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#1 CCBG

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Posted 27 January 2020 - 02:19 PM

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Posted 27 January 2020 - 02:39 PM

Many years ago, I rebuilt my classic Mini shell with a Wolseley Hornet bonnet, on which I had replaced the Wolseley badge with an M.G. one.

I re-registered it as an "M.G.  Bee"



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Posted 27 January 2020 - 02:51 PM

Many years ago, I rebuilt my classic Mini shell with a Wolseley Hornet bonnet, on which I had replaced the Wolseley badge with an M.G. one.

I re-registered it as an "M.G.  Bee"

Sounds like the South African Wolseley 1000. 



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Posted 27 January 2020 - 03:20 PM

 

Many years ago, I rebuilt my classic Mini shell with a Wolseley Hornet bonnet, on which I had replaced the Wolseley badge with an M.G. one.

I re-registered it as an "M.G.  Bee"

Sounds like the South African Wolseley 1000. 

 

I'm off to S.A. next week.  I must look out for one.



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Posted 28 January 2020 - 03:00 PM

Many years ago, I rebuilt my classic Mini shell with a Wolseley Hornet bonnet, on which I had replaced the Wolseley badge with an M.G. one.

I re-registered it as an "M.G.  Bee"

 

For some reason, I had never thought of doing that (the bonnet, not the name). Nifty.



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Posted 14 February 2020 - 11:21 AM

It looks more complicated than just the bonnet, though?

Surely the panel below the bonnet is different as well, with those "nostrils", and is the centre grille part of the bonnet?

 

Where would you get a hornet or elf bonnet from these days, without selling a major organ?  


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Posted 14 February 2020 - 07:13 PM

Bonnets regularly come up on ebay. The central grille is attached to the bonnet and again come up on ebay, as do the side light units. The grilles surround and bonnet spears are different on the Riley and Wolseley. The front panels are no longer available, so converting a mini front panel using a conversion panel from catmint is the easiest option. M-machine have supplied all the panels for my elf resto and have been amazing, but there front panel was returned as it wasn’t correct. The bonnet spears are rare.

https://www.catmint....&products_id=19

www.catmint.biz/html/frontpanel/frontpanel.htm

Edited by humph, 14 February 2020 - 07:17 PM.


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Posted 14 February 2020 - 07:28 PM

Bonnet spears!!!

I like the idea of that.... guaranteed to get pedestrians out of the way :angry:






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