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[project mini chris]

nah its ok if you get what i mean i worded it wrong and do agree about the modding but it is nice once in a while to see a standard LE aswell as a standard model but yh you do see more modded minis so yh i totally agree with everyone!!!

LONG LIVE ALL LE'S

[project mini chris]

Anymore LE's folks??

[tuktuk]

mini 25



like the day it rolled off the line

[leaky]

mini 25



like the day it rolled off the line

Haha more like fell off the line.

[tuktuk]

i would argue that rolled was more appropriate, rolled through the north sea too judging the state of the metal

[tuktuk]

*rolled sideways that is mind

[project mini chris]

nice! it looks a very good project

[Roo]

her major modification is the flip front:

Is that a fibreglass flip front or steel?

It is steel.

[old original]

If I may make a slight amendment to the list THE ANORAK put on a couple of pages ago.

There were about 500 ERAs built with about 400 being exported. Out of the 100 or so left here there were about 60 BRG, 30 Flame red and a very few white & silver ones and I think a black one. The main options were half or full leather interior and front spots.

Trying to keep one as original as possible can be a real headache. Owning a half leather,with spots, red one, that's done 200k miles, the main problem is trying to find some of the bits which are unique to the ERA. Mechanically a large proportion are Mini bits but some are Metro and some really which you won't believe. The air filter which is fitted under the near-side wing, was originally off a Bedford HA van, (probably 'cause ERA was based in Dunstable), although the closest fit I found at Halfords is listed as a 1968 160 Volvo!!.

Some bits are so rare, if you ever see the likes of a body kit or some wheels come up for sale as genuine, you really have to question HOW genuine they are, but there again, if that's all you can get....

[project mini chris]

ive only seen 1 ERA turbo and that was at chelsea cruise (did anyone else go?) lovely car and love the bodykit!!

[old original]

Apparently there were 12 of them together at Mini 50, although I didn't go myself.

[THE ANORAK]

If I may make a slight amendment to the list THE ANORAK put on a couple of pages ago.

There were about 500 ERAs built with about 400 being exported. Out of the 100 or so left here there were about 60 BRG, 30 Flame red and a very few white & silver ones and I think a black one. The main options were half or full leather interior and front spots.

i stand corrected

to be honest any "decent" info on the ERA turbos is hard to find

[Mini-Mad-Craig]

ive only seen 1 ERA turbo and that was at chelsea cruise (did anyone else go?) lovely car and love the bodykit!!

There everywhere, its great really. I must've seen around 100 this year at shows. L2b, Brooklands, IMM and there was even one at a local meet.

[project mini chris]

ive just discovered i have something ERA turbo related!!!








the tailpipe finisher
i no, i got excited at first lol

[old original]

If I may make a slight amendment to the list THE ANORAK put on a couple of pages ago.

There were about 500 ERAs built with about 400 being exported. Out of the 100 or so left here there were about 60 BRG, 30 Flame red and a very few white & silver ones and I think a black one. The main options were half or full leather interior and front spots.

i stand corrected

to be honest any "decent" info on the ERA turbos is hard to find

I'm now going to correct myself....
I've just copied this from the ERA site - www.eraturbo.co.uk

Statistics

UK Cars

99 UK spec cars were built, of these


4 are known to of been stolen or written off

9 were exported to Japan, though one of these has now been imported again.

5 were exported to Germany,

and 1 to the Sultan of Brunei.


Therefore there are a maximum of 81 cars in the UK, though I'm sure this figure is much lower.



Originally, 53 of the cars were Green,

30 Red,

9 Black,

4 White,

and 3 Silver.


Japanese Cars
337 Japanese spec cars were built, of these
157 were in Red,
and 180 in BRG.