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PostPosted: Mon Mar 04, 2013 10:12 pm 
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This is what got me hooked.

http://www.speedhunters.com/2013/02/up- ... -cooper-s/
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That is one cool Cooper S! Speed Hunters is an awesome sight.

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It's amazing what a shallow depth of field does to a mini, it really does make it look like a toy!

Beautiful car though & nice photos too, I like how it really draws to the tiny details like the grill and the headlight glass moulding.

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The ignition switch is fitted with key going in upside down.

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tomtom wrote:
It's amazing what a shallow depth of field does to a mini, it really does make it look like a toy!

Beautiful car though & nice photos too, I like how it really draws to the tiny details like the grill and the headlight glass moulding.


It also looks like there has been some selective sharpening and unsharpening on a couple of shots which really makes the car pop out of the background. It is neatly done (i.e. not overdone) and I would agree that they are nice photos.

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Car looks great, I am not trying to be picky, But I see it has an early Cooper front chrome strip on one side and a later one on the other side ( stainless steel wheel arch Moulds )

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That explains why they're two totally different lengths.
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I can see many faults, both with the car and restoration but it is going, on the road and looking pretty nice.

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Same colour paint and same trim as my dads long gone Austin 970S. I love the trim in those . Anyone know what colour it is ? Was there such a colour as delphinium blue ?
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The colour is Surf Blue with an Old English White roof, standard colour schemes for UK built Cooper's and Super's from that era.

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lovely little car - I just thought they could have wiped the oil off the rocker cover... even I'd give that a quick wipe over

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Yeah, I noticed that too Simon. Easy enough to fix, wonder why it hasn't been.

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John Smidt wrote:
Car looks great, I am not trying to be picky, But I see it has an early Cooper front chrome strip on one side and a later one on the other side ( stainless steel wheel arch Moulds )


I would be more concerned by the fact this shell has the holes for interior light switches....something 1071's did not have.

It is a really nice car and I love the colour, any 1071 is rare but this car is super special!
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I wonder what rivets he used in the body ID plate ????????????
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I wonder what rivets he used in the body ID plate ????????????


They have screws.... :mrgreen:
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