Dave.
20-01-11, 02:13 AM
Well thought i'd start a new thread as my old one was full of pointless posts, and pictures of other peoples cars lol
In 1985 my auntie walked into the the Mini showroom and walked away with a brand spaking new 1985 1000cc Austin Mini City, ive known the car all my life and remember her taking me out in it at a very early age :d she used it daily for many many years untill her eyesight becaus etoo abd she couldnt drive anymore.
My uncle then used the car up untill 2006, then it failed its mot for the first time ever on 1 or 2 small patches of rust on the sills, my auntie and uncle knowing nothing about cars put the mini in the garage where it sat for 4/5 years, and rather weiredly bought a Nova lol, which was then rear ended by a truck 6 months later :(
Anyways last year i got told that next time we went to visit them at their house (London way, thats about 200 miles away) that if i came with a truck they would happily let me take the Mini and restore it to its former glory, at first i was abit undecided about it, but after looking at what prices mini's go for, and considering i was getting offered a 32,000 mile C reg example that had failed its mot on tiny things, i decided id take it off their hands :d
Now i must stress that i havent seen the car yet, all i know is that its in abit of a sorry state, its been in the garage for 4 years and stuff has been placed around, inside, and on top of it :( however my auntie emailed me a picture over of what it DID look like when she bought it in 1985... i dont think the colour could be more horribley awsome!!
Wait for it.... IT JUST LOOKS SIMILAR TO THIS ONE!!
http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h80/x_novadose_x/4600767482_e798c1d6a1.jpg
Uber retroness beige!! :d
Now due to my dad being told he has got cancer over the past few weeks, we dont know when we'll be able to pick it up, weve got a truck but its not looking good for him, and i really dont want to make him drive all that way with him being ill, so for now this is just a starting post, hoepfully it will be brought back up here in the next few months, once ive found somewhere to store it (If anyone knows of anywhere in the North West for temp car storage for my Corsa, to free up a space in the garage, drop me a PM)
Hoepfully be going down on the train soemtime soon to see how it is, then we'll go from there, but a C reg Beige 32,000 1 owner Mini for free, has to be a win all day long? :thumb:
In 1985 my auntie walked into the the Mini showroom and walked away with a brand spaking new 1985 1000cc Austin Mini City, ive known the car all my life and remember her taking me out in it at a very early age :d she used it daily for many many years untill her eyesight becaus etoo abd she couldnt drive anymore.
My uncle then used the car up untill 2006, then it failed its mot for the first time ever on 1 or 2 small patches of rust on the sills, my auntie and uncle knowing nothing about cars put the mini in the garage where it sat for 4/5 years, and rather weiredly bought a Nova lol, which was then rear ended by a truck 6 months later :(
Anyways last year i got told that next time we went to visit them at their house (London way, thats about 200 miles away) that if i came with a truck they would happily let me take the Mini and restore it to its former glory, at first i was abit undecided about it, but after looking at what prices mini's go for, and considering i was getting offered a 32,000 mile C reg example that had failed its mot on tiny things, i decided id take it off their hands :d
Now i must stress that i havent seen the car yet, all i know is that its in abit of a sorry state, its been in the garage for 4 years and stuff has been placed around, inside, and on top of it :( however my auntie emailed me a picture over of what it DID look like when she bought it in 1985... i dont think the colour could be more horribley awsome!!
Wait for it.... IT JUST LOOKS SIMILAR TO THIS ONE!!
http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h80/x_novadose_x/4600767482_e798c1d6a1.jpg
Uber retroness beige!! :d
Now due to my dad being told he has got cancer over the past few weeks, we dont know when we'll be able to pick it up, weve got a truck but its not looking good for him, and i really dont want to make him drive all that way with him being ill, so for now this is just a starting post, hoepfully it will be brought back up here in the next few months, once ive found somewhere to store it (If anyone knows of anywhere in the North West for temp car storage for my Corsa, to free up a space in the garage, drop me a PM)
Hoepfully be going down on the train soemtime soon to see how it is, then we'll go from there, but a C reg Beige 32,000 1 owner Mini for free, has to be a win all day long? :thumb: