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[craigr91]

Just wondering if anyone knows anything about this car?.. Saw it in castor car collection in July along with a white one but can't seem to find the picture of the white

Thanks, Craig

[Marcos Controls]

The sun visor is the same one fitted to my 107e

 

 

[craigr91]

Oh yeah... I'd never seen em before... Look great but it ain't for me in a mini
Does really suit your car though

Apparently the car was owned by he owner of the car collection ' dr hill' and it was rallied quite a lot and traveled over 500k miles?

Thanks

Edited by craigr91, 26 October 2014 - 09:33 AM.

[mab01uk]

• Vehicle make AUSTIN
• Date of first registration 20 September 1963
• Cylinder capacity (cc) 1071cc
• CO₂Emissions Not available
• Fuel type PETROL
• Export marker No
• Vehicle status Not taxed
• Vehicle colour RED

✗ Untaxed

Expired: 01 September 1982

 

Registration number: 216 EAY

 

Is it in the Caister Castle Motor museum?

http://www.caisterca...id=51&Itemid=57

Edited by mab01uk, 26 October 2014 - 09:49 AM.

[1275GT Fan]

The visor really suits your car Marc but on the Mini it looks ridiculous.

[mab01uk]

External sun visors

"Sun visors really came into vogue in the UK during the 1950s, and they continued to be offered throughout the 1960s, although by this time demand was on the wane. In sunny climates, such as those found in Australia and parts of the US, external sun visors were very useful gadgets to fit on your car or truck to cut down on dazzle while driving. Here though they were more often fitted as a stylish accessory, rather than an essential, or useful, addition. The increase in drag that they must have created, and the damage it'd have done to many cars' performance and economy, rarely seems to have factored in the buying decision. There were a number of suppliers for exterior sunvisors, each slightly different in design but basically doing the same job. Many were fitted to the British cars of the late 1950s that incorporated a hint of "rock and roll" in their design, where chrome plating and bright, often two-tone, colour schemes were all the rage. Cars such as the Vauxhall PA Cresta, the F-Type Victor, and the Ford Consul and Zephyr Mk2 would often be adorned with a colour-matched visor, adding to the jukebox/Americana look. Shown below are just four of the types available to motorists in the late 1950s and early 1960s, all found in a trade catalogue from that era."

http://www.oldclassi...o.uk/visors.htm

 

This is a sun visor that is still available for Mini's from Vosca:-

http://www.vosca.nl/...orres-mini.html

 

 

Edited by mab01uk, 26 October 2014 - 10:07 AM.

[craigr91]

Yeah it's inside the castle museum :)

[Marcos Controls]

It was on the car when I bought it many moons ago. It does actually serve some purpose in the rain as the vacuum wipers were never the most effective system ever produced. Can't beat having to dip the clutch whilst going uphill just to wipe the windscreen! As for affecting performance, it doesn't have a great deal to start with so I doubt I'd notice the difference.