Just sharing - my 66 mini back on the road

green-blood · 23-03-2005 11:42PM #1

hey

here are a few pics I took today of my 66 morris min superdelux. I've been dusting off the winter cobwebs and getting her back on the road this week. A battery recharge, a jerry can of fresh fuel and she turned over first time, blew out the oil that had seeped past the pistons and she was great... brakes pulling up straight and hydrolastic suspension working fine.

Sorted tax and insurance, 257 fully comp thru AXA for me and the mrs...fab, then this morning got a letter in the door giving us a 45 quid refund on our house insurance...BONUS. Tax is great as usual 42 smackers.... no actually i dont need an NCT ta very much....

come on in, take me for a spin

ds20prefecture · 23-03-2005 11:49PM

Love the chrome edge around the wheel arches
Love the wheels - are they original?
Love the external hinges
Really love the bumpers with the little raised corner pieces.

Class.

Silvera · 24-03-2005 12:08AM

Nice Mini green-blood !

Looks like a really well-maintained car.
Happy motoring !

green-blood · 24-03-2005 12:25AM

cheers guys... everything bar those wheels is original. she came on 10x3 inch steels with crossplie tyres - these are now safely stacked in the back garden.... you have to have radials for safety if its to be used regular. (hmm not touched tarmac since august and he says regular)

commited · 24-03-2005 01:20AM

Brian - Are you coming on the Easter run this sunday?
Cars looking as brilliant as ever

Mark

Standard Toaster · 24-03-2005 02:28AM

Lovely car green-blood. Great to see her in such good nick and on the road.

O/T
How much would a car like that go for?
Would it suit a first time driver?

green-blood · 24-03-2005 09:22AM

you'd need to put 6000 on the table to start a discussion....

as far as a first car goes you wouldnt be advised to use a mk1 as a daily driver learner, plenty of 80s/90s minis that could do that job.

garthv · 24-03-2005 09:33AM

very tasty

put some flared wheel arches and deep dish wheels and she'll be a beauty

MercMad · 24-03-2005 11:43AM

Good to see the little beauty back on the roads !

Gonna check around today myself for insurance !

Alfasudcrazy · 24-03-2005 03:05PM

Thats one neat looking mini - love the wheels.
I had a gem of a red mini as my normal car in the early 90's - a 1981 HL - tinted glass, nice seats, lovely radio - it gave me great service and I got £1,000 into my hand when I sold it in 1992.

I did get a lot of Mr Bean jokes but I suppose thats part of the course with such a car :rolleyes:

Silvera · 24-03-2005 07:17PM

GaRtH_V wrote:

very tasty
put some flared wheel arches and deep dish wheels and she'll be a beauty

a sure fire way to destroy a nice mini.

Standard Toaster · 25-03-2005 01:38AM

green-blood wrote:

you'd need to put 6000 on the table to start a discussion....

as far as a first car goes you wouldnt be advised to use a mk1 as a daily driver learner, plenty of 80s/90s minis that could do that job.

Cheers green-blood

plenty of 80s/90s minis that could do that job

That's the plan at the moment. Just need to find a mint one.

*Drools over pics again*

green-blood · 25-03-2005 09:21AM

www.miniresource.com

its Irish based so a good place to start. remember price is always a multiple of "mintness"

528i · 25-03-2005 04:39PM

for 6-Grand you'd want to be getting it and about a fortnight with that blonde the popes about to grope there..

didnt you buy it for 150quid :eek:

mukki · 25-03-2005 04:48PM

any photos of the dash, seats and boot?

green-blood · 26-03-2005 11:59AM

149.50 actually.... some depeciation huh :cool:

here we go, pic as requested

green-blood · 26-03-2005 12:04PM

SouperComputer · 26-03-2005 02:34PM

absolute class. Looks fantastic, better than new!

Well done!

rooferPete · 26-03-2005 04:33PM

Hi Green-Blood,

149-50 ? You was robbed

1966 she would have been on the road for around £350 > £400-00 ?

I bet she didn't look as good back then as you have it today, the wheels are a tasteful modification as is the chrome strip around the wheel arches.

Was it one of the first to come with the newer clock layout and the starter button no longer on the floor ?

I always liked the mini great fun to drive around town you have put a lot of TLC into this one,

Happy motoring,

Peter.

RicardoSmith · 26-03-2005 06:10PM

Thats a beaut!!!

green-blood · 26-03-2005 11:06PM

Yeah, we still have the Steel wheels on crossplies, but for safety sake went for radials and the wheels are nice.
She is the superdeluxe model and so came with the 3 clock (originally associated with early cooper models), extra chrome, seatbelts and the wheel arch trim is original
She is on hydrolastic suspension and the ride is nice and smooth compared with more modern minis which have stiffer suspension.

TheW1zard · 06-04-2020 01:30PM

green-blood wrote: »

hey

here are a few pics I took today of my 66 morris min superdelux. I've been dusting off the winter cobwebs and getting her back on the road this week. A battery recharge, a jerry can of fresh fuel and she turned over first time, blew out the oil that had seeped past the pistons and she was great... brakes pulling up straight and hydrolastic suspension working fine.

Sorted tax and insurance, 257 fully comp thru AXA for me and the mrs...fab, then this morning got a letter in the door giving us a 45 quid refund on our house insurance...BONUS. Tax is great as usual 42 smackers.... no actually i dont need an NCT ta very much....

come on in, take me for a spin

Lovely