After getting a new battery and replacing a load of fuel pipes, various leads and ignition parts I had this running for the first time in 2 years yesterday (it's been off the road for four...) so I thought I'd celebrate by cluttering up this place a bit with some pictures.
I bought it in 2006 from the old lady who bought it new in 1981, and only used it a couple of times before leaving it in the garage (I didn't intend to leave it in there for so long though!). It's still only done 39,000 miles.
It's a 998cc Manual HL, so it's got luxuries like carpets, opening rear windows and those plastic wheel trim things, no radio though. According to the original invoice, the colour's called 'Mace'. I don't remember seeing another Mini (or anything else actually) in it though. I expect that any that existed would have been painted a 'nicer' colour now anyway.
It'll probably need a couple of little bits of welding for the MOT (front subframe mounts/front of the floorpan) and the bottom of the A panels is a bit crusty but overall it's pretty good. I'm well pleased to have it running again, hopefully it'll be MOTd by the summer. Then I'll just need to polish the faded paint, get a proper style front plate and drive it! I'd like a proper HL badge too - the old one disintegrated, the one on it now's a cut down HLS badge from a Triumph Acclaim.
The original gearknob will be reinstated as soon as I can find it - this one's off my old Mayfair (my first car - written off in a fight with a Corsa)
I bought it in 2006 from the old lady who bought it new in 1981, and only used it a couple of times before leaving it in the garage (I didn't intend to leave it in there for so long though!). It's still only done 39,000 miles.
It's a 998cc Manual HL, so it's got luxuries like carpets, opening rear windows and those plastic wheel trim things, no radio though. According to the original invoice, the colour's called 'Mace'. I don't remember seeing another Mini (or anything else actually) in it though. I expect that any that existed would have been painted a 'nicer' colour now anyway.
It'll probably need a couple of little bits of welding for the MOT (front subframe mounts/front of the floorpan) and the bottom of the A panels is a bit crusty but overall it's pretty good. I'm well pleased to have it running again, hopefully it'll be MOTd by the summer. Then I'll just need to polish the faded paint, get a proper style front plate and drive it! I'd like a proper HL badge too - the old one disintegrated, the one on it now's a cut down HLS badge from a Triumph Acclaim.
The original gearknob will be reinstated as soon as I can find it - this one's off my old Mayfair (my first car - written off in a fight with a Corsa)
