COOL CLASSIC CAR SPOTTERS POST! (Vol 3)
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fleon said:
love the clio. BMW is an odd one. M3 never came in a touring variant... i mean it definitely should have, especially today, but was never a thing... if that is a M3 that has been converted then amazing... if it's a boggo touring made M3 rep then not so much.
I'm no Mini expert but this looks a very early example (wrong wheels obviously) it was badged "Mini Minor" on the back and has the sliding windows. Assuming the reg is correct that would make it 62 or before?
Looked very nice nick, chrome work looked original (not coroded but patinated) in Tesco car park near Stanley Co. Durham
A lovely spot that - it will have had a repaint at some stage as that dark blue isn't a standard colour for the Mk1, it looks closer to Teal Blue which was a Mk3 colour from late '69 onwards. The chances are its original colour in 1960 would've been white, grey, red or pale blue. Really nice to see that being used at this time of year and nice to see it still has the white painted grille. Most '59s and '60s are tucked up for the Winter. The wheels are Mk2 Cosmics, they look like original 5''x10''s with modern repro centre caps 
Doofus said:
P5BNij said:
Only the Super / Deluxe had opening chrome rimmed quarterlights.
My mum's was a '59 or '60 Austin Seven Mini, and that had opening rear quarters.My other half's mate's parents had a '59 from new until it rotted away in '89, somehow it had a fixed rear quarter on one side and the chromed opening one on the other..!
P5BNij said:
It would've been an SDL spec car then - when Issigonis was designing the Mini he wanted the opening rear quarters on all models plus matching brightwork round the tops of the doors right from the start but Len Lord put the mockers on it and made it a cost option instead. From '61 onwards the Super and Cooper models got both as standard
My other half's mate's parents had a '59 from new until it rotted away in '89, somehow it had a fixed rear quarter on one side and the chromed opening one on the other..!
Dunno what SDL means, but floor starter, opening rear quarters, top-hinged number plate and chrome grille (I think)My other half's mate's parents had a '59 from new until it rotted away in '89, somehow it had a fixed rear quarter on one side and the chromed opening one on the other..!
Doofus said:
P5BNij said:
It would've been an SDL spec car then - when Issigonis was designing the Mini he wanted the opening rear quarters on all models plus matching brightwork round the tops of the doors right from the start but Len Lord put the mockers on it and made it a cost option instead. From '61 onwards the Super and Cooper models got both as standard
My other half's mate's parents had a '59 from new until it rotted away in '89, somehow it had a fixed rear quarter on one side and the chromed opening one on the other..!
Dunno what SDL means, but floor starter, opening rear quarters, top-hinged number plate and chrome grille (I think)My other half's mate's parents had a '59 from new until it rotted away in '89, somehow it had a fixed rear quarter on one side and the chromed opening one on the other..!
. That's a lovely Austin Seven there, very nice. The floor starter button was discontinued in '64 I think.Edited by P5BNij on Thursday 2nd January 11:10
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