http://reviews.ebay.com.au/Classic-Mini ... 1:SEARCH:2

Anybody else found this ?

There are several types of models of Classic Mini's Some of the following are:
Round Nose Mini
Clubbie Mini (Clubman)
Mini Pickup (ute style & rare)
Mini Cabrio (rare)
Mini Van (cheap)
Mini Moke (for the eccentric)

Well , I thought all mini owners were eccentric not just moke owners ???? Ausmini get's a mention in the list at the bottom too for resources , is the author amongst us here ?

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i object to the comment stating that minis are prone to rust!
i think they survive very well....anyone else ever owned an alfa? or an 80's toyota?
hmmm.

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speed costs....how fast do you want to go...

I resemble that remark...

"Prone to rust" is a Nth American and Great Britain problem more so than here because they put salt on the roads in the winter (when it snows) No big deal here

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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!

Hmmm...so the author lives in England, North America or Melbourne??

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SooperDooperMiniCooperExpertEngineering

All garage work involves equal measures of enthusiasm, ingenuity and a fair degree of irresponsibility.

I thought so too considering they mentioned Austin and Morris but no Leyland but their feedback etc says Australia ....

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raises hand, had more rust then my mini does i must say.

Same here. When you see a rust bubble on a Mini you can prep it and repaint it. But on an 80s Toyota the paint holds the metal together. Scrape the paint off the bubble then stare at the road...
Sell it if you see a big one.
ps. yes I the misfortune to have one, a POS 1980 Celica Liftback automatic...
I could put fist thru firewall below windscreen when bought, but fibreglass and old Toyotas bond well together.

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DrMini- 1970 wasaMatic 1360, Mk1S crank, 86.6HP (ATW) =~125 @ crank, 45 Dellorto (38 chokes), RE282 sprint cam, 1.5 rockers, 11.0:1 C/R.

heheh, guily of owning a 78 ke30, that 10MM of bog all the way arround the bottom, 83starlet with 4in of a-pillar carfully formed in bog and newspaper(previous owner), then the latest starlet only had a coupla bubbles...at least all the bolts are copper greased
still, strong lil cars, the corolla was still running on 2 with a broken piston and a snapped rod


....there goes the topic again!

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speed costs....how fast do you want to go...

I definately object to the rust part regardless of what environment the car is used in. My mini from 1965 has almost no rust, while the lada niva that I just bought is a 1991 model and had holes in it because it had that much rust. Good thing is though that it only cost $750 and is awesome for 4wding

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Before you judge someone, you should walk a mile in their shoes. That way, when you judge them, you are a mile away and you have their shoes.

the moral of the story...minis are great

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speed costs....how fast do you want to go...

Where's it say this? about rust I mean.
I gave em a tick! lol

Dam right!

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1964 Morris 850, 1330 Supercharged - 81.8hp atws.
1975 Leyland Mini S 1100S powered - Nice and reliable.
1977 Leyland Mini LS - Project LS-T

I don't know, I can't find it anymore. I think it might have been changed or something, because I am certain that it said somewhere that minis are prone to rust

EDIT: Yep, it says down the bottom that the article was last updated today

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Before you judge someone, you should walk a mile in their shoes. That way, when you judge them, you are a mile away and you have their shoes.

iw as under the impression that ladas came with rust from the factory, thats what ive been told by everyone thats owned one.

and as for toyotas and rust, my ae82 had a rust patch where the rust was holding the paint on, pity it came off when i used high pressure spray a few weeks before i started selling it