Hi guys,
I thought I would share my project with you. I have always wanted to 'do-up' an old car and finally got myself a project earlier this year.
The hunt was on for either an old Holden (pre-Commodore), a VK/VL to be done as a Brock replica or a Mini. As the title suggests, I found a Mini.
It is a 1973 Leyland Mini, originally purchased from Winterbottom Motors in Adelaide Tce on the 2nd July 1973 by a little old lady. I have the original delivery paperwork and booklets
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When purchased, the car was Arianca Tan (kind of like a caramel colour) but has been painted yellow at some stage. This is what she looked like when I got it.
Yes, it makes the GC8 look big.
The interior is pretty good for a car that is almost 40 years old. Only the driver's seat requires some retrimming.
The original dash:
Got to have Superlight's
The boot is in pretty good shape, but I took almost 10m of speaker wire out of the car, that is a lot for a Mini.
Original engine, and original colour inside the bay:
And the work begins. Stripping areas of rust/bubbles.
Interior out:
Front seats are fixed in place with 2 wing nuts each from the factory.
As is the rear seat.
Given the age, the interior metal is in very good condition with little to no rust or damage.
Doors and panels off:
At the moment, I am still stripping bits and fixing them as I go.
By no means am I a pro, and I know that I am doing some things arse-about, but it is great fun and I am in no great hurry.
Will post up more pics as I strip/fix more.
Thanks for reading.