Hurricane52
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It depends on what your personal taste is for, most people would probably answer with Mk1s with their early period charm, brocade interiors etc, but Mk2s are a good bet when you find a good one, they're also rarer as they were only made for two years, '67 to '69 (although the last few Mk2 Cooper Ss were built in February '70). Don't dismiss the Mk3s - they are becoming sought after now because of the bonkers prices attached to the earlier cars, but some have been reshelled using later shells. A good Mk3 Cooper S is a very usable car though. I'm a little biased as I've have several Mk2s but I still fancy another Mk1 some day.
Before I bought the white Mk2 above I put a wanted ad on the Mk1 performance Mini forum and within a couple of days had offers of seven good cars, Mk1s and Mk2s, none of which have been advertised before that I'm aware of, they're still out there
Surely Wilkinfils? Phil Wilkinfils.When in France
FitzwilkinSurely Wilkinfils? Phil Wilkinfils.
Matrix sign on M5 heading north around Droitwich would have been a good pic - it read "A46 closed because of flooding"!
Matrix sign on M5 heading north around Droitwich would have been a good pic - it read "A46 closed because of flooding"!
Been doing a bit more on the Manta today.
Cleaning the motor up and removing old oil seals cleaning crud out of threads too.
Found remains of the old clutch behind the flywheel too.
A good 8 hours in today's heat.View attachment 104439View attachment 104440View attachment 104441
It's all Iron mate the front timing cover is alloy that houses the water pump.Is it an alloy block and iron head???
It's all Iron mate the front timing cover is alloy that houses the water pump.
I love spot the difference.Just browsing for a new battery maintainer / charger on amazon and spot an AA branded amazon choice offering. "As used by AA patrols" bold claim and hard to believe they use a mains smart charger at the side of the road.
Now spot what is wrong in the picture:
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At the risk of stating the obvious, the positive terminal should have the shroud on it, not the negative.Just browsing for a new battery maintainer / charger on amazon and spot an AA branded amazon choice offering. "As used by AA patrols" bold claim and hard to believe they use a mains smart charger at the side of the road.
Now spot what is wrong in the picture:
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At the risk of stating the obvious, the positive terminal should have the shroud on it, not the negative.
Yellow callipersThey have one on both.
Im going for it’s got Pirelli’s on.
Just browsing for a new battery maintainer / charger on amazon and spot an AA branded amazon choice offering. "As used by AA patrols" bold claim and hard to believe they use a mains smart charger at the side of the road.
Now spot what is wrong in the picture:
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