well,, every weekend i`ve been trying to take loads & loads of stuff out of dads sheds
& it`s a very slow process, hand picking all the goodies, bit by bit, , sifting through the crap to find the gold

there`s still plenty of gold but rumaging through it all with torch & boxes, loading stuff into utes & trailers & trucks & vitara & kombi uts & daihatsu charade etc has taken it`s toll

it will be on-going for a few more months yet i`m sure

but i thought i`d just give you lot a sneak peak at what`s involved

so here`s just about a 1/4 of whats there





















































well,,, to be honest,,, that`s not even anywhere near a 1/4 of it,,, i`ve given up with the pics cause there`s simply not enough time today... i`m back to get more loads of parts onto the truck

I reckon i`ll have a "Come & take it day" soon

before the metal skip bins come

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No offence intended here but--> anyone writing a book about minis 30 years ago may not have experienced such worn or stuffed-with components as we are finding these days.

You should put your heart & soul into everything you do.

Holly Shite Matt
that is massive job ahead of you
you are doing a great deed for the mini community

Mark

Australias largest collection of Mini stuff for sure, tuff job

Wow!

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Jenk.

Mate I did a Job like that I filled 10 30 foot long 10 foot high and about the same wide metal bins with Holden valiant and other car parts and other scrap steel on 5 acres it took me by myself 4 weeks to clean the steel off the property and going 10 hours a day I got about $1500 for each bin when the price of steel was good

I know the feeling it was like that just shelves and shelves of parts and other stuff

So many of us would love to bring a trailer and help out with that lot Matt. Like you said, finding the gold amongst it is the challenge.

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Respect mine and I'll respect yours.

That car looks like a 48 Packard.

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1963 997 Morris Cooper
1964 Sunbeam Tiger
1969 Austin 1800
1969 Lancia Fulvia Rallye 1,3S

Wow Matt, lots of work. Looks like you have enough stock to do another batch of light flywheels. I'll have one when they're in stock please.

M

yep, 48 Packard for sale
& yes guys i`ll respond to all the questions another time
i`m off to shower & have dinner with Marly
cheers, nothing like a full day of lifting/loading/moving/carrying crap
i`ll sleep well tonight I hope

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No offence intended here but--> anyone writing a book about minis 30 years ago may not have experienced such worn or stuffed-with components as we are finding these days.

You should put your heart & soul into everything you do.

Lovely collection, we spent months going through my Dads sheds after he passed on.

Would there be any very early front seat frames with the posts on rear in all that treasure?

Look at all that, carefully stowed for another time which often never came

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SooperDooperMiniCooperExpertEngineering

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

One of those photos appears to look like a retaining wall built from dead engine blocks.
Lots of work there Matt, take care of your back as much as possible.

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1968 Morris Mini Deluxe - members gallery
1970 Morris Cooper S - members gallery
Mini's I grew up with
Slot car couch

Hope the Packard goes to a good home

Were all those labelled wooden boxes from Readspeeds racks when it closed down Matt? Neat

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"Show me the Mini!"

I promise I will not let this happen to my kids.

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DID I MENTION THAT I AM THE BEST SUPPLIER FOR MINI ELECTRICAL PARTS AND REPAIRS?
"Let us remove your "SHORTS"

Are those some blue seats I spy? ....

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Simonw
Brisbane QLD
1st car - 1964 Mini Panelvan 850
Previous - 1978 Leyland LS 1275 Gold
- 1969 Mini K