winabbey wrote:
Those GT tags look much more robust than the yellow plastic ones so I wonder if most have survived, making this not such a big issue for fussy GT owners. In any case there could be an opportunity for someone with sheet metal skills and stamps to make those for cars where they are missing or damaged.
Of course all of this is mainly of interest to those of us with the illness that gets us hooked on researching the minute detail of original cars. I'm probably one of those who some people call a "rivet counter", maybe meant in a derogatory way. If the result is increased knowledge for the benefit of the Mini scene I take it as a compliment. Unlike some other car marques we at a real disadvantage by not having historical factory records.
I believe the rivet counters are a much needed - dare I say necessary evil to prevent the originality of these cars being lost. As the years go by our cars get abused, stripped, rebuilt by backyard mechanics, sold and resold and abused more by folks that are unaware or don't care about originality. Trying to find a one owner or unrestored car is getting harder and BMC mechanics from the 60s and 70s with first hand experience are getting thin on the ground.
Nice work Doug and I think your price is very fare.
Drop an email when they are available .
