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[Doctor Gollum]

Priced using the tried and tested ' think of a big number ' method.

On Saturday, someone paid £3,400 for a Mk1 three door Astra. In brown...

So anything is possible 

[BazaJT]

I believe it was only the early Austin variants of the mini that were badged as Austin 7 Mini while the Morris versions were Morris Mini Minor.

[Lizzie Zoom]

1959 was a vintage year. 

Issigonniss launched the Austin Mini Seven, and in great British tradition, it was under *developed, poorly engineered and still a great success for 40 years. 

*My dad had one that leaked from the floor when it rained and had 3 gearboxes under warranty.

I remember seeing one or two early Mini badged as Austin Seven.

There was a Morris Mini Seven and an Austin Mini Seven, and later a BLMC mini and a leyland mini, and eventually a Rover mini. all as shite as the last. (Says the man who despite his father's advice owned 4 at different times. (2 at once)

Do not forget also the Riley Elf and the Wolsey Hornet, one of the latter, a 1968 Hornet III we had in our car collection for 6 years.

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

1959 was a vintage year. 

Issigonniss launched the Austin Mini Seven, and in great British tradition, it was under *developed, poorly engineered and still a great success for 40 years. 

*My dad had one that leaked from the floor when it rained and had 3 gearboxes under warranty.

I remember seeing one or two early Mini badged as Austin Seven.

There was a Morris Mini Seven and an Austin Mini Seven, and later a BLMC mini and a leyland mini, and eventually a Rover mini. all as shite as the last. (Says the man who despite his father's advice owned 4 at different times. (2 at once)

Do not forget also the Riley Elf and the Wolsey Hornet, one of the latter, a 1968 Hornet III we had in our car collection for 6 years.

Horrible things.

The genetic mutations of the car world.

[Sir Tigger KC]

1959 was a vintage year. 

Issigonniss launched the Austin Mini Seven, and in great British tradition, it was under *developed, poorly engineered and still a great success for 40 years. 

*My dad had one that leaked from the floor when it rained and had 3 gearboxes under warranty.

I remember seeing one or two early Mini badged as Austin Seven.

There was a Morris Mini Seven and an Austin Mini Seven, and later a BLMC mini and a leyland mini, and eventually a Rover mini. all as shite as the last. (Says the man who despite his father's advice owned 4 at different times. (2 at once)

Do not forget also the Riley Elf and the Wolsey Hornet, one of the latter, a 1968 Hornet III we had in our car collection for 6 years.

Horrible things.

The genetic mutations of the car world.

This Riley Elf looks like fun! 

[biggriffin]

Why when people return to the good ol' days, do they go gooey eyed for the old bangers,and desperately want one..  Would I fook want an old bag of nails,  If I was offered an original Shelby, yes please and sell it straight away.   

[terry paget]

My first car was the Austin 7 version. That was in 1960, it cost £550, and I bought it in London so that I could part exchange my Velocette Venom in the deal The power of the Austin 7 was 32bhp, against 36 from the Velocette. My friend Roger Barge bought a Hillman Imp later, and allowed me to drive it to a wedding in Birmingham. It went well. I recall the engine was based on a Coventry Climax fire pump engine, all alloy. The throttle 'cable' on the early models was pneumatic, a hose running from throttle pedal to carburretor butterfly; wonderfully light and friction free, but too light for its own good, and caused throttle butterfly pivots to wear out prematurely, and was replaced on later models with a conventional bowden cable.