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Author:  Davo111 [ Tue Feb 05, 2013 8:58 pm ]
Post subject:  My past has finally caught up with me
Cleaning out the shed the other day I came across an old tin, I opened it and found all the paperwork from my first car, purchase price, contract of sale and the finance contract, and this was what it was all in.....
1969 Morris Mini K,
$1810 plus $75 for a heater to be installed.

interest rate of 16.625% its was a bit high even back then
especially for an 18 Year Old.

Rego
Insurance $39.70
Registration Fee. $13.20

AAMI full comp. Ins for an 18 Year Old, $148.37

Engine Number, 10YCTAH4987S

3000 K service
Tune engine,
steam clean engine,
Points, $1.50
Element. $$2.19
Seal. $.69C
Stabilizer $2.63
Fuel tank sender unit, $5.75
Filter $2.01
Oil and Grease, $3.46
Labour. $34.50
Total for service, $52.14

BRING BACK THE GOOD OLD DAYS.

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Author:  MiniBill [ Tue Feb 05, 2013 9:01 pm ]
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Omg :shock: Thats an awesome find , the fact you still had documents from 1987 is cool , must bring back memories.
And your catching up to me you must be around 43 years old " or is that young " nearly time for that mid life crisis and splash out on some motorised memories.

Funnily enough " well to me " if you times those service prices by 7 you would probably be around todays price.
Author:  Davo111 [ Tue Feb 05, 2013 9:24 pm ]
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Sorry Bill, that was 28th November, 1969, 10 days after my marball??? came out for Vietnam, and I am just a little bit older than you, but the cars are the same age.......(

Mid life crisis is taking affect from next week.....(Wed.)
Bucket List number 1. Off to Pearl Harbour for 18 Days....
Author:  Lillee [ Tue Feb 05, 2013 9:37 pm ]
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lol that's awesome
Author:  MiniBill [ Tue Feb 05, 2013 10:01 pm ]
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Davo111 wrote:
Sorry Bill, that was 28th November, 1969, 10 days after my marball??? came out for Vietnam, and I am just a little bit older than you, but the cars are the same age.......(

Mid life crisis is taking affect from next week.....(Wed.)
Bucket List number 1. Off to Pearl Harbour for 18 Days....


My apologies i see the car wasnt 18 years old when you bought it , you were :-) , so was it new mini K when you bought it ? vietnam the draft got you or am i missing something again ?

Still great memories in those receipts , and a mini at their peak .

Funny thing in in over 30 years of driving ive never had that new car smell , even in my younger days when i first could drive " the 80's " i liked older cars they had loads of styling " which has given way to aerodynamics nowadays " but hey my fisrt car was a 1969 ish xw ford falcon " $500 " which i upgraded to an xc coupe worked 302 V8 " $3200 " was an absolute beast and a sheer pleasure to drive " but it had a preference for rust :-) .

Then came my first mini , a yellow mini which unfortunately didnt stick in my mind much , only it was nippy and very rattley and easy to park and fun to drive lol , oh and it was a leyland clubman. That was it till many toyota's later im back to the mini

Todays cars are great mechanically " but less stylish in my mind " and getting under the bonnet on the old cars wasnt so scary , i dont know how many times we pulled out 6 cyl's and put v8's in all the fords we had , valiant chargers etc ? and all the slabs we drank while working on cars ....... ahh memories .

Damn im rambling on ...... i hope you have a great time on your trip to Hawaii , a friend tells me the ribs are awesome.Get plenty of pics and share them with us ....... well im off for another bourbon .

Cheers Bill
Author:  Davo111 [ Tue Feb 05, 2013 10:11 pm ]
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Found the proof,

I did own a mini when I was younger.....

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Author:  Davo111 [ Tue Feb 05, 2013 10:15 pm ]
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Yeah tahnks Bob, I will have a scotch as well, and yes will take a few pic from above Pearl Harbour and share on my return...

Cheers to all, stay safe while I am gone....LOL.... :wink: :wink:
Author:  winabbey [ Wed Feb 06, 2013 9:09 am ]
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Davo - that tough guy image I had of you has been severely dented.

At 18 you bought a Mini K, with a heater !!
Author:  bnicho [ Wed Feb 06, 2013 9:55 am ]
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That's very cool stuff Davo.

$75 for a heater. A fair chunk of change in those days. But about the same as what a used one of the same type costs now. 8)
Author:  Davo111 [ Wed Feb 06, 2013 10:14 am ]
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:wink: 1100 S motor, wish I had it in the shed now. :roll: :roll: :roll:
Author:  phillb [ Wed Feb 06, 2013 12:31 pm ]
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Very cool thanks for sharing.

Using inflation calculater car today would cost $19,350 plus $800 for the heater.
Author:  Panthersteve [ Wed Feb 06, 2013 12:47 pm ]
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Davo111 wrote:
:wink: 1100 S motor, wish I had it in the shed now. :roll: :roll: :roll:


Where does the 1100S motor come into it :?: :?
Author:  Morris 1100 [ Wed Feb 06, 2013 4:25 pm ]
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Good to see they didn't charge extra for the sleeved block. :lol:
Author:  Wombat [ Thu Feb 07, 2013 9:30 am ]
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Are memories - a week after I got engaged :roll:
Author:  thomas_hb [ Thu Feb 07, 2013 5:44 pm ]
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Good to see insurance prices are were always hilariously expensive.

If the purchase price of the car was $19,350 then the insurance cost you $1500 in today's money.

Also - $800 for a heater. Just wear a jumper you sook.
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