my folks found this little clubby hiding in a carpark and when they talked to the owner the girl told em that it had a 1275cc in it bored out to 1300cc, also the engine apparently has a 1.75" SU carby....thats all i know...its got 12" chrome superlights on it and has two monstrous DTM style pipes at the rear (extractors maybe as well) anyway just curious as to what the engine may be from? sorry its a bit too breif but thats all i know....also with the rear theres a slight problem of a bit of rust with the gutter rail things that run down past the lights and is about 5cm long. would this be a simple "cut and paste" of a bit of metal there? not sure if id have to replace anything too great.

oh and before someone observantly points out....the S badge on the front is a fake....its a 1978 model if that helps....but shes all debadged....and has a classy interior.

thanks guys/gals
Cap "the N00B"

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00' Forester GT

Does look like a Good Looking CLubby.
the 1275 could be out of anything really..you would need to get the Engine number to be sure
With regards to the rust area...once again it does depend on how desperate it needs to be cut out and resprayed but do remeber the logest its rusting the bigger the hole. Do remember the area...the whole area maybe the entire back end may need to be painted...its something that need to be check closer or pic's put up
It all depends on the price they are offering and your willing to pay

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Stop Licking the Dog...I Don't Care Who Started It

yeah and its also the fact i might be able to get a changeover with my bmw as well

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00' Forester GT

The S is a fake?
Looking at the car it looks like a "Leyland Mini S" so the S badge would be standard (there should also be one on the boot)

yeah but apparently the owner said....it aint an "S"

also sorry i havent even seen the car myself...was only told this arfternoon

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00' Forester GT

How fare away are you from it
Purchase a car...like a house you have to have a good look at it...or if you do not have enought experiance get some one to have a look at it.

Get some numbers...Motor, Head & Body etc

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Stop Licking the Dog...I Don't Care Who Started It

how much?
its got the chrome on the doors like an S
looks pretty good

Thats what I was going on.

Im Pretty sure it was on ebay a month or so ago...It was not registered thou... and d idnt reach its reserve price...how much are they after??? It looks pretty shhmick....

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I think they mean it's no cooper S, I get asked a lot, is it cooper S, I always say nah my car isn't and that's that. But I've even been asked in the clubby if it's genuine 'S' I saw yeah, Leyland S not Cooper S, big difference.

<edit> Just like to add that I really like that clubby! It looks awesome and if it's a 1275 with discs and that interior look great it truly is a great mini!

If it has twin tanks well now that would jsut be bonus then wouldn't it?

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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

sorry everyone i found a pic of the rust...ive been at a friends house



also i just found out the car is on carsales... hmm now the price..... well asking 8500. but there is the consideration that they might consider a changeover with the BMW...so its something for me to think about

heres the info from carsales
1275 engine completely rebuilt to cooper 's' spec. Hi lift cam shaft. 1 3/4 SU carby. Extractors. Electric fuel pump. Front disk brakes. Hi Low suspension kit. Quickshift. 12x5 chrome alloys. Wood and Picket wheel arches. Fast and fun car to drive.

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00' Forester GT

That's pretty minimal rust if that's all there is and no more hiding near by, you could cut it off and weld it shut a bit then get the metal seam covers that you can buy and put em on to cover up the welding.

I think it's probably pretty worth it. It looks good, front spoiler (donesn't really ad to the value tho) warm 1275, discs, chrom wheels, is it 2pac paint? professional, it looks really good from the pic, professional interior and eyah I reckon 8 grand and you'd get it. I think that'd be worthing comparing to what I've spent on my car. However my dad's clubby was a better value deal but not nearly as nice as that! If it's worth it to you then that's all that matters. If you can afford it, well that's another matter again.

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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

you couldnt build a car like that for 8k

ryan that is very true man

the rust is kinda tricky imo, you would need to do quite a bit of painting, or find someone willing to give "blow ins" a go which would work for a everyday driver, but remember when u cut, u miss and make sparks same with the welding, so it wont be taht easy


looks good worth the 8k imo

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1963morris 850
1965 solid side van
1994 rover racecar

If it has visible rust, then it will have invisible rust..... Keep that in mind.

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