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graham in aus
 Post subject: Untouched 850 (UK)
PostPosted: Thu May 12, 2011 12:16 pm 
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Amazing..... worth every penny! ( I wish :lol: )

Enjoy!

http://www.orchardclassics.co.uk/austinminiseven.html

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Thats a sight you wont see often, simply amazing origin example.
I'm green with envy...

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That really is brilliant.
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fark... that's nice


:lol: it's got the wrong caps on the master cylinders!!!
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Is that really what the early washer bottles were?

Jam Jars? (not really)

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simon k wrote:
fark... that's nice


:lol: it's got the wrong caps on the master cylinders!!!

Well spotted Simon, not only the wrong caps but the wrong master cylinders! :lol:
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Jeeez, poor form!

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adamstuart wrote:
Is that really what the early washer bottles were?

Jam Jars? (not really)

They probably were a generic jam jar.
At one stage the CAV (diesel division of Lucas) fuel filter bowl on Bedford was a generic size until CAV decided that were were not selling enough replacements so they redesigned them so a 5oz beer glass wouldn't fit!
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Gorgeous!!!

I read somewhere they changed to the plastic washer bottle on the Mini becasue the glass ones had a tendency to fall off the bracket and smash.

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While it is a nice little car, I don't think it is quite as original as being suggested. Have a bit of a look under the hood, someone has been painting things and I suspect that has hapened elsewhere throughtout.

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66S wrote:
While it is a nice little car, I don't think it is quite as original as being suggested. Have a bit of a look under the hood, someone has been painting things and I suspect that has hapened elsewhere throughtout.

Al

I think the whole car has been painted inside and out, there is blue paint on a couple of things that shouldn't.
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I think the carpets are after market and the dash vinyl doesn't match the door cards

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Its got the wrong spark plug leads too. I'd still have it though.

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I like the wavy grill. :D

A few Pommy cars from that era had glass jars. The MK2 Jag and early
E Types had a square glass jar
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I like the wavy grill. :D


Agreed. The wavy Austin grille is the nicest one ever fitted to a Mini IMHO.

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