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yorke2
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Think it's from around 1966 or so, top of the page is missing. Found under 2 layers of old lino.

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How cool is that. 8)
Great find.
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good find, wish someone had a pic of the minis on The Newport Motors roof.
I always remember seeing them up there as a kid.
Think there was a van, sedan and cant remember if a ute too?
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Hmmm '64 850 for £3 a week - My second hand 850 cost £400 in 1966

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Newport motors are still around and still sell BMC parts, inc a fair bit of NOS.

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yep they're a wrecker now, huge range of bmc/leyland vehicles in their yard quietly rusting away..

they have a full set of keys also which has come in handy :)
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Wombat wrote:
Hmmm '64 850 for £3 a week - My second hand 850 cost £400 in 1966


Mine cost me $500 in 2006

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cush wrote:
Mine cost me $500 in 2006
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You got ripped.
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chop, if they are still around someone near there may be able to ask them for a picture, I am sure they would have one somewhere. I'd ask them if they still have any original rear window stickers too. Some yards even had their own number plate surrounds and kick plates with embossed logos.

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cush wrote:
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Hmmm '64 850 for £3 a week - My second hand 850 cost £400 in 1966


Mine cost me $500 in 2006

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Sports850 , $1,000 in 1992 ... I think I got the better deal Cush :lol:

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sports850 wrote:
cush wrote:
Wombat wrote:
Hmmm '64 850 for £3 a week - My second hand 850 cost £400 in 1966


Mine cost me $500 in 2006

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sports850 , $1,000 in 1992 ... I think I got the better deal Cush :lol:

Cooper S $250 in 1981. :P
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anone know where Newport Motors is these days? Wouldn't mind dropping in there one day. Tried googling them but just got a bunch of UK websites.
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it's in royal park somewhere, i've got his card somewhere here.....

if you look up indicator stalks on ebay, he's the one selling the replacements for about 60-70 bucks... i got mine landed from the uk for about 30.... they're a series3 Landrover.

good luck.
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Symmonds Place, Royal Park. It's off old port road back a couple of streets.
Not too sure but one of the mini's they had was one that was stretched. Extra bit added into it. The car I think is now sitting on a container at Gawler motor werckers. I will get a pic of it tomorrow.
There are a couple of others around that were modified, the shell servo at port wakefield had a mini ute that was turned into a semi trailer set-up.

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Morris 1100 wrote:
sports850 wrote:
cush wrote:
Wombat wrote:
Hmmm '64 850 for £3 a week - My second hand 850 cost £400 in 1966


Mine cost me $500 in 2006

:P


sports850 , $1,000 in 1992 ... I think I got the better deal Cush :lol:

Cooper S $250 in 1981. :P


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