I’ve never planned to own a Mini but as I was trying to sell an old beat-up BMW, someone asked if I’d like to swap so…:
my name is Lionel and I now own a 1980 British Leyland Mini 1100 Special. And loving it !
it’s 5 different shades of gold (Sienna? Cashmere?), the wheels point in 4 different directions, gear changes are random, won’t go over 80kph, does not brake… but it is great fun.
It’s pretty banged-up but mostly rust-free, I think it needs 20 years worth of basic maintenance.
So far, I’ve replaced all 4 tires, the upper engine stabilizer brackets that were torn off the bulkhead and a few other bits and bobs.
it came with a thousand euros worth of parts (mostly chromes/cosmetics) and I’m now collecting parts to restore and upgrade it.
so yeah, hello from France!
