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Wombat
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My greatest fear in life is that when I die my wife will sell my Mini and tools for the price I told her I paid for them!
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Lookout ladies!! 8)
Diggin the shoes :wink:
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Is there an "I like Swipe" sticker on the rear window?
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and who, disguised as Clark Kent, fights a never ending battle for truth, justice and the american way :!: :lol:

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9YaTaH wrote:
and who, disguised as Clark Kent, fights a never ending battle for truth, justice and the american way :!: :lol:


I was thinking more "You're only supposed to blow the bloody doors off!" :lol:

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Man you look like my dad.

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1310/71 wrote:
Is there an "I like Swipe" sticker on the rear window?
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No! but there was a VPSA (Victorian Pharmacy Students Assiciation) Sticker on the side window and a Wesley College Collegians Crest on the back window - only remember cause a found another picture showing the car from the rear. :roll:

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Awesome!

Saxon Green 850? Is that the one you still have :shock:

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nah,,, you`re trying to trick us all David,,, that`s really an old genuine BMC advert for the mini sin`t it???,,, isn`t it??,,, go on now... tell the truth :-) :-) :-)

Stunningly Handsome Devil aren`t you???

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Awesome!

Saxon Green 850? Is that the one you still have :shock:

Graham 8)


It was Porcelain Green - no not the one I have now - I wish

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1960s suburbia.

Check out the rear view mirror location.

A lot of academic geeks with thick rim glasses bought green 850s back then - my English teacher was one, my science tutor was another. Along with narrow ties and pointy toe shoes.

And there was a stage where large chromed ornaments were used to adorn the front tops of bonnets - items like large chrome eagles were popular along with various arrow shaped ornamental fittings. Maybe looked ok on the S type Valiant but tended to dwarf a Mini. Even so fashion was fashion and many an 850's bonnet was so adorned. Unthinkable now.

Rear wheel spats (often with pressed louvres). mesh sun visors and rear venetian blinds were also a popular additions, and all these too were fitted to Minis.

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Slide you reminded me - that photo was taken before the rear louvres were added and the mesh sunvizor - but I note after the mirror and the seatbelts.

I had no choice in the green - I hated it - but my mother was paying (loan) Oh and those pointy shoes were suede 8)

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That photo's gold. So cool..so cool 8)
aligator clip tie pin....you youngin's have never seen one ...have yers?
What's with the tie tucked into the pants?
Can you give a date for the photo?
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Hmm....reminds me of a by gone era. Cool glasses, cool shoes, cool tie, super cool car :lol:

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