I was just talking to the previous owner of Astro . Hoping he wasn't too horrified about what I've done to it. hehe..he likes the white wheels and the flap things that extend out over them (flares)

he also mentioned that he "noticed" that i drive it a bit faster than he used to



( i don't know what it is with these old guys... )

I asked him if he new anything about where it came from and it turns out the car was first bought in Milton, Victoria by a lady who would drive it to the train station and then catch a train to melbourne.



google tells me there's a milton in qld and nsw but not victoria but i think he meant nsw and therefore sydney... since milton qld in right in brisvegas...

anyway.. she then sold it to a guy that brought it to SA and sold it to a laydee who then sold it to the previous owner...

that makes me the 5th owner... not bad...
he's listed of a couple of names (one first only and one first AND surname), so i might try give one a call and see if they know any more..

aint history interesting?

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Did it come with the blue stripe on the side or did you do that

Dealer option.

It was like that when owner #1 bought it. Good on the darling.

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Thats pretty cool never seen that before

It probably came from Melton or Mentone in Vic.

aah... i did think he said mel originally... but i thought he'd confused the melbourne/melton thing...

that god the cars' not parte of the sydneye clique...

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I'm only the third owner of my LS... A lady in Strathalbyn bought it new, and had it until the late 80's. The second owner had it until 2004, when i bought it.

Still have the original keys, owners manual, warranty card, sales receipt, and service records.

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you mean.. they police only just gave you back the original keys, owners manual, warranty card, sales receipt, and service records.




i think 5th owner in 42 years. is pretty spiffy...

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hey i work in milton in brissie the train station is pretty central and the whole suburb is pretty flat...and there's 0 parking around the station anyway...nobody would have bought a car to drive to it

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1966 Morris Mini DeLuxe FOR SALE

I work near Milton.

I've got the history of my car as well. Was purchased new in 1968 (from NSW) has the name of the dealership on the owners manual, by a young lady (at the time) . She then traded the car in around late 1987 at a Ford dealership in Brisbane (also have the paper work for that).

Was then purchased by the 2nd owner who owned the car up and till June last year when I purchased it I was informed that "my car" was on Brisbane channel 9's Extra TV program once, was a section about car rallies / car clubs (something like that) The 2nd owner is going to have the video transferred onto CD for me.

I have the original owners manual, sales brochure and BMC optional extra brochure. Still has the original jack and casing it came in.

just thought i'd bump this incase some newies have any info..

about my car.. not aznpride's attempt to hijack this..

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