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[Wigeon Incognito]

my dad took this pic, he is quite into woodwork and i think he admired the arches!

This was exactly the car I thought of when I started reading this thread. It was beautifully done and I always wondered what happened to it.

I think I have some pictures of it out in the sun hidden somewhere in the loft.

Edited by Wigeon Incognito, 28 February 2014 - 11:55 PM.

[mab01uk]

For old photos from the 1979 Mini 20th show (my first attended), check out this old TMF thread:-

Old Mini Show Pictures

http://www.theminifo...topic=163767

Edited by mab01uk, 01 March 2014 - 12:35 AM.

[Wigeon Incognito]

my dad took this pic, he is quite into woodwork and i think he admired the arches!

This was exactly the car I thought of when I started reading this thread. It was beautifully done and I always wondered what happened to it.

I think I have some pictures of it out in the sun hidden somewhere in the loft.

Sorry to quote myself but for anybody that might be interested a bit of Googling suggests the above car is an M-Tech Countryman Sport.

The below photo is on their website:

[bartman]

I have loads from the Riviera run 1998 will have to upload them. I remember a grey mini that was done up in an F1 scheme it was awesome.

[MrBounce]

That sounds like the one with the McLaren livery. Very cool!

[mini 100]

everybody who have posted photos of the minis have you got any contact of the owners because I would like to see if they still got the minis

[Dan]

Sorry to quote myself but for anybody that might be interested a bit of Googling suggests the above car is an M-Tech Countryman Sport.

It was in Mini Mag. It was built by a guy, I seem to remember for his wife, who wanted to see what it would be like if the factory were still making the estate in the late '90s. M Tech may have worked on it for him but it's not really their product or model, it's a one off. He called it a Countryman Sport because of the custom made Sportspack wood kit that I think was done by his dad!

[Wigeon Incognito]

Sorry to quote myself but for anybody that might be interested a bit of Googling suggests the above car is an M-Tech Countryman Sport.

It was in Mini Mag. It was built by a guy, I seem to remember for his wife, who wanted to see what it would be like if the factory were still making the estate in the late '90s. M Tech may have worked on it for him but it's not really their product or model, it's a one off. He called it a Countryman Sport because of the custom made Sportspack wood kit that I think was done by his dad!

Good info thank you. M-Tech must have liked the idea as they seem to sell the conversion including the arches as a standalone model now.

http://www.m-tech-ca...uk/mtechcs.html

Edited by Wigeon Incognito, 01 March 2014 - 10:54 AM.

[mgmin]

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GP Min is in Australia now - belongs to friends of ours who now live in Perth

[CityEPete]

Blimey some of those pics are bringing back memories! We had our first mini (an 86 Mayfair) in 1998 then had a few other minis ending with an MPI in about 2003, we did all the shows back then and that sportspack countryman was a favourite of mine too, cracking car!

 

My brother had a reshelled MK1 NVS 991 in Kawasaki orange with a silver roof, metro dash and MG metro engine, he was the pioneer of checquerplate door cards back then, within months they were everywhere! anyone seen that about since?

[Mk1Dave]

I absolutely love this :) it's an amazing design. Like someone has already said, the mini shows back then look a shed load better than nowadays.

I've just found a poster of this car that came with mini world mag.

[Mk1Dave]

I have loads from the Riviera run 1998 will have to upload them. I remember a grey mini that was done up in an F1 scheme it was awesome.

That belonged to a mate of mine back then

[Shep76S]

Sorry to quote myself but for anybody that might be interested a bit of Googling suggests the above car is an M-Tech Countryman Sport.

It was in Mini Mag. It was built by a guy, I seem to remember for his wife, who wanted to see what it would be like if the factory were still making the estate in the late '90s. M Tech may have worked on it for him but it's not really their product or model, it's a one off. He called it a Countryman Sport because of the custom made Sportspack wood kit that I think was done by his dad!

Good info thank you. M-Tech must have liked the idea as they seem to sell the conversion including the arches as a standalone model now.http://www.m-tech-ca...uk/mtechcs.html

My memory of the mag review was that it was always an mtech countryman sport. Great in the flesh too.

[cradley-heathen]

GPMin.jpg

GP Min is in Australia now - belongs to friends of ours who now live in Perth

thats great to know what happened to that car, it was really nice! glad its still going!

[cradley-heathen]

Blimey some of those pics are bringing back memories! We had our first mini (an 86 Mayfair) in 1998 then had a few other minis ending with an MPI in about 2003, we did all the shows back then and that sportspack countryman was a favourite of mine too, cracking car!

 

My brother had a reshelled MK1 NVS 991 in Kawasaki orange with a silver roof, metro dash and MG metro engine, he was the pioneer of checquerplate door cards back then, within months they were everywhere! anyone seen that about since?

yes i remember that orange mini, and i remember the dash and the alloy door cards very well too, it was a great colour that orange! i saw it at himley around 98 i think?

 

i tried to copy the metro dash thing, but it just didnt happen! i wanted a cool dash in my black clubman estate, in the end i made one from scratch out of fibreglass.

Edited by cradley-heathen, 01 March 2014 - 09:10 PM.