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Author:  drjbeam [ Sat Aug 16, 2014 11:15 pm ]
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(Taken off the moke forum what got you into mokes topic)

Me dad had a mk2 cooper s and sold it in 1980 to go to poland for a holiday and to start progress to bring my great grandmother out to aus to live with his parents my grandmother hadnt seen her mum since ww2 started

So i got the leyland mini in 09 cause that cooper s every one who knows him for them days always talks about it all the time

And he likes driving it
Author:  Minimadmarty [ Sun Aug 17, 2014 1:55 am ]
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I had nothing to prove 8)
Author:  peterb [ Sun Aug 17, 2014 7:15 am ]
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When I got my licence a million years ago, I wanted the best car money could buy. Since I only had $65 so I bought a mini. Loved them ever since.
Author:  Davo [ Sun Aug 17, 2014 8:20 am ]
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Was competing at a Hillclimb at Amaroo Park (Sydney) in 1982 in my Datsun 1600 Rally Car and had my arse well and truly handed to me on a plate by a whole bunch of Mini's. The Mini infection was caught then, and whilst it took me a while to really get serious about Mini's, the disease of Mini obsession is well and truly now coursing right through my veins.
Author:  Scoop [ Sun Aug 17, 2014 9:08 am ]
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Got my first moke when I was about 11. Found out they shared alot with the mini and was hooked from there. Don't go a day without a thought of Mini running through my head.
Author:  1970cooper [ Sun Aug 17, 2014 9:23 am ]
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It all started after watching the italian Job.
Now I am up to my 4th mini plus other cars in my collection.

Felix
Author:  Mick [ Sun Aug 17, 2014 10:12 am ]
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A fellow at school got one in white with red stripes and essentially no floor.

I just loved their shape. I loved how accessible they were, you can open the rear passenger side window from the front seat.
I liked them all around. Still do.
Author:  Davo111 [ Sun Aug 17, 2014 10:53 am ]
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was at Calder Raceway, and watching Peter Manton beat all comers and even held the lap record of 58.6 sec, on the old short race track, and ever since I just wanted a mini.
Author:  MrFail [ Sun Aug 17, 2014 11:19 am ]
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Watching Mr bean on tv when I was a kid. Haha
Author:  mickmini [ Sun Aug 17, 2014 11:50 am ]
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I was 10 years old when I got a drive of Warwick Agustin's rally Cooper S at a WDCC Christmas motorkhana in 1982. The adults were doing this as a treat for all the kids there who they figured were capable. I remember distinctly that it was the Trefoil and at each flag Warwick yanked the handbrake on and yelled "hit it" (meaning throttle) to get us around. It was an absolute ball and I have been hooked ever since.
Author:  Babes [ Sun Aug 17, 2014 1:38 pm ]
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Have always had a mini or riley elf in our family growing up in nz, have always loved them. My old man was a copper back in NZ, there is a movie goodbye pork pie which when it was released that weekend over 10 yellow minis were stolen from around the country!
Author:  jprior2912 [ Sun Aug 17, 2014 2:36 pm ]
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I got into Mini's at a very young age. My first ever memory of being in any kind of car was when I was about 2 or 3. My mum and dad picked up a white Mini K (last of the roundys) and I was put in a car seat and apparently I was just so excited and happy and fell in love then.

Since then The Italian Job and Mr Bean helped continue my love as a child and family always owning them.
Author:  Bubbacluby [ Sun Aug 17, 2014 3:16 pm ]
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mickmini wrote:
I was 10 years old when I got a drive of Warwick Agustin's rally Cooper S at a WDCC Christmas motorkhana in 1982. The adults were doing this as a treat for all the kids there who they figured were capable. I remember distinctly that it was the Trefoil and at each flag Warwick yanked the handbrake on and yelled "hit it" (meaning throttle) to get us around. It was an absolute ball and I have been hooked ever since.



He still has that car and it does GO!!!
Author:  cooper19613 [ Sun Aug 17, 2014 6:25 pm ]
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Learnt to drive at age 11 in my Grandmothers 850. Loved them ever since
Author:  goodie [ Sun Aug 17, 2014 8:04 pm ]
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My oldest brother had raced mini's in speedway & road racing years ago , so when i was about 16 he picked up a Morris 1100 for me at the right price, as a first car . He had it parked out the back of his service station and one night some deadsh!ts jumped all over the roof of it and destoyed it .

Next thing i know he found me a mini deluxe for $200 and thats how i become hooked on them , have had 4 mini's + 1 moke since in 30 + years .
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