NEW PICS OF MY 1275GT!

NEW PICS OF MY 1275GT!

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SEFTON1275GT

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147 posts

197 months

Friday 2nd May 2008
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Edited by SEFTON1275GT on Friday 2nd May 13:19

Pulse

10,922 posts

219 months

Friday 2nd May 2008
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What is it with all the lovely old cars on here at the moment? You could turn me off new motors!

I love that last pic. Kinda looks like you've gone back in time biggrin

guru_1071

2,768 posts

235 months

Friday 2nd May 2008
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did that come from acespeed in shipley?

if so i know a lot about the history of that car

SEFTON1275GT

Original Poster:

147 posts

197 months

Friday 2nd May 2008
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yeah! Please tell!

minisloth

365 posts

196 months

Friday 2nd May 2008
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That looks great. Bet is a lot of fun to drive too. driving

guru_1071

2,768 posts

235 months

Friday 2nd May 2008
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very nice car, i know the guy who paid to have it restored, he had owned it for years, from the early 1980's

the longman badge on the rocker cover used to belong to me........

bones33

411 posts

196 months

Friday 2nd May 2008
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Awsome so would love one of these but getting wifey to agree is to hard.

SEFTON1275GT

Original Poster:

147 posts

197 months

Friday 2nd May 2008
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Cool was he called Jermomy?

I have a huge file of history with the car including old hillsprint & race photo's, also got a good magazine article.

Dam..so it hasnt got a Richard Longman head???

Yeah it's great fun! It rolling roaded 76bhp & toped 101mph two weeks ago!

Edited by SEFTON1275GT on Friday 2nd May 13:28

SEFTON1275GT

Original Poster:

147 posts

197 months

Friday 2nd May 2008
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however rebuilt the engine did a good job!

it's done 170,000miles with the rebuild about 100,000

the guy at the rolling road said it was compleatly sound, everything in tune no smoke & even smelt right apperently!

Mr MoJo

4,698 posts

217 months

Friday 2nd May 2008
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Lovely classic Mini. My mum had a 1275GT new on an R plate in metallic blue. went everywhere in it when I was a kid. Loved it, possibly what got me interested in cars in the first place smile

Killer2005

19,658 posts

229 months

Friday 2nd May 2008
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Thats ace thumbup

wiz 1

2,474 posts

215 months

Friday 2nd May 2008
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Great little car - good pics too thumbup

SB - Nigel

7,898 posts

235 months

Friday 2nd May 2008
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Lovely looking car thumbup

(IMO) For safety, legal, damaged limitation reasons as well as aesthetics I'd go back to white and yellow reflective number plates - this time tho' with raised individual plastic letters and numbers as they look fantastic (more expensive £45-£50 but well worth it)

SEFTON1275GT

Original Poster:

147 posts

197 months

Friday 2nd May 2008
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SB - Nigel said:
Lovely looking car thumbup

(IMO) For safety, legal, damaged limitation reasons as well as aesthetics I'd go back to white and yellow reflective number plates - this time tho' with raised individual plastic letters and numbers as they look fantastic (more expensive £45-£50 but well worth it)
LOL...the black plates are the old plates that I have replaced with the correct period refective ones!

Craig

Jderh

6,225 posts

208 months

Friday 2nd May 2008
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Wow, that is a VERY lovely mini you have there. I love most of those pics, look like you really have gone back to the 70's! Love the orange too, we had a 1978 Mini 850 in a bright orange until recently, still miss it.

restoman

938 posts

209 months

Friday 2nd May 2008
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Excellent - with a very big capital E smile

Monster26

284 posts

226 months

Friday 2nd May 2008
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Fantastic.. enjoy keeping her in that condition.

SB - Nigel

7,898 posts

235 months

Friday 2nd May 2008
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SEFTON1275GT said:
LOL...the black plates are the old plates that I have replaced with the correct period refective ones!Craig
Sorry I was going by order of photos smile

I'm 47 and I'm still too young to remember if those are the correct style period plates

Raised ones will still look better tongue out

restoman

938 posts

209 months

Friday 2nd May 2008
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Er, this may be a stooopid question, but what's the cut out brick all about ???? ??? ?? ?

Forthright MC

8,362 posts

284 months

Friday 2nd May 2008
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smashing Mini mate, what a great looking little machine, i have quite a soft spot for these at the moment...
love the new snaps too, very impressive!

oh and wavey Nigel

Edited by Forthright MC on Friday 2nd May 23:39