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Re: No way is this a 1963 car........
« Reply #15 on: 28 October 2011, 13:04:46 »
Rear lights are from a later model.
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Re: No way is this a 1963 car........
« Reply #16 on: 28 October 2011, 13:16:07 »
Just shown the pics to an old school tech at work who used to play with these things back in the day. First things that caught his eye was wipers sweep the wrong way apparently. He then worked his way through the door hinges, check straps, door trim, dash, clocks, foot starter, ignition key on dash not column, foot washer pump etc then onto exhaust exit, lamps, wheels and numerous other bits and bobs. He also said early rear glass was smaller as the C pillars were wider on early shells. Said it was tidy enough but far from a 1963. 
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Re: No way is this a 1963 car........
« Reply #17 on: 28 October 2011, 13:25:01 »
Quote from: hotel21 on 28 October 2011, 13:16:07
.... First things that caught his eye was wipers sweep the wrong way apparently.  ......

A lot of older 'British' cars used to sweep the wrong way leaving a huge unswept area in front of the driver  ???. This ... clicky is a little newer & sweep the other way.
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Re: No way is this a 1963 car........
« Reply #18 on: 28 October 2011, 13:36:55 »
That's what the fella means Andy. The pseudo 1963 car is a much later shell with wipers now sweeping the 'correct' way.  :y
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Re: No way is this a 1963 car........
« Reply #19 on: 28 October 2011, 14:15:59 »
He makes a big issue of it being tax exempt straight away. Makes me wonder if he's ringed it to make it so? ???
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Re: No way is this a 1963 car........
« Reply #20 on: 28 October 2011, 20:26:33 »
theres no way its a 63 more like an 83 as its a mk3 shell.i wouldnt touch it with a barge pole
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Re: No way is this a 1963 car........
« Reply #21 on: 28 October 2011, 21:22:58 »
Couldn't agree more - thats not a 63 mini - so much is wrong!  My wife (ex) had a 64 mini and I used to race a 1293 "S" in the 60s so know a lot about minis of that age.  Still got a load of parts/spares for minis of that era - perhaps the guy should have contacted me  :) :) ;)
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Re: No way is this a 1963 car........
« Reply #22 on: 28 October 2011, 21:46:23 »
and the central speedometer  :-\
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Re: No way is this a 1963 car........
« Reply #23 on: 28 October 2011, 22:38:42 »
so to sum up its a wrong un an absolute sh!tter and not worth worrying about ;D
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Re: No way is this a 1963 car........
« Reply #24 on: 28 October 2011, 23:23:30 »
yep, certainly bears little resemblance to the mini I remember as a kid which was my dad's first family car, especially the interior, its simply all wrong!You know, even now I can remember the smell of the old mini's pseudo leather skyblue vinyl seats and those funny catches on the sliding windows ;D
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Re: No way is this a 1963 car........
« Reply #25 on: 28 October 2011, 23:27:42 »
Quote from: millwall on 28 October 2011, 22:38:42
so to sum up its a wrong un an absolute sh!tter and not worth worrying about ;D
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Re: No way is this a 1963 car........
« Reply #26 on: 29 October 2011, 00:36:09 »
Quote from: Vamps on 28 October 2011, 00:28:00
Email sent, can not put it on here cos it went through his system so not in my sent items... ::) ::) ::)

Surprise surprise, no reply to my email...... ::) ::) ::) Defo a wrong car.... :(
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Re: No way is this a 1963 car........
« Reply #27 on: 29 October 2011, 12:51:41 »
Quote from: Vamps on 29 October 2011, 00:36:09
Quote from: Vamps on 28 October 2011, 00:28:00
Email sent, can not put it on here cos it went through his system so not in my sent items... ::) ::) ::)

Surprise surprise, no reply to my email...... ::) ::) ::) Defo a wrong car.... :(

What if we ALL send hime an email with our thoughts on his "classic"  :D
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Re: No way is this a 1963 car........
« Reply #28 on: 29 October 2011, 13:07:32 »
Quote from: sticka_v8_init on 29 October 2011, 12:51:41
Quote from: Vamps on 29 October 2011, 00:36:09
Quote from: Vamps on 28 October 2011, 00:28:00
Email sent, can not put it on here cos it went through his system so not in my sent items... ::) ::) ::)

Surprise surprise, no reply to my email...... ::) ::) ::) Defo a wrong car.... :(

What if we ALL send hime an email with our thoughts on his "classic"  :D

 ......... and ask him/her which bit is still from 1963  ;D ;D ;D
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