I'm a new, classic Mini owner and I'm quite excited about the prospects this brings. Right now I'm trying to absorb as much information as I can, while tinkering here and there.
My car is a 1971 Austin Mini 1000. I believe it was imported and sold as new back in '72 in Canada. Since then it's been through the hands of I don't know how many other owners. Even after all that time it's still in decent shape and is quite mechanically sound.
The paint job I expect is rather more familiar to my British brethren and for the previous owner it was an intentional nod to Mr. Bean. The green itself is a factory color, but the previous owner also did a respray on a few panels and didn't really match the shade. No matter there as I intend to fully strip the paint, repair all the dents and respray it.
Other than that previous owners have done a few minor engine tweaks, some suspension work, and added the Minator alloys. I myself have just finished installing and relaying some Wipac quadoptic headlamps and early model front turn indicators.
Anyway, here's a picture of my little beastie as it was before my lighting work. I'm sure I'll have more later.
