN?



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

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Could it be?

[jpsmit]

I don’t think they are the same. No rear porthole, no fender flares on the bottom and the one has the trim line along the a pillar to the front fender, the other does not. I realize they could have been added or taken away but removing (or adding) seem unlikely mods.

[Beetlejuice]

Nov 25, 2021 4:39:57 GMT jpsmit said:

I don’t think they are the same. No rear porthole, no fender flares on the bottom and the one has the trim line along the a pillar to the front fender, the other does not. I realize they could have been added or taken away but removing (or adding) seem unlikely mods.

Yes I thought he same but it’s looks to have had lots of restoration work done and quite often the 70’s era mods are binned.
Theres a few things that make me wonder if the restoration has added back seams where once removed (I’ve had to do this myself in the past) as the mods often encompassed gobs of filler that would eventually blow out.

will try and find out more about this and will report back

[philsford]

Just seen this on Facebook. Not exactly missing in action as it is there for sale and not one I have seen before but thought it worth adding here as radically altered.

[jimi]

Nov 23, 2021 17:10:00 GMT Beetlejuice said:

Could it be?

Same front flares and sliding windows, fair chance its the same one

[philsford]

This guy is still trying to sell this.

[Beetlejuice]

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

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

REGISTRATION: OGC 490P

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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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I’d really like to find and renovate this car.. cash reward offered






Found some pictures of this car is 1993 at the ‘Cheam Custom Car Show’

[minimann]

This was mine. I sold it in the condition seen in the magazines. However, it ended up parked up in a barn within 2 years of me selling it and sounded like it must've been driven across a field or something, as MOT failure details indicated suspension and steering was knackered. V odd considering those components were still relatively new in 2002/3. A more recent owner contacted me around 2009, but I lost touch with them in 2021. I think they changed the suspension but never got it back on the road. It ended up sat in their garage. Would love to know where it is now!

Jun 1, 2021 9:21:25 GMT Beetlejuice said:

May 30, 2021 11:12:23 GMT Beetlejuice said:

‘Mauve chop top Mini 1380GT’


REGISTRATION: CTB 850T

1979 Mini GT with 4.5" roof chop.

1380cc engine.

Pearlescent Mauve Paint



“Video shows original build in 1275cc guise.

Then Rolling road + Castle Combe trackday after nut & bolt rebuild into 1380cc as featured in MiniWorld and Mini Magazine.”




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[Midas]

May 8, 2021 9:29:41 GMT Beetlejuice said:

‘AUTO SYSTEMS SIX WHEELER MINI PICKUP’

REGISTRATION: currently unknown

This mini takes me way back..

I suspect this car may still be in storage somewhere in the uk as it appears to have been removed from a scrap yard?

A vague memory of this makes be think this may have been rebuilt? but currently I cannot find any further information







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There's a car not dissimilar to this outside a garage in Taunton. It moves regularly and is on standard steels. I'll try and get a pic the next time I go past.

[Don’t ask me I’m lost too!]

Great updates, look forward to some pictures

[Midas]

Sept 16, 2024 16:16:14 GMT Don’t ask me I’m lost too! said:

Great updates, look forward to some pictures

Just looking at your avatar, was looking at the Outspan car on Saturday at Beaulieu.

[Midas]

Sept 16, 2024 16:16:14 GMT Don’t ask me I’m lost too! said:

Great updates, look forward to some pictures

Dropped by yesterday, the car is stretched but only has four wheels, so no relation at all to the pictured car.

[Beetlejuice]

Did you get any pictures of the stretched out car?
Sounds interesting