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[HARBER07]

i have a badge in the bonnet of my 850 near the brake master cylinder stating: GOVERNMENT PROPERTY 262 king street london W6 reselco invalid carriages ltd. dated 1975.

OK lol does anyone have any idea what this is about or any way of finding out? ( mini is blue if this helps ????) lol

cheers!

[Jimmyarm]

Google isnt your friend on this one

Sounds like it was used by a government department for carrying patients around ? Perhap Reselco did some modifications to it.

[Dan]

Does the car have power steering?

[Matt_20]

i have a badge in the bonnet of my 850 near the brake master cylinder stating: GOVERNMENT PROPERTY 262 king street london W6 reselco invalid carriages ltd. dated 1975.

OK lol does anyone have any idea what this is about or any way of finding out? ( mini is blue if this helps ????) lol

cheers!

Found reselco's website, they are a company who adapt vehicles for use by people with limited mobility...heres the link

http://www.justmobil...;UserId=RESELCO

[HARBER07]

nope no power steering ( lol i wish it did)

[HARBER07]

i have a badge in the bonnet of my 850 near the brake master cylinder stating: GOVERNMENT PROPERTY 262 king street london W6 reselco invalid carriages ltd. dated 1975.

OK lol does anyone have any idea what this is about or any way of finding out? ( mini is blue if this helps ????) lol

cheers!

Found reselco's website, they are a company who adapt vehicles for use by people with limited mobility...heres the link

http://www.justmobil...;UserId=RESELCO

ok all good but it dont seem to be adapted in anyway.

[Dan]

Ok, some of these conversions did and I just wondered exactly what it was.

It's a Motability car, converted for easier use by people with limited mobility. There were several different types of conversion including steering wheel controls, bigger seats, power steering etc. The cars remained the property of the NHS or department of health or somebody for people who couldn't afford a converted car of their own (even though they were available at massive government discounts). It is possible that all conversions were removed before the car was sold off.

[biggav]

Ok, some of these conversions did and I just wondered exactly what it was.

It's a Motability car, converted for easier use by people with limited mobility. There were several different types of conversion including steering wheel controls, bigger seats, power steering etc. The cars remained the property of the NHS or department of health or somebody for people who couldn't afford a converted car of their own (even though they were available at massive government discounts). It is possible that all conversions were removed before the car was sold off.

does it have popemobile roof????

[HARBER07]

does it have popemobile roof????
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a what???

[Timtom]

haha.. hmm.. any traces of conversion? holes in the carpet where things were bolted?.. holes anywhere? Dash etc..

[HARBER07]

Ok, some of these conversions did and I just wondered exactly what it was.

It's a Motability car, converted for easier use by people with limited mobility. There were several different types of conversion including steering wheel controls, bigger seats, power steering etc. The cars remained the property of the NHS or department of health or somebody for people who couldn't afford a converted car of their own (even though they were available at massive government discounts). It is possible that all conversions were removed before the car was sold off.

it has only 1 control on the steering wheel but obvoiusly wasnt beacause whoever drove the car had only 1 arm beacause they couldnt change gear lol

[HARBER07]

haha.. hmm.. any traces of conversion? holes in the carpet where things were bolted?.. holes anywhere? Dash etc..

does a rust hole in the floor count?

[Dan]

it has only 1 control on the steering wheel but obvoiusly wasnt beacause whoever drove the car had only 1 arm beacause they couldnt change gear lol

If you mean 1 stalk switch, all Minis up to 1976 have only 1 stalk switch. When I say wheel mounted controls I mean throttle and brake mounted on the wheel. Unusual for a Motability car to be a manual I think.

[HARBER07]

nope nothing like that. although the car was in a bit of a state when we got it all the interior was out including dash etc everything. but the dash wiring was in a mess sorta like a mixture of 2 of the diagrams in the haynes manual.

[HARBER07]

just got the old camera out:

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