Re: WAY OT - English Sport Cars:

[John Forbes]

Before speed cameras, I once got from London to Scotland in four and a 
half hours.  The car was quite warm on arrival.

John

On Tue, 24 Feb 2004 16:15:06 +1000, John Coyle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 
wrote:

I had a 1963 bog-standard 850cc Mini that would do about 85mph flat-out, 
but
it always worried me that the rear-end was a bit untidy at high speeds.
Then I found the previous owner had mended the cracked rear sub-frame 
with a
piece of shoe-leather...
Once averaged 100mph from Walsall to Leeds (about 160 miles) in a Ford
Cortina with 4 up - must have been mad (or late).

John Coyle
Brisbane, Australia
----- Original Message -----
From: "John Francis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Sent: Saturday, February 21, 2004 3:03 PM
Subject: Re: WAY OT - English Sport Cars:

>
> keith said
> > > I'd give my left goanie for a Mini!
> > > Maybe both for a Cooper-Pooper!  Sighhh.
>
> To each his own, I guess. I grew up around a "real" Mini. I just can't
attach
> the name to a car as large as the "new" Mini.

As did I.  I drove the original, many times.

But the MINI is a heck of a lot smaller than practically
anything else on the road this side of Tokyo (except the
Swatch, perhaps), and is much more fun to drive.
(This opinion is shared by my mother's neighbour, who
had a Swatch capable of 120mph.  He drives a MINI now).




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