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[sid trunley]

as any body got any information on tilling minis please thanks sid

[mab01uk]

From 'Complete Catalogue of the Mini' - page 213 from the 'Coachbuilt Mini' chapter:-


Tilling Mini de Ville, Oyler Contessa and W&P Margrave - from an old Motor Magazine I kept from 1975.







Sorry this scan is a bit skewed.......done some time ago and page didn't fit the scanner!

 

[mab01uk]

They were built and converted by Tilling Automotive in London.

They also sold winding window kits for early Mini's with sliding windows in the 1960's.

 

More about Tilling's Mini de Ville in link below:-

http://maximummini.b...i-de-ville.html

 

I bought a set of Tilling wind up window conversions for my Mk1 sliding window doors in the 1970's and a new matching set of Tilling Smoked Grey Tinted Windows.

The company was called Tilling Automotive Ltd.
6 Adam & Eve Mews
Kensington
London W8

Their advert at the time read:-
'Mini and Cooper Owners bring your pre-1970 car Up To Date
Fit Winding Windows
Also Tinted windows for all Minis.
Phone 01-937 1166 or write for a brochure'.

 

Edited by mab01uk, 12 May 2018 - 07:42 PM.

[mab01uk]

More Tilling info here:-

http://mk1-performan...illing-auto.htm

 

My 1965 Mk1 Mini with Tilling winding window conversion back in 1974:-

http://www.theminifo...1-mini-in-1974/

Edited by mab01uk, 12 May 2018 - 07:45 PM.

[spraybeater]

This is interesting, reminds me of when I posted on here about The Oyler Contessa, 

The Mini Forums unofficial Historian  mab01uk  came back to just as this!

The result is I have now bought and restored the car back to the way it should be

as it left Oylers, do you own a Tilling or are you interested in them, 

If you are not aware The Cooper Register have a Coachbuilt display at Beaulieu on

the 10 of June, I don't know if there will be any Tillings there, I will have my Contessa

there.

[sid trunley]

thanks for this information ive bought a 1975 tilling de ville mini that's been off the road for over 15 years now back on the road its got all the features as the car in the pictures the roof tinted electric windows two tone astrali steering wheel wooden dash contour seats the car is automatic it was on private plates and owned by a lady in hampstead now on original number plates I'm not very good with computers ill see if my daughter can put some pictures of the car on here if your interested thankyou for replying keep in touch ill look out for you there spraybeater and mab10uk

[spraybeater]

Its great to hear that, is it in the display of Coachbuilt Minis, 

Please get your daughter to put up some pictures, everybody on

here likes pictures, i found it difficult at first! then a very kind chap

put the first photos up for me 

[mab01uk]

It would be great to see a rare Tilling Mini included in the special Coachbuilt Mini Display at the Beaulieu Mini Day in June if you can make it?

More details here:-

https://www.beaulieu...register-rally/

 

http://www.minicoope...ay-at-beaulieu/

[sid trunley]

sorry my daughters tried downloading pictures of the car but its saying they are to big ill get her to have another go tommorow thanks sid

[spraybeater]

sorry my daughters tried downloading pictures of the car but its saying they are to big ill get her to have another go tommorow thanks sid

I think most use imigur for photo hosting now, I do! maybe some of the linking wizards

will pop up a link for it, 

[panky]

Try this

 

https://imgur.com/re...ps://imgur.com/

[mab01uk]

 

A rare surviving Tilling De Ville 1275 Mini above as recently seen on Facebook by TMF member Sid Trunley.

(Photo above posted on behalf of Sid - many thanks for sharing)

 

Sid is the owner of another rare silver Tilling De Ville Mini (see photo below)....so we now know two that have survived to the present day!

 

Edited by mab01uk, 13 October 2020 - 01:36 PM.

[spraybeater]

Thanks for posting this, (both)!!

Going by the registered numbers there is a possibility I know the owner 

I have never seen it though.