Eye-catching black and whites

[sheffcortinacentre]

8 hours ago, MiniMinorMk3 said:

Ex pat moss restored by pc mag in the 80's I think.

[sheffcortinacentre]

2 hours ago, D.E said:

That must be 66 with MK1 cortina production coming to an end & MK4 Z car starting that year.

[lesapandre]

19 minutes ago, sheffcortinacentre said:

Ex pat moss restored by pc mag in the 80's I think.

Still being campaigned - and sold for £45,000 in 2021.

https://cars.bonhams.com/auction/26808/lot/94/ex-pat-moss-monte-carlo-rally1958-austin-a40-farina-chassis-no-aa2s62642/

[Momentary Lapse Of Reason]

2 hours ago, D.E said:

The Crane Driver's trousers were a Total Loss ...

[High Jetter]

3 minutes ago, lesapandre said:

Still being campaigned - and sold for £45,000 in 2021.

https://cars.bonhams.com/auction/26808/lot/94/ex-pat-moss-monte-carlo-rally1958-austin-a40-farina-chassis-no-aa2s62642/

Yup, was in PC recently.

[Remspoor]

[MiniMinorMk3]

On 07/05/2025 at 20:03, D.E said:

Mini hatch:

Still out there. Spotted at Beaulieu Mini Cooper day 2018 needing a bit of work.

 

[Remspoor]

[MiniMinorMk3]

[MiniMinorMk3]

[lesapandre]

On 09/05/2025 at 11:22, MiniMinorMk3 said:

Still out there. Spotted at Beaulieu Mini Cooper day 2018 needing a bit of work.

 

Was this a factory prototype- mind-boggling they did not build it - maybe they could not get the shell stiff enough or it was not viable?  But still. What a useful car it would have made the Mini.

[MiniMinorMk3]

[MiniMinorMk3]

[MiniMinorMk3]

15 minutes ago, lesapandre said:

Was this a factory prototype- mind-boggling they did not build it - maybe they could not get the shell stiff enough or it was not viable?  But still. What a useful car it would have made the Mini.

It was built by Radford.

BMC did make three prototypes. One was purchased by Earnest Marples, the transport minister, to go to the golf club.

Mini Cooper owned by Ernest Marples for sale | This is Money

[lesapandre]

I always thought BMC made cars that they thought people ought to drive - rather than what the actually wanted. Market research was 0 - and probably thought a bit vulgar and American 😂

[artdjones]

On 10/05/2025 at 15:03, MiniMinorMk3 said:

It was built by Radford.

BMC did make three prototypes. One was purchased by Earnest Marples, the transport minister, to go to the golf club.

Mini Cooper owned by Ernest Marples for sale | This is Money

I suppose he left it behind when he decamped to Monaco to avoid prosecution by the inland revenue.

[D.E]

[lesapandre]

T'web says it was 1961 when the very first self-service fuel station opened and 1967 when the first supermarket station opened (Asda Halifax).

[D.E]

[High Jetter]

1 hour ago, D.E said:

State of the art then! Great pic

 

[sheffcortinacentre]

1 hour ago, D.E said:

Not one survivor 

[lesapandre]

On 07/05/2025 at 19:36, D.E said:

[ETCHY]

On 10/05/2025 at 15:03, MiniMinorMk3 said:

It was built by Radford.

BMC did make three prototypes. One was purchased by Earnest Marples, the transport minister, to go to the golf club.

Mini Cooper owned by Ernest Marples for sale | This is Money

This for me was a bigger mistake than them not giving things like the Princess or even Allegro a hatch. The mini desperately needed this imo  it would have made it a truly practical car.

A factory Mini with a hatchback would have helped them get a lead on other manufacturers & later compete with the newer superminis like the R5 etc until the Metro arrived.

Daft old BMC/ BL.

[lesapandre]

+1 for that. Crazy not to exploit your biggest seller by extending the range. Should have been an MG Mini too. Sacking John Cooper was a rotten idea too. Etc etc etc.

Of course BMW went on to do just that with BINI - which sells worldwide.

[MiniMinorMk3]

4 minutes ago, lesapandre said:

+1 for that. Crazy not to exploit your biggest seller by extending the range. Should have been an MG Mini too. Sacking John Cooper was a rotten idea too. Etc etc etc.

Of course BMW went on to do just that with BINI - which sells worldwide.

One was made

Also in Gaydon you will find the proposed MG Midget/Sprite replacement based on the Mini.

[D.E]

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[Madman Of The People]

9 hours ago, MiniMinorMk3 said:

One was made

Same bonnet pressing as the Riley Elf and Wolesley Hornet, I presume?

 

[S2000]

1 hour ago, Madman Of The People said:

Same bonnet pressing as the Riley Elf and Wolesley Hornet, I presume?

 

Similar to the South African Wolseley 1000 bar the badge..

[lesapandre]