There's a bloke (dolfy) on the minimania forum was selling a couple there a year or so ago. I think they were called Cord, made in Venezuela.
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| Author: | blueminivan [ Sun Mar 23, 2008 10:48 pm ] |
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I only just found out that fiberglass minis were made in South America for a few years in the '70s. Does anyone know much about them? Are there any in Oz? Were they any good? I'm just curious! |
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| Author: | Timbo [ Mon Mar 24, 2008 7:20 am ] |
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I had a Chilean mate who was really into them. He said they'd developed a bad reputation because it was common for backyard operators to do cut-and-shuts on damaged ones. Buy two smashed ones and 'glass the front off one onto the back of the other, that sort of thing. He liked them, but said they were a bit heavy. Tim |
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| Author: | drmini in aust [ Mon Mar 24, 2008 7:23 am ] |
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There's a bloke (dolfy) on the minimania forum was selling a couple there a year or so ago. I think they were called Cord, made in Venezuela.
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| Author: | jbeenz [ Mon Mar 24, 2008 5:24 pm ] |
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The doc is correct as far as i know, there is a guy on www.theminiforum.com who is building up an all glass minisprint, looks hot! de-seamed and roof chopped... looks like the sprint shells may soon be available 
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| Author: | sports850 [ Mon Mar 24, 2008 5:28 pm ] |
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The mini cord was as people have said but there was also a UK manufacturer , Domino who did a standard mini , a semi convertible (Pimlico) , a mid engined A series version inspired by the metro 6R4 and also a mini sprint type (the mid engined body with a conventional setup) though the basic mini and the Pimlico were the most common . There is a Pimlico in WA and possibly others but they are rare here . |
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| Author: | jbeenz [ Mon Mar 24, 2008 5:32 pm ] |
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| Author: | Angusdog [ Mon Mar 24, 2008 5:47 pm ] |
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Gee, I hate deseamed roofs - they make it look like a pudding bowl or something. It would be nice to be able to forget about rust in the shell. I've seen some of those Pimlicos in the UK mini mags - they look way to much like Barbie's car... |
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| Author: | jbeenz [ Mon Mar 24, 2008 5:55 pm ] |
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you could glue some on! |
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| Author: | Kennomini [ Mon Mar 24, 2008 10:05 pm ] |
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I thought they were called "mini minus" |
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| Author: | sports850 [ Tue Mar 25, 2008 7:13 am ] |
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I think (little hazy here though) that the Minus went on to become the base model domino mini and the other versionswere modified from it . |
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| Author: | rampage101 [ Tue Mar 25, 2008 7:42 am ] |
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Some Mini Minus info: http://www.miniminus.co.uk/history.htm |
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| Author: | gafmo [ Tue Mar 25, 2008 11:19 am ] |
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| Author: | 776vde [ Tue Mar 25, 2008 7:08 pm ] |
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The original fibreglass Mini was produced in Chile in the late 1960's and looked pretty much like this although they did not have an S version 
The Mini Cord was produced in Venezuela in the early 1990s and had no connection with the Chilean product. |
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| Author: | Timbo [ Tue Mar 25, 2008 8:41 pm ] |
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776vde wrote: The original fibreglass Mini was produced in Chile in the late 1960's and looked pretty much like this although they did not have an S version
The Mini Cord was produced in Venezuela in the early 1990s and had no connection with the Chilean product. Yes, that was my understanding too. Tim |
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