Inhaltsverzeichnis für December 2020 in MiniWorld

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Mary Model: 1965 Morris Mini-Minor Super De-luxe History: Mary was my first car, bought back in 2013 and she’s still not on the road! Mileage: 2,430 miles but I doubt it’s the first time round the clock Styling: Mk1 Cooper S looks with plans to compete in concours and show 'n' shine My plan for Mary the Mini is for her to be built to look, drive and feel exactly like a genuine 1965 Cooper S. To do this I always said I’d pay quite close attention to which parts I buy for the car and how they’ll fit. So, as the bodyshell is nearing completion, I’ve begun looking into the working parts of the car. The gearbox of Mary is the original magic-wand type so, to suit the Cooper-like…

(Part 1 was in the November 2020 issue of MiniWorld, available at https://shop.kelsey.co.uk/issue/MWO.) In the case of an advert being linked to a competition success the timescale would be set against the results being announced. If a photograph of the winning car was to be included then, invariably, the illustration would be supplied by BMC’s photographic department. “The science behind reserving and taking up space in newspapers and periodicals for advertising has always been complex,” says Alan Zafer, who assumed the role of BMC’s Competitions Department Press Officer and was based in Abingdon in 1966. “It became especially so when an advert was withdrawn if a car failed to win.” The amount BMC spent on advertising is a figure long since lost in the mists of time. Significantly, Stuart’s total…

Mini Spares Midlands, set up between Mini Spares of Potters Bar and David Manners Group 24 years ago, closed on 31 October by mutual agreement. “David Manners group is concentrating on its core business of Jaguar and MG, etc, and Mini is coming back in-house to Potters Bar or York," explained Justin Jeffery of Mini Spares. "Over the years we have created an online presence that meant that Midlands, whom had no online store of their own, were only dealing with trade customers and counter customers. They decided not to open the [Mini] counter/shop so its was decided to close the operation.” Returns will be accepted at DMG until 30 November.…

Engine: 1275cc Cooper S block. self-built engine, machining by Southam. 12G940 cylinder head converted to unleaded. Omega dished pistons. SW5 camshaft. 1.5:1 rockers. standard valves, springs. nitrided EN40B crankshaft. AEG 347 SU carb inlet manifold. twin 1¼ SU carburettors. OE S points distributor. OE HT leads. modern Dynamator dynamo lookalike. Lucas HA12 coil. negative earth. Cooper S water pump. OE air filter. 2-core SPi Mini radiator adapted to operate Kenlowe electric 10-blade fan. OE SU electric fuel pump. Mini Spares short branch exhaust manifold. twin-box RC40 exhaust system. no oil cooler. Gearbox: Mini manual four-synchromesh 22G1128 gearbox, four-speed, S/GT ratio, self built. OE helical drop gears. remote shift. extended gear stick from MG 1100. lightened flywheel. Cooper S diff. Hardy Spicer output flanges. 3.1:1 final drive. Lockheed OE clutch master…

Disc brakes I have just bought a 1987 Mini. It is in very sound condition and pretty much standard. I love the car and plan to keep it long-term but I really do not like the standard factory 12” wheels. I have looked at 12”alloys but have come to the conclusion that I would like to put the Mini on 10” rims. Is it possible to fit 7.5” discs to the existing hubs, along with the calipers, or will I need the complete S front brakes? I know the drive flanges are different on the 8.4 to the S brakes. Steve Banks You can fit 7.5” discs to your existing hubs along with S calipers but, as you say, you will need to change the drive flanges for Cooper S flanges.…

It is I think true to say that Cars and Car Conversions magazine was the closest it was possible to get to MiniWorld back in the late 60s and throughout the 1970s. It was, aft er all, the magazine from which MiniWorld evolved. There were many features about Minis and well-known Mini names like David Vizard and the late Clive Trickey were regular contributors. Many of the features were written about competition Minis as a lot more people competed in Minis back then and they were the inspiration for many a Mini enthusiast, myself included, to build a fast-road, modified Mini. Looking through the December 1971 issue of CCC there is the fascinating story of 670 JOC, a cheaply-built rally Mini. It was originally a 997 Cooper and, when the…

Bomber County Minis is 10 years old this year and we had been looking forward to celebrating at a number of different shows before COVID-19 stopped that. We had to entertain ourselves so we teamed up with Trent Valley Mini Owners Club to do a tour of RAF bases in Lincolnshire. Over three weekends in the summer we visited a number of current and former RAF bases around the shire, covering approximately 150 miles. As we were in the Minis we could maintain social distancing. The tours were completed in convoys, following a set route. Some of the sites were no longer in existence and just a memorial was there. Others were museums and some were active RAF bases. We took photos where we could and we were very lucky…

Bill Bell, co-founder of the 1959 Mini Register, used to own the pink Mini with painted flowers that was featured in a 2006 Marks & Spencer advert which included famous Mini fan, Twiggy. “When we bought it my eldest daughter, Megan, was nine years old and she fell in love with it instantly. She even starred in a 50th anniversary film with the car at Gaydon and, in 2012 when she was aged 12, she was included in a MiniWorld feature on the car,” explains Bill who went on to sell the Mini. It is now owned by Chris and Rebecca who run the beautiful Galtres Lodge Hotel in York (www.galtreslodge.uk). Megan recently stayed at the hotel with her boyfriend Dom to celebrate her 21st birthday. “While there, Megan was…

From 1969, starting with the UK Clubman, some Mini instrument pods were mounted in the driver’s line of sight but, even when it comes to the very last Mini speedometers, some consider them to be ‘old hat’ when compared to the modern day instrument functionality we now take for granted. Many do not have trip meters, let alone other features often seen on modern, electronic types. Mechanical speedometer cables are troublesome, should the cable routing be sub-optimal and, when the cable is worn, it can produce the all too familiar wobbling of the speedo needle. If you are looking to modernise your control panel then fitting a modern electronic speedo into the existing pod is one possible solution. The upgrade featured here is aimed at the Nippon Seiki three-gauge set…

Virtually all Minis will require reconditioning or rebuilding of the engine at some point in their lives. If the car is being restored it is a very good time to do this as, unless only a minor amount of restoration work is being undertaken, the engine will need to be removed from the car. It is well within the capability of most owners to strip the engine to component parts, if they choose to, and this will save some money, whatever course of action is taken from there. Items such as the crank and block need to be examined and measured for wear by an engineering shop and any machining and engineering work carried out. There then comes the question of who is going to build the new engine. With…

TA 6906 Model: 1961 Morris 850 History: The oldest continuously-registered Mini in Tasmania With another MiniWorld Logbook deadline looming, I found myself actually praying that something would go mechanically wrong with our 850 in time for this month’s submission. Dr Google assures me there’s no such thing as ‘Munchausen Morris 850 syndrome by proxy’ but, convinced I was displaying what could only be the classic symptoms of such a disorder, I really should have sought a second opinion. With just 36-hours remaining to file some meaningful copy, nothing on the Mini looked like snapping, shattering or dropping off without some inducement from me. Things were looking grim… or were, until the voice of a burly truck driver boomed down at me from the cab of an enormous Scania R 730…

A regular on the pages of MiniWorld, Terry Cheverall has built a range of weird and wonderful Minis. His bread and butter work is restoring classic cars in Basildon, Essex, but in his spare time he enjoys building unique Minis with his dad, Andrew. Minis built by them, which have graced our pages, include a six-wheeled Pick-up and a four-door Mini saloon. This 1970 Mini Clubman has a very clever rear windscreen hatch that was built for taking part in the Italian Job tour (www.italianjobtours.co.uk) that visits iconic locations from the 1969 film. “I purposely built this for doing The Italian Job tour as it’s so easy for getting luggage in and out via the tailgate,” he explains. “I’ve done the trip twice and absolutely love it.” Terry felt that…

In the absence of this year’s Goodwood Revival the village of Amberley, West Sussex, staged its own Revival on 12 September, a gloriously sunny Saturday. The event attracted a range of 45 classic cars, including 10 Minis, and raised £1,500 for maintenance work on the local church, St Michael’s. I organised the event with the help of my neighbour Mike Toynbee. The event came to life as a way of getting everyone out in their classic cars after a summer with no shows. It gave everyone the chance to use their cars and see friends whilst staying socially distanced. Once checked in, owners affixed plaques to their cars and enjoyed coffee and breakfast rolls on the cricket field. Cars then left Amberley at minute intervals to navigate an 85-mile route…

MAY 2019 • 1963 Austin Mini Countryman • Road Trip: Spain and Portugal • Swind E electric-powered Mini • Mirror-fitting options JULY 2019 • 1959 Morris Mini-Minor restoration • 1966 Cooper S rally Mini • Cooling system check over • Honda-engined Rover Cooper SEPTEMBER 2019 • Goblin Works Garage Clubman • Restored 1959 Mini • V-Tec-engined Mayfair • Archive: The Italian Job Minis OCTOBER 2019 • 60th anniversary tribute Mini • Check your Mini’s ignition system • 2019 IMM/Mini 60 event photos • Road Trip: 1971 Andes adventure NOVEMBER 2019 • The Italian Job 50th anniversary • Superb track day Clubman • Mini cylinder head options • Restored Mini 1000 DECEMBER 2019 • Stunning restored Mk2 Cooper S • Wood & Pickett coach-built Mini • Excellent modified Mini Van •…