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Author:  1976miniss [ Thu May 28, 2009 6:00 pm ]
Post subject:  Crisis of identity
Fellow mini people - I need your advice and thoughts. It seems that my mini SS has a crisis of identity. I have tracked down the previous owner to discover that he had a nasty accident in the car and instead of writing it off, they stripped the SS shell of all of its insides, engine, interior etc and transplanted it all into a clubman shell, resprayed and restickered it.
This has come as a blow to me, as for the last 17 years I believed that I had a unique little car and it was not until I chatted on this site that I started to doubt it's identity.
So my quandary is do I contiune to restore my now 1/2 a SS and enjoy the car again - or do I try to source a SS shell and transplant it all back to original?
I am torn and very confused with what to do - all I know is that I love the car and I would love to drive it again. Please tell me what you think. :?
Author:  micowen [ Thu May 28, 2009 6:05 pm ]
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Love of the car shall conquer all worries. As an example, my lil grunt is the biggest POS that I have seen posted on ausmini, but I love it, and will keep it forevermore!
If you truly love it, then set it free. If it does not return, then hunt it down and shoot it! :D
Author:  1976miniss [ Thu May 28, 2009 6:07 pm ]
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micowen wrote:
Love of the car shall conquer all worries. As an example, my lil grunt is the biggest POS that I have seen posted on ausmini, but I love it, and will keep it forevermore!
If you truly love it, then set it free. If it does not return, then hunt it down and shoot it! :D

Thanks soothing words :shock:
Author:  brett [ Thu May 28, 2009 6:12 pm ]
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the shells are the same on a SS as a S or leyland mini. The only difference was the goodies on the outside, and inside so no it shouldnt be an issue
Author:  blueminivan [ Thu May 28, 2009 6:15 pm ]
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How original do you want it to be?
If your worried about the detail down to the last nut, bolt and part number than a shell wont be any good to you anyway.
Build it to the way that you think that you would enjoy it the most.
Author:  9YaTaH [ Thu May 28, 2009 6:15 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Crisis of identity
1976miniss wrote:
Fellow mini people - I need your advice and thoughts. It seems that my mini SS has a crisis of identity. I have tracked down the previous owner to discover that he had a nasty accident in the car and instead of writing it off, they stripped the SS shell of all of its insides, engine, interior etc and transplanted it all into a clubman shell, resprayed and restickered it.
This has come as a blow to me, as for the last 17 years I believed that I had a unique little car and it was not until I chatted on this site that I started to doubt it's identity.
So my quandary is do I contiune to restore my now 1/2 a SS and enjoy the car again - or do I try to source a SS shell and transplant it all back to original?
I am torn and very confused with what to do - all I know is that I love the car and I would love to drive it again. Please tell me what you think. :?


If you have all the necessary bits then put it together as a true replica/"once was an SS" and enjoy the hell out of it....as long as you don't try to pass it off as genuine you will be OK by me (and hopefully a bunch of others) :D
Author:  74snail [ Thu May 28, 2009 6:16 pm ]
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There nothing wrong with a Leyland Clubman Mini SS replica, they only made 500 of the Mini SS, so a replica with a genuine SS interior is the next best thing.
Author:  Kennomini [ Fri May 29, 2009 8:48 pm ]
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It's only the shell that isn't original but the shell is the same so I see no reason why not to restore it as an SS (just make sure you disclose it's a re-shell).
Getting another genuine SS shell will be very hard and even if you do get one the car still wont be a 100% genuine SS as the shell is not original for that exact car, although then you could call it a SSSS or a Quad S or a SS+SS, SSx2 blah blah blah
Author:  mini maxx [ Fri May 29, 2009 9:28 pm ]
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Does your shell have the ss compliance plate and matching vin?? or were they left on the wrecked 1
Author:  1976miniss [ Fri May 29, 2009 9:59 pm ]
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mini maxx wrote:
Does your shell have the ss compliance plate and matching vin?? or were they left on the wrecked 1

Left on the wrecked one unfortunatly :(
Author:  mini maxx [ Fri May 29, 2009 10:07 pm ]
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oooh bugga :( that devalues it a bit. But the real value is the enjoyment it gives you, the ss is a fun lil car, i had the metallic nutmeg one with the rust producing vinyl roof. I still miss her! and its been 15 years
Author:  1976miniss [ Fri May 29, 2009 10:08 pm ]
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mini maxx wrote:
oooh bugga :( that devalues it a bit. But the real value is the enjoyment it gives you, the ss is a fun lil car, i had the metallic nutmeg one with the rust producing vinyl roof. I still miss her! and its been 15 years

I can feel your pain! It amazes me how the little cars can touch ya! :?
Author:  mini maxx [ Fri May 29, 2009 10:10 pm ]
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micowen wrote:
Love of the car shall conquer all worries. As an example, my lil grunt is the biggest POS that I have seen posted on ausmini, but I love it, and will keep it forevermore!
If you truly love it, then set it free. If it does not return, then hunt it down and shoot it! :D


Mick, I think my current one rates a close second :lol: :lol:
Author:  mini maxx [ Fri May 29, 2009 10:17 pm ]
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Think i might go throo my spare shed, im sure i have the rad supp panel and comp plate somewhere. The poor thing was cut up as after it was mauled by a zg fairlane and turned into golf buggy so all the ss goodies r around here somewhere i remember pullin em off an stashing them in a few big boxes with the intention ov doing something with em oneday
Author:  Dylans Clubby [ Fri May 29, 2009 10:22 pm ]
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micowen wrote:
my lil grunt is the biggest POS that I have seen posted on ausmini


you haven't met my mini have you...
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