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[850NUTS]

This is Derek when he first come home on the trailer, what a sad boy he was!!

 

 

 

This is Derek in March.   He is looking so much better.

 

 

Derek now has all his door's, bonnet ect, and is about 2 weeks from being reg.

 

 

 

 

 

[Ben_O]

Nice transformation.

 

How long has it taken you to get him to that stage?

 

Did you do the work yourself?

 

Ben

[850NUTS]

Derrek was started, Mid Dec 2013. Yes Peter does everything himself.

[SAL 821X]

Looks fantastic... Interesting window arrangement too. Are they all like that over there or does this have a story behind it?

[850NUTS]

No, This window style is unusual which is one of the thing that we like about Derrek. 

Derrek's previous owner (Derrek) brought him from your own Oden Motors, with a traveller conversion. (which we have not re-fitted.)

And put him on the boat and brought him back to Aust, because he could'nt bare to part with him. :) :).

2 legged Derrek must have had the ****'s with 4 wheeled Derrek in later years as the pictures show.

 

Peter & Karen

[bpirie1000]

Well done and nice to see original van grill being used...

[Domneon]

A friend of mine named my Mini Derek...

 

Would prefer it to be a van aswell but alas!

 

Looks great, fantastic resto

[jamesmpi]

Interesting rear side windows. Looks great

[850NUTS]

Thought we would update everyone on Derrek..He is all up are running and on the road.....He has not long got back form a trip to see our New Granddaughter.....So Counrty Vic to Toowoomba Qld and back......around 3500klm...Didn't miss a beat and traveled in some extreme heat. 38+c. So proud of him.  But 2 of our other Mini's have also made the same trip.

[leeuk]

It looks lovely and clean now mate you've done a superb job of bringing him back to top form, Very nice colour too

[The Clubby Hubby]

Looks awesome love the colour nice 1

[Goldbrocade_62]

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Edited by Goldbrocade_62, 28 December 2014 - 11:17 PM.

[850NUTS]

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Love your Van, Your van looks like it is in better condition than our one before we started. When are you bring it home?

How long do you think he /she will have to wait for a start? We hope it is waiting behind another Mini. Do you know what colour your van is? It looks a little like our Porcelain Green. 

 

This is Derrek's dealer plate.

Edited by 850NUTS, 30 December 2014 - 10:37 PM.

[Goldbrocade_62]

I think mine is willow green there's a couple in front of it I'm in hunter valley nsw

[850NUTS]

Love the mirror's on your car .  We live in country Vic, near Mansfiled.