Hi Marcus,

Hope you enjoy your time here and don't be afraid to ask questions. Long live the 998!

Cheers, Nick

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"In two years time your car will be like a lady's clothes, out of date, my car will still be in fashion when I am dead" - Sir Alec speaking to Pininfarina

OK, well enough of being slack and due to a bit of nudging by Simon (Austin850) I'd better stop just perving on this site and introduce myself.
Syd here.
My first car was a mini (back around '93) - It was a '63 997 Cooper - Not a bad first mini hey Had a fair bit of fun with that but never really wanted to do anything to compeditive with it due to it being a rare one so I managed to pick up a free clubman 'The Rattler' - name due to a big end nock (but it never died!) - this was good for a bit of forest fun, but I ended up replacing that with an 850 shell that I did up for rallying - That one went pretty well (worked 1275) although the rallying career didn't last to long (did it Simon...)
Eventually stripped the rally 850 to rebuild but then got distracted with other things in life for awhile - Sold the Cooper.
Earlier this year I came across a "Taylorspeed Jem" for sale and couldn't resist buying it so I have the mini bug back again and am preparing it for Historic racing (Class SB). Can't wait to get it on the road (main thing holding me back at the moment is trying to get a windscreen for it over in the UK). Other than that it only needs minor bits done.

welcome Mr Jem!

would this be you? on your way home and stopping via historic winton?

lucky bugger either way!

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did I tell you that I won a trophy?

Yep that's the one! Good weekend that (in more ways than one).

At least we didn't come last in our one and only rally. A couple of others broke down quicker than we did!!!! I think that we cam 41st out of 44 or something like that

We beat a WRX so that is all I choose to remember.

Welcome Syd....have you touched base with Gary re the Gem yet?

Going to Eastern Creek next weekend?? (hint, hint )

Cheers, Mick

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"Show me the Mini!"

Thanks Mick,

No haven't got onto Gary yet, but I will - Nice to know a bit more on the history of the car.
Would love to go to Eastern Creeek but have an even better weekend planned down the coast

Hi all, My name is Stev and im from Vic, been a lover of minis for a long time, Bought my first Mini bout 8yrs ago, a white 66 deluxe,which i sold a few years ago, currently owned by a good friend and fellow ausmini member.. ha he inherited all my problems! been given a few minis over the years including a
59 850
mini k
clubman
morris van
65 deluxe that had been cut into a 1 ton style ute... or 1/2 ton...
sucessfully gave all these other cars good homes!

curently have a 63 997 cooper, but it doesnt have its 997 motor... DOH! but ohwell just trying to get it back into a roadworthy condition to drive everyday!

hope to get to know everybody better and look foward to making new friendships along the way!

Welcome Steve , sounds like you've had some interesting mini's , be keen to see some photo's of them , especially the 59 850 (UK import I'm assuming) and the cut down ute .

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the 850 was a genuine 1 owner of a family friend, sorry to say it was very run down when i got it! thankfully some of its bits have come in handy on my new project! still have the motor too! will have to try and locate some photos and a scanner! lol The ute was funny, the only problem was i am 6ft3 and the mini was cut behind the b piller so the seat was all the way foward, was a bit hard for me to sit in it!! ws going to cut the roof off it and turn it into a summernats cruiser, but it never hapened!

Welcome bmcbrick...stop what your doing, get the 59 850 back and start putting it back together ....there can't be too many of those floating around (no hydro jokes you lot )

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Or ritey lets kick it off !!!!!! I am Marcel from Leyland in the UK. I own a 68 Morris Cooper , MK3 Mini 1000, Road legal Rally Cross Mini Van and a 94 Mini Sprite. Love Minis and had loads.

Other hobbies include Rock climbing Winter mountaineering and Kayak.

Thats your lot!!!!

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Welcome Marcel , where's the pictures , we want pictures Sounds like a nice collection .

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cheers m8, posted some pics in the relevent section.

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Or ritey - Classic Minis Only For Me