I took the Mini for a run up through the mountains today.
It was a 185 kilometer blast through the mountain ranges behind Canberra and up past Cooma before a blast back down the bitumen towards home.

Pretty slushy, and a few moments there but nothing the old mini couldn't deal with at all. Once on the bitumen however, it pays to aim for the white stuff. The black stuff is ice....


Good fun and a well earned visit to the car wash after that. I think I spent about 6 dollars just in pressure washing the underside A great way to spend a day.

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SooperDooperMiniCooperExpertEngineering

All garage work involves equal measures of enthusiasm, ingenuity and a fair degree of irresponsibility.

it is glorious fun to use them as intended...

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did I tell you that I won a trophy?

Top shots Mick...but I get "this video is private"

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"Show me the Mini!"

I'll try and fix the privacy problem. Its self editing at the moment, so that might be the problem

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SooperDooperMiniCooperExpertEngineering

All garage work involves equal measures of enthusiasm, ingenuity and a fair degree of irresponsibility.

Should be fine now.

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SooperDooperMiniCooperExpertEngineering

All garage work involves equal measures of enthusiasm, ingenuity and a fair degree of irresponsibility.

Great shots and sounds in that video.

Who held the camera? I can see your left hand on the steering wheel so was one of your kids the cameraman, I mean camerachild?

Shame we can't see the speedo reading.

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ex-NSW Police 1970 MK II Cooper S
VMCI #43

Ha ha. Well the speed was actually rather low if you extrapolate the 2.5k Smiths Tacho against the 3.44 diff and top gear, so maybe 60 ks an hour. That was exciting enough through the slush...

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SooperDooperMiniCooperExpertEngineering

All garage work involves equal measures of enthusiasm, ingenuity and a fair degree of irresponsibility.

Awesome, looks cold though which makes me wonder how my son is going in the bush these two weeks up there at ADFA.

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Flute - 68 MK I Cooper S
Member: VMCI #2474
Member: International Mini Model Collectors Club

Where's the left foot braking and changing gears without the clutch like in rally days

Ha ha. Maybe if I had studded tyres......and the promise of a tow out of a ravine.

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SooperDooperMiniCooperExpertEngineering

All garage work involves equal measures of enthusiasm, ingenuity and a fair degree of irresponsibility.

Thanks for sharing. Love the colour too! You don't see many coopers in a single body colour and the all-red against that snowy backdrop looks stunning!

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Dave - 64 Nurburg White Morris 850 & 67 Morris Mini Deluxe (Bro's Car)
Previous Rides - 62 Morris 850 (Sold '03 - Now 'Lulu-62') & 76 Clubman S (Sold '99 - SFW-863)
+ Too many other classics

... and if he stops for a wee behind a nearby tree he has a good chance of finding the car again.

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ex-NSW Police 1970 MK II Cooper S
VMCI #43

ohh yeah, it sure does...

I claim responsibility for convincing Mick to keep the roof the proper colour, rather than going with 'Merino White'

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did I tell you that I won a trophy?

You should see the look on peoples faces when they notice this tiny little car which is not a 4WD or even an SUV trundling along partially sideways through the snow..

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SooperDooperMiniCooperExpertEngineering

All garage work involves equal measures of enthusiasm, ingenuity and a fair degree of irresponsibility.

next time you take the family to the Snow, use this one, it would be a little warmer.

https://youtu.be/CezWPkoWXbY

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