Just registered on this site today, thought I'd post something about my Mini!
It's a 1979 Clubman 1275GT. Cost me £340 back in May time!
When I got it, it was in a bit of a state after being off the road for about 3 years.
The previous owner had spent loads on welding and panels, so it needed none of that doing but had then moved house and so had nowhere to store it. I spotted it on ebay, about 150 miles away in London (I live in Northamptonshire), and went down to see it then popped a bid in. Some bribery with Stella later and my girlfriends brother trailered it home for me!
When I got it:
Half Pageant Blue, half primer grey. It was originally brown.
I got it in my garage and finished it all off. I did all the prep myself and towed it to a local sprayer and got it coated in Opel Atlantis Blue!
Got some brand new Revolites off ebay for £150, some Yoko A539 tyres and that was it for the looks department. What do you all reckon?
More pics here: http://ben.loaded.ne...Name=minionroad
It owes me over £2000 now, and it's all road legal now (although I've garaged it for Christmas now to sort some niggles out and stop it from rusting!). Did take 3 MOT's to get by however!
I've written a bit about it on my site at http://ben.loaded.net. It's a sorta project diary, but it needs updating as it ends before I got it on the road!
Any good?
I love it personally, although it's too damn slow. I'm a Peugeot man usually, and have had a number of 205 GTIs, so going to a Mini is a bit of a step down (although I still have a GTI). They're both as fun as each other to drive though
The Mini is usually seen going around the streets of Southampton, as I'm at University there if anyones seen it about. Sometimes in Bournemouth aswell!
So err... hi, that's my car
