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[ed4ran]

LOL

+2 DOES NOT MEAN LEGLESS GNOMES

[Bluemini]

minging horrible looking excuse for a car, worse that a marcos.

[Bigbudders]

That white one is a proper one!!!

You seriously think its ugly Bluemini??

I too never realised it has no boot, although i wouldn't care. That is one fine looking mini.

[Bluemini]

Doesn't float my boat, wouldn't give £100 fir it, rare or not!

[v8mini]

also a variant i like.
i'm also sure there was a company that recently (past 5 - 10 years) did conversions, or maybe even a fibreglass kit.
might have to look through my old mini world mags

Si

[mk1-mark]

Broadspeed only produced them until the end of 1966 at which point they split from BMC & ran a team of Anglias for Ford. The GT project no longer fitted in so it was sold to Brian Foley in New South Wales. He continued to produce them for a number of years, that's why there are a few GT's in Aus.

Copies have been produced by a few people from memory The Mickleburg brothers when they were trading as "Downton" did a couple & a firm called "Church Green did a full steel version.

Agreed they aren't everyone's cup of tea, but with minimum prices for an original being well into the £30,000 area & a reputed offer of £250,000 being turned down on one well known car I suspect that those who wouldn't give £100 for one are probably in a minority

[mab01uk]

The guy involved in the more recent Broadspeed Mini GT conversions still owns the company, I think he exported some to Japan at the peak of demand in the early 1990's but mainly does modern car import/export now.
http://www.broadspee...m/mini_coupe_gt

BMW are likely to revive the 'Broadspeed' name on their New 2-seater MINI Coupe/Roadster to be launched next year.

MINI Coupe to be Named Broadspeed?
http://www.motoringf...med-broadspeed/

MINI Broadspeed Coupe rumoured:
http://www.autocar.c...AllCars/241631/

Edited by mab01uk, 02 November 2010 - 10:57 AM.

[minimadjonesy]

I think you'll find that the original poster got information back in 2006 when this thread was actually active!

[Bungle]

[southender]

Heres a few shots from a couple of shows last year, i must admit i fell in love with it!!

[Timinichelsea]

I know its a resurrection thread, but the one pictured above was recently rebuilt by the guy in the middle of the middle picture, I know him.

its achingly perfect

[CMcB]

yep, met the guy who is Mr Broadspeed knowledge at Beaulieu this year. I think he owns quite few and restored some too. I've got his email if anyone needs it pm me.

[mininuts]

Also met the guy who owns the white Broadspeed, (EOP 89D), pictured above. He was at Stanford Hall last year, we had a really good chat with him, such a nice bloke.

His car is absolutely stunning, completely faultless and he is so modest about it.

As we chatted, he explained to us that EOP 89D was in fact the first ever Broadspeed built in 1966 and how it was used in all the old advertising material of the day. I started to think that I recognised the number plate and though it was just from books, magazines etc. I then mentioned that I remembered being at Stanford Hall Mini Day in 1990 and that some guy turned up with a Broadspeed on a trailer. Guess what, it was the same guy and he was so chuffed that we'd remembered his car. It has taken him 19 years to restore it.

Took a couple of pictures of it back in 1990, wish I'd taken some more really. It's come a long way in 19 years.

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