Smartbears mini

[Smartbear]

Found another of my old cars in the photo collection, I must have been a bit down on my luck to have a car this old but I was a youngster I suppose.
It's a mini 1100 with a twin choke, downdraft carb & disc brakes (all fitted by me)



Rob

 

[Paulr]

Never liked Mini's. We all had one back then though. I had a Countryman, but it was bouncy, a pain to work on, and noisy. Handled well though, and was warmer & safer than a motorbike!

 

[firebobby]

Bet you wish you had it now Bear, fetching good money and bags of fun

 

[Smartbear]

Bet you wish you had it now Bear, fetching good money and bags of fun

Yeah, my previous mini with a 1293 Cooper engine & twin su's was cracking fun.
Right up until I span it off the road at 80mph, went off the road like a Catherine wheel spinning in between 2 oncoming cars & hitting a tree backwards with enough force to tear both seats from their mountings.
I had a newish gf in with me at the time & it went a bit sour after that

Rob

 

[firebobby]

Bet you wish you had it now Bear, fetching good money and bags of fun

Yeah, my previous mini with a 1293 Cooper engine & twin su's was cracking fun.
Right up until I span it off the road at 80mph, went off the road like a Catherine wheel spinning in between 2 oncoming cars & hitting a tree backwards with enough force to tear both seats from their mountings.
I had a newish gf in with me at the time & it went a bit sour after that

Rob

Yikes !!
Then any car will break away if it's pushed hard enough :wink:

 

[raymond.harper]

I had a 1972 998 in teal blue. Had the same carb fitted as yours a two choke nikki . You can see the glass plate on the front. Mine had wood and pickett arches, Weller wheels and a front air dam which ended up scraping the speed bumps. Only had a dynamo and I remember the control box a Lucas RB340 went on fire one day. I think you also had an Osseli rocker cover. Happy days. Ended up with a new owner who had it stolen from him and stripped of all the custom parts.

 

[Smartbear]

Bet you wish you had it now Bear, fetching good money and bags of fun

Yeah, my previous mini with a 1293 Cooper engine & twin su's was cracking fun.
Right up until I span it off the road at 80mph, went off the road like a Catherine wheel spinning in between 2 oncoming cars & hitting a tree backwards with enough force to tear both seats from their mountings.
I had a newish gf in with me at the time & it went a bit sour after that

Rob

Yikes !!
Then any car will break away if it's pushed hard enough :wink:

Oh yes, no abs, no stability control, wet downhill bend taken far to fast-think I was a bit lucky that day...
Rob

 

[firebobby]

Yeah, my previous mini with a 1293 Cooper engine & twin su's was cracking fun.
Right up until I span it off the road at 80mph, went off the road like a Catherine wheel spinning in between 2 oncoming cars & hitting a tree backwards with enough force to tear both seats from their mountings.
I had a newish gf in with me at the time & it went a bit sour after that

Rob

Yikes !!
Then any car will break away if it's pushed hard enough :wink:

Oh yes, no abs, no stability control, wet downhill bend taken far to fast-think I was a bit lucky that day...
Rob

Yeah, when you had to drive cars and men were men. I think the seat ripping from the floor was an ancient safety feature

 

[Nictrix]

Bet you wish you had it now Bear, fetching good money and bags of fun

Yeah, my previous mini with a 1293 Cooper engine & twin su's was cracking fun.
Right up until I span it off the road at 80mph, went off the road like a Catherine wheel spinning in between 2 oncoming cars & hitting a tree backwards with enough force to tear both seats from their mountings.
I had a newish gf in with me at the time & it went a bit sour after that

Rob

Bet your glad she didnt bite down

 

[Chris_D]

Bet you wish you had it now Bear, fetching good money and bags of fun

Yeah, my previous mini with a 1293 Cooper engine & twin su's was cracking fun.
Right up until I span it off the road at 80mph, went off the road like a Catherine wheel spinning in between 2 oncoming cars & hitting a tree backwards with enough force to tear both seats from their mountings.
I had a newish gf in with me at the time & it went a bit sour after that

Rob

Bet your glad she didnt bite down