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Re: BM's All New "Ouch that's another skinned knuckle" Mini Restoration Thread
« Reply #315 on: June 08, 2010, 07:36:18 AM »
Quote from: Miss Demeanor on June 08, 2010, 07:35:10 AM
Have the neighbours complained yet  rubschin:

No...  whistle:

I've just cleaned it up a bit and moved it so it looks less 'dumped' and more 'parked'... Not a lot more mind....  redface:
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Re: BM's All New "Ouch that's another skinned knuckle" Mini Restoration Thread
« Reply #316 on: June 08, 2010, 07:43:24 AM »
Quote from: Barman on June 08, 2010, 07:36:18 AM
Quote from: Miss Demeanor on June 08, 2010, 07:35:10 AM
Have the neighbours complained yet  rubschin:

No...  whistle:

I've just cleaned it up a bit and moved it so it looks less 'dumped' and more 'parked'... Not a lot more mind....  redface:

I've seen werse BM, much werse.

What's it like underneath then?

That looks quite salvagable to me.
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Re: BM's All New "Ouch that's another skinned knuckle" Mini Restoration Thread
« Reply #317 on: June 08, 2010, 07:44:39 AM »
I used to have one of those in red.

Mind I have over the years owned five minis, ranging from an early 850cc in blue through to a Clubman in black. Loved 'em all. (Never had a green one tho')

Hard to believe now that up to 6 airmen used to belt down to London (from RAF Lyneham) every weekend in an 850 mini but we did. Mind that was in 1966 and the laws about how many people in a vehicle were less rigorously enforced as were those on drink driving.
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Re: BM's All New "Ouch that's another skinned knuckle" Mini Restoration Thread
« Reply #318 on: June 08, 2010, 07:45:34 AM »
Quote from: GROWLER on June 08, 2010, 07:43:24 AM
Quote from: Barman on June 08, 2010, 07:36:18 AM
Quote from: Miss Demeanor on June 08, 2010, 07:35:10 AM
Have the neighbours complained yet  rubschin:

No...  whistle:

I've just cleaned it up a bit and moved it so it looks less 'dumped' and more 'parked'... Not a lot more mind....  redface:

I've seen werse BM, much werse.

What's it like underneath then?

That looks quite salvagable to me.

Yes, it is complete anyway... everything there and the interior is excellent for such an old car... In fact the heater assembly and controls are much better than the 1275GT...

Need to determine ownership before I can do anything with it tho...
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Re: BM's All New "Ouch that's another skinned knuckle" Mini Restoration Thread
« Reply #319 on: June 08, 2010, 07:48:48 AM »
Quote from: Barman on June 08, 2010, 07:31:42 AM
Meother Mini pictures (for Growler)...







What an odd colour, was it military?

Or is Cypriot mould/rust a different colour to that in civilised parts of the world?
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Re: BM's All New "Ouch that's another skinned knuckle" Mini Restoration Thread
« Reply #320 on: June 08, 2010, 07:51:23 AM »
Quote from: Barman on June 08, 2010, 07:45:34 AM
Quote from: GROWLER on June 08, 2010, 07:43:24 AM
Quote from: Barman on June 08, 2010, 07:36:18 AM
Quote from: Miss Demeanor on June 08, 2010, 07:35:10 AM
Have the neighbours complained yet  rubschin:

No...  whistle:

I've just cleaned it up a bit and moved it so it looks less 'dumped' and more 'parked'... Not a lot more mind....  redface:

I've seen werse BM, much werse.

What's it like underneath then?

That looks quite salvagable to me.

Yes, it is complete anyway... everything there and the interior is excellent for such an old car... In fact the heater assembly and controls are much better than the 1275GT...

Need to determine ownership before I can do anything with it tho...

So, you've obtained 2 purfectly decemt Mini's that just need a bit of fettling  for less than a grand?! eeek:

Makes that link I did for that bare shell on Sunday night look even more of a dreamboat now. lol:
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Re: BM's All New "Ouch that's another skinned knuckle" Mini Restoration Thread
« Reply #321 on: June 08, 2010, 07:54:45 AM »
Quote from: Darwins Selection on June 08, 2010, 07:48:48 AM
Quote from: Barman on June 08, 2010, 07:31:42 AM
Meother Mini pictures (for Growler)...







What an odd colour, was it military?

Or is Cypriot mould/rust a different colour to that in civilised parts of the world?

It could be Military - apparently British officers used to drive around in them many moons ago...
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Re: BM's All New "Ouch that's another skinned knuckle" Mini Restoration Thread
« Reply #322 on: June 08, 2010, 07:55:59 AM »
Quote from: Darwins Selection on June 08, 2010, 07:48:48 AM
Quote from: Barman on June 08, 2010, 07:31:42 AM
Meother Mini pictures (for Growler)...







What an odd colour, was it military?

Or is Cypriot mould/rust a different colour to that in civilised parts of the world?

That was actually an official BL colour, and available in the UK.

I'm sure I've got a spray can of it in the garage somewhere.
I shall now have to go and find it to confirm its name I hope you realise. ::)

Fern Green springs to mind, but I could be wrong....I usually am. cry:

 Mrs G briefly had an Austin 1100 in that colour that I did a bit of paint bodging on.
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Re: BM's All New "Ouch that's another skinned knuckle" Mini Restoration Thread
« Reply #323 on: June 08, 2010, 07:59:12 AM »


"BM heads for the North"
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Re: BM's All New "Ouch that's another skinned knuckle" Mini Restoration Thread
« Reply #324 on: June 08, 2010, 08:00:02 AM »
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Re: BM's All New "Ouch that's another skinned knuckle" Mini Restoration Thread
« Reply #325 on: June 08, 2010, 08:03:18 AM »
Quote from: Darwins Selection on June 08, 2010, 07:59:12 AM


"BM heads for the North"

Oh yes. cloud9:

Is that for real? cloud9:

I do actually need one of them.

A tank is summat I've never driven tbh.
Must get that sorted.

Meanwhile, this paint colour name is now adgitating me, so I AM going to have to go out into the pissing rain, down the garden and into the garage to find this can.
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Re: BM's All New "Ouch that's another skinned knuckle" Mini Restoration Thread
« Reply #326 on: June 08, 2010, 08:08:25 AM »
Quote from: GROWLER on June 08, 2010, 08:03:18 AM
Quote from: Darwins Selection on June 08, 2010, 07:59:12 AM


"BM heads for the North"

Oh yes. cloud9:

Is that for real? cloud9:

I do actually need one of them.

A tank is summat I've never driven tbh.
Must get that sorted.

Meanwhile, this paint colour name is now adgitating me, so I AM going to have to go out into the pissing rain, down the garden and into the garage to find this can.

For real!  Drool:
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Re: BM's All New "Ouch that's another skinned knuckle" Mini Restoration Thread
« Reply #327 on: June 08, 2010, 08:22:56 AM »
Oh yes!

A PROPER BIG boys toy. cloud9:

Meanwhile the colur of you Mini is called 'Lime Flower' according to my rusty can.
The lid disintegrated when I took it off to see if it still sprayed after 25 years....and it DID! eeek:
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Re: BM's All New "Ouch that's another skinned knuckle" Mini Restoration Thread
« Reply #328 on: June 08, 2010, 08:26:55 AM »
Quote from: GROWLER on June 08, 2010, 08:22:56 AM
Oh yes!

A PROPER BIG boys toy. cloud9:

Meanwhile the colur of you Mini is called 'Lime Flower' according to my rusty can.
The lid disintegrated when I took it off to see if it still sprayed after 25 years....and it DID! eeek:

Don't waste it, I might need it!  lol:

Lime Flower is a bit poovy tho...  rubschin:
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Re: BM's All New "Ouch that's another skinned knuckle" Mini Restoration Thread
« Reply #329 on: June 08, 2010, 09:46:13 AM »
Quote from: Barman on June 05, 2010, 07:15:23 AM
Quote from: GROWLER on June 05, 2010, 07:13:33 AM
Is it going to have its own 'special nest' in the garage for its forthcoming fully documented re-furb like?  cloud9:

Nah...

It won't rain here 'til November so she can live outside until then...

I'll obviously remove bits and store them inside tho like...

OOppss raining next two days ....
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