G'day all,
Chris from Sydney signing in. Miniless at present, but hoping to fix that soon.
My FIRST car was 1970 Cooper S! Learned to drive in it, even though had no fluid in suspension( handled well but wondered why I kept shearing off wheel bolts!), had 1" accelerator pedal travel so was hard to hill start (didn't know just needed new spring!), Had leaking right fuel tank which I replaced myself (wondered why it smelt of petrol so much and why I never got blown up!)
Starter motor was broken, so used to park on hill above a driveway so could clutch start - on the flat could push start and jump in!
My Baby (BBY755) finally died when the big end bearing went, so Dad sold it to the mechanic at the Esso petrol station next door who plundered it and put the engine and most bits into his Mini van.......
Yes, this was a long time ago......
Keeping an eye out for a replacement......
