When I was in high school a friend of mine's dad had a fibreglass kit Cooper S Mini. It was really neat, so I'm wondering if anyone knows where to find them, if they're even made anymore.

It would make finding a donor vehicle for my project a bit easier, as I wouldn't have to worry about rust quite as much, and I wouldn't be restricted to just original roundies, I could get a younger mini instead.


It could also be lighter, which is always good for an EV, and would be rust proof itself.


Anyone know where to find these? I think my google-fu has taken a dive lately, I haven't been able to find a few things.


Thanks.

I'm not aware of any being made in Australia but that doesn't mean it wasn't a very limited run by someone . Either that or it could have beeen a mini cord from Venezuela ( http://www.minimarcos.org.uk/altpics/cord/index.html ) , a Minus ( http://www.miniminus.co.uk/history.htm) from England , a Domino from England ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domino_(car) )or any of the other ones I can't remember at the moment , there were a few done over the years but I don't think anyone tried to sell them commercially here as our bodies didn't rust like the UK ones . The Australian produced mini kit cars were on the lines of the Fang , Pellandini sports and the Taylorspeed Jem .

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z cars had them, dont know about getting one of those thing on the road, engineer would laugh

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Hi some pics of a pell in a panel shop SA from Gray Chandler









Regards Daren

Their was a fiber glass mini shell for sale on the MOCQ website, don't know if it's still their....

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No speakers, no bodykits, no six-inch spacers, no spak filler, no bullshit

The Domino theory

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No offence intended here but--> anyone writing a book about minis 30 years ago may not have experienced such worn or stuffed-with components as we are finding these days.

You should put your heart & soul into everything you do.

Don't assume that it will be light because it is fibreglass. Lightweight fibreglass panels used for racing like bonnets and boot lids are usually quite floppy. When you get them up to the same stiffness as steel there isn't necessarily much of a difference. The full on race cars use a space frame which means the body panels don't contribute to the strength of the car and thus can be much lighter.

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66 Deluxe, 07 Cooper

That looks great, thanks for the picture.

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06 Mazda SP23
80 Alfa GTV (weekend toy)
86 626 Turbo (daily drive, now stolen)
71 cooper s replica
69 cooper replica
76 clubman
62 english 850
68 Mini Auto