Morris Mini

jjwebb123 Wolfsburg Wizard

617 posts · joined Aug 2009 · 15 Mar 2010, 5:17 pm

#767775

I want a cheap mini,that is for sale in qld.
will look at anything,but needs to be cheap.

"A car for the people, an affordable Volkswagen, would bring great joy to the masses and the problems of building such a car must be faced with courage."
Adolf Hitler At opening of 1934 Berlin Auto Show

TheMiniMan Insano Dub Head

849 posts · joined Aug 2006 · 15 Mar 2010, 8:19 pm

#767824

e-bay is your friend for minis

there is a little green one with red boot lid on there right now , started cheap probably go for a grand ,,,

that`s still cheap for a mini these days

bnicho Wolfsburg Wizard

436 posts · joined Feb 2009 · 15 Mar 2010, 8:45 pm

#767835

Minis and Vee-Dubs can co-exist nicely, can't they MiniMan? 😀

Brett Nicholson
Melbourne, Victoria
1974 VW Superbug L - Olive 😎
1971 Morris Mini Moke - Mopoke
1966 Austin Mini - Audrey
1965 Morris Mini Traveller - Trixie
2007 Land Rover Freelander 2
2009 Nissan Pathfinder

jjwebb123 Wolfsburg Wizard

617 posts · joined Aug 2009 · 15 Mar 2010, 8:47 pm

#767837

yeah i like minis too.

"A car for the people, an affordable Volkswagen, would bring great joy to the masses and the problems of building such a car must be faced with courage."
Adolf Hitler At opening of 1934 Berlin Auto Show

68AutoBug Beetle Restorer - Experience over 138\% - YIKES --

11,654 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 15 Mar 2010, 9:45 pm

#767864

jjwebb123 wrote:I want a cheap mini,that is for sale in qld.
will look at anything,but needs to be cheap.

I have always had an interest in Minis...
but never wanted to actually own one... lol

they are pretty rare these days....

but still see the odd one about....

they are usually the early sliding window 850 too...

I did see a mini panel van a while ago... not sure where...
now they are rare... father in law had one...

LEE

- Helping keep Air Cooled VWs on the road - location: SCONE in the Upper Hunter Valley - Northern NSW 320 kms NNW of SYDNEY---

bnicho Wolfsburg Wizard

436 posts · joined Feb 2009 · 15 Mar 2010, 9:52 pm

#767869

There are loads of Minis around! Maybe less than VW's but still plenty to choose from if you are not after a rare model like a genuine Cooper.

Just look at the forum on www.ausmini.com for some education.

A bit of trivia. I wanted a Beetle as my first car, but we couldn't find a good one at the time (20 years ago). So I ended up with my second choice - a Mini.

I've had a few Minis since, but I'm yet to snare a Beetle. Maybe later this year... 👍

Cheers,

Brett Nicholson
Melbourne, Victoria
1974 VW Superbug L - Olive 😎
1971 Morris Mini Moke - Mopoke
1966 Austin Mini - Audrey
1965 Morris Mini Traveller - Trixie
2007 Land Rover Freelander 2
2009 Nissan Pathfinder

68AutoBug Beetle Restorer - Experience over 138\% - YIKES --

11,654 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 15 Mar 2010, 10:53 pm

#767880

I have seen a Riley Elf.... which is a Mini with rear fins with tail lamps.. very rare in Australia... Front is also different...

I also saw a UK Mini...
they are very different to the Australian minis..

not many people know the differences....

the grills are a giveaway.... even the shape....

LEE

- Helping keep Air Cooled VWs on the road - location: SCONE in the Upper Hunter Valley - Northern NSW 320 kms NNW of SYDNEY---

bnicho Wolfsburg Wizard

436 posts · joined Feb 2009 · 16 Mar 2010, 6:40 am

#767904

Yes, the Riley Elf and Wolseley Hornet are very rare.

Mini Travellers - the "woody" two door wagon variant, not be confused with the more common panelvan, are also rare. I count myself very fortunate to have one, even though it is in poor condition. For me, it is the ultimate Mini.

There are hundreds of 80's-90's Minis in Australia now, all coming in as grey imports or personal imports from the UK and Japan. The Japan spec cars usually have air con, which was not an option in the UK. You can spot them by the larger grilles, one piece door windows, hidden door hinges, reversing lights in the rear clusters and different boot-lid shape around the numberplate.

Early Aus-spec cars with sliding windows are similar to early UK cars, but the development for UK and Aus specs took different paths. We got windup windows before the UK did! But our windup doors are different to UK doors and they don't interchange. Aus production finished in 1978, with the UK trickling on until 2000.

Cheers,

Brett Nicholson
Melbourne, Victoria
1974 VW Superbug L - Olive 😎
1971 Morris Mini Moke - Mopoke
1966 Austin Mini - Audrey
1965 Morris Mini Traveller - Trixie
2007 Land Rover Freelander 2
2009 Nissan Pathfinder

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