Matchboxes! Ha, she is already driving a stick shift, and eyeballing my
GT6 all the while. I was the same way, crazy about cars, always have been.
Something about going fast I don't know for sure. Something in the
genes???
Jane
>Hey, what do I know from Mini's?! Just that they're smaller than most V8s and
>that this seems sacreligious! Had no idea when production started. The ad said
>"'51 Austin Mini" and of course, I believe everything I read. Come to think of
>it, the typesetter probably fat-fingered and it's really a '61.
>
>Jane, tell your daughter to stick with Matchboxes for a while longer - they're
>MUCH safer for an 11 year old, and only slightly smaller. 8^)
>
>Gambony, Jim wrote:
>
>> Whatever they're asking, it's not enough! A '51 Mini should be priceless
>> (production didn't start until '59).
>>
>> Personally I'd like to try one of the Honda Civic drivetrain conversions,
>> should be much more reliable (the 350 block weighs more than the bodyshell
>> ;-)
>>
>> Jim
>>
>> > -----Original Message-----
>> > From: burdekij@bvsd.k12.co.us [SMTP:burdekij@bvsd.k12.co.us]
>> > Sent: Wednesday, November 04, 1998 10:55 AM
>> > To: triumphs@autox.team.net
>> > Subject: Re: MAXI-Mini!!!
>> >
>> >
>> > Do not tell my 11 yr old daughter about this one. She will want to fly
>> > off
>> > to Baltimore and buy it!!! This is just what she wants and with a V8 no
>> > less!!
>> >
>> > Jane
>> > '67 GT6
>> >
>> > >Now HERE's a car for ya...!! Saw the ad in the Baltimore Sun.
>> > >Dan, you interested?
>> > >
>> > >'51 AUSTIN MINI
>> > >350 V8, 400 turbo, new brakes & tires, lots more. $9800 or BO. Buying
>> > >house, must sell. 410-679-3305
>> > >
>> > >--
>> > >Michael Ferguson
>> > >Vernon CT
>> >
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>--
>Michael Ferguson
>Vernon CT
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