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1275van
 Post subject: Paddy Hopkirk?
PostPosted: Mon Mar 24, 2014 6:05 pm 
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These are on my 64 van doors. I was told they are Paddy Hopkirk aftermarket item, true or false?ImageImage

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Morris 1100
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False and possibly True.

They were sold by BMC Australia as an accessory, you could pick them up from any dealer.

But they may have also been sold by Paddy Hopkirk as accessories too, quite a few BMC bits were also sold by Paddy.
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They're available new, if not eggzackery the same.

At least they won't fray...

http://www.minispares.com/product/Class ... o%20search

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They were designed to give the door a hold open feature, a good accessory really!
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Who's Paddy Hopkirk? Irish?

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Morris 1100
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9YaTaH wrote:
Who's Paddy Hopkirk? Irish?

Irish bloke that used to sell spare parts in England, famous for driving Sunbeam Rapiers.
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Morris 1100 wrote:
9YaTaH wrote:
Who's Paddy Hopkirk? Irish?

Irish bloke that used to sell spare parts in England, famous for driving Sunbeam Rapiers.


Thanks! Those Rapiers were the bomb! 8)

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I bought a set from the UK several years back, but found that I couldn't fit them to my Aussie doors, they'd only fit sliding window doors. There may have been an Aussie version though.

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Timbo wrote:
I bought a set from the UK several years back, but found that I couldn't fit them to my Aussie doors, they'd only fit sliding window doors. There may have been an Aussie version though.

Tim

My van is sliding windows.

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Morris 1100
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I had a Mini Deluxe that had the BMC Australia version.
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These are on my 74 leyland mini
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Morris 1100 wrote:
9YaTaH wrote:
Who's Paddy Hopkirk? Irish?

Irish bloke that used to sell spare parts in England, famous for driving Sunbeam Rapiers.


You own a mini and don't know who Paddy Hopkirk is? :shock: Shame. Shame
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Morris 1100
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peterb wrote:
Morris 1100 wrote:
9YaTaH wrote:
Who's Paddy Hopkirk? Irish?

Irish bloke that used to sell spare parts in England, famous for driving Sunbeam Rapiers.


You own a mini and don't know who Paddy Hopkirk is? :shock: Shame. Shame

You saying that Paddy didn't become famous driving Sunbeam Rapiers?
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peterb
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????, nah, I mean every mini owner knows who he is. What's a Sunbeam? Don't they make kitchen stuff?
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Wasn't Paddy sliding around an old mini in "king of speed" on SBS last week ?
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