Yesterday I was in the Brisbane City Mitre10 store - most of the sales people know me by sight (what else is there to do in you lunch break?) -anyway one of the older guys says to me "You're the guy that's restoring a Mini aren't you?Will you be in sometime in the next week - I'm retiring next week and I have something for you" _ "I'll be in tomorrow as I didn't check the size of the bit I needed"

Today I was in the store and he presents me with a NOS Ryco screw on oil filter Z82 labelled for Leyland Mini, Moke 1975-81

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David L


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!

Dont you just love that, did the dude own a mini or just that bit?

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Master of the Moggie Army & Founder of Awesomestock2010

There ya go - it pays to shop local!

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Thats the go! Makes it all worth while

Nice when people give a gesture like that, there are still decent people about.

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Jack of all trades, master of none......

Its nice when you come across some of the nice people that are left in our cities.

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ANY SEA ANY TIME

Same thing happened to me about 12 months ago, an older gent used to walk his dog past my place fairly regular, i'd be doing something in the shed and when i'd see him i'd give him a wave. Well one day he spotted me working on my mini, so a few days later he dropped in and gave me a NOS cartridge type oil filter that he'd had for years and thought i could do with it.
We are now both members of our local car club ,and it turns out he has very good motoring history with cars, he currently owns an open wheel type Clubman 2 seater , that he rips around in.

Yeah once I went to buy a gearbox for $50 and came home with a car load of parts because he wanted to chuck em out!

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Lillee - 1969 Morris Mini K

I had something similar happen.

I worked for 2 months for a bloke and when he learned i was into minis he dug out and gave me a 'highway' brand new clutch kit

Little things like that make us happy.

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Dean Hutton's first car was a Mini.

No never owned a Mini - had it for 15-20 years after his son gave it to him who also never had a Mini but doesn't know why he had it even.

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David L


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!

When I was going through my' first' mini phase I had to work at a servo to support the habit. One day a old lady came in with a present for me... material with racing mini's on them. My dear old Mum made them into curtains and I put them on the side windows or my '68 van. They complimented the spray canned flames nicely......

Your dead right , there are still some genuine old fashioned people about, its not always about making money.