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[72gt]

Hello there, I thought it's time to start a topic on my impulse purchase gt I bought nearly 3 years ago...........Damn Ebay .this will be the first car I have ever attempted to restore so I will be all ears to any tips/advice you may want to share this is my third mini,my first was nearly 26 years ago ,anyway to date the gt is fully stripped and awaiting my first attempt in mig welding to make a spit.....bear with me....a novice welder and car restorer.....eeek,I may be some time..... Here's some pics of the gt as It came to me,by the way it's a one owner unmolested original car that had genuinely been off the road for some thirty years.....enjoy.
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[alex-95]

Look's like an excellent Project,Is it going to stay original?

[72gt]

Yes,I think it deserves to go back original,it's tempting to do my own thing but not on this car

[KernowCooper]

I love it when something turns up like a 1275GT which are getting rare now and be nice to put it back standard

[Artful Dodger]

looks nice! i have a 1972 1275GT, its less than standard now though ;)

best of luck with the resto!

[Klevdo2202]

Where are you in North Wales? Anglesey area???? looks a good project!

[Mini-Mad-Craig]

That is a great car mate! I would love to own that. Good luck with the restoration! Keep us updated with lots of pictures and stories of your troubles

You get extra likes when your wife leaves you for the postman, but it's alright, the dishwasher made a treat of your brake lenses!

[72gt]

Where are you in North Wales? Anglesey area???? looks a good project!
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Denbigh, and it's only now the project is getting very interesting !!!  03012010448.jpg   73.83K   36 downloads

[jpw1275]

Good luck and il keep my eye on this one.... I should never of got rid of my 1275gt when I was 16!!!!

Cheers james

[matthew_leech]

Looks lovely, early gt's on rostyles are one if not my favourite mini,

Good luck

[iMurray]

Scrap it!


in my scrap yard...

[minimikej]

Wow, love it. Keep it absolutely original! Love the 10" Rostyles.

[72gt]

Thanks for the positive comments so far...the general opinion seems in my favour of keeping it original so thats the plan ,here's a few pics as it arrived back in jan 2010.....mmmmmm.....rust
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[Birminghamsmiths]

It's great to see original car pictures 72GT. I am just nearing the end of my complete bare metal restoration of a 1972 GT and one of the questions I haven't got a good answer to is the exact type of badge on the A-panel. There seem to be 2 types and most cars I look at have either lost them with an A-panel repair or had them replaced.

Yours seems to have the original badge intact. Do you have a close up picture of it in situ? If not, do you have a picture of it removed?

Any help gratefully received and good luck with your project. It took me 2 years to do mine, working diligently for 9 hours every Sunday.

[72gt]

It's great to see original car pictures 72GT. I am just nearing the end of my complete bare metal restoration of a 1972 GT and one of the questions I haven't got a good answer to is the exact type of badge on the A-panel. There seem to be 2 types and most cars I look at have either lost them with an A-panel repair or had them replaced.

Yours seems to have the original badge intact. Do you have a close up picture of it in situ? If not, do you have a picture of it removed?

Any help gratefully received and good luck with your project. It took me 2 years to do mine, working diligently for 9 hours every Sunday.

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