mini mover. gets even better.. got the movie guys. called . wanting 3 land rover 110 to rent for the new AVENGERS movie in atlanta for the next month..  samuel l jackson and scarett johnhasson are driving them.. in the movie..  time for my NAP.. I am old man..    I am going to have take to movie crew to BLIND WILLIES and JOHNNYs HIDEWAY.. there.. one night. next week also.. later bc

B C

What can l say, you out on the town ,living the high life, Broads,Bands & Booze, while l was out at a church dinner, Sauerkraut,sausage,potatoes , applesauce and friends

Big AL

mini mover.. did bit more than SNIFF tonight.. what I need at my old age is p*** repellant..  I was out with the Nick Moss band tonight..  chicago based BLUES band..oh man what a sound.. and young women to DIE for..   later bc

Billy Bob, "sniffing" in all due respect was all you could do, at your stage of life. LOL

Big AL

mini mover.. there were cars at MME?/ I was too busy drinking red stripes and sniffing around with someone ELSEs wife..  later bc

Larry or Wendy where are you?????

BIG AL

Would love to see that car, anybody have contact info? or pictures?

Strange that no one has mentioned the cut down mini sprint here, that

Larry Atkinson from MD finished

Beautiful workmanship, saw it at MM East in Oak Ridge TN this past July

Big AL

You are better off leaving the roof seam alone as there is a lot of structual body strength in it. Also if you get caught in the rain it pi$$es in and soaks the inside without that roof gutter.

Yes you are right, "Sprints" were seamless, although I have seen them with the roof seam still attached.

My thoughts are, a seamless looks weird, if you leave the roof line seam on it's ok. But no seams at all I don't like.

So I shall call it chopped and Channeled.

Regards, Rottenmuelmeat

i don think the sprint has body lines

Thanks Dave, and Michael for the info. I was just about to cut up my first Mini (67 Morris 850) which i bought
in 1970 and make it into a sprint, so when I saw the 69 already done by Kenny for sale just 3 hrs. from me
I had to have it. This car is better than I could have done. I'll be bringing it to MME 2017, just made reservations.
Hoping to see the red Estate that Big Al has been talking about.

The blue car is amazing. It was at MMW in 2008I on the day of the concours. Absolutely beautiful. I've been into minis since 1986, and have seen and had the opportunity to drive some amazing cars over the years. I must say, that car is definitely one of the top ten quality cars I have seen in a while. Congrats on the purchase, and if you are ever interested in selling it.... Let me know.

dr dave

yawn.. boring bastard minis..  get over it..btw you might try a RED STRIPE..  even got mini mover drinking it along with a  lot  of THE MME clan last few years..  later bc  

You could piss off 10 people before you get out of bed at noon with a red stripe hangover. Get back in your skunk hole. 

yawn??  who cares about bastard minis.. with v8s.. later bc

Here's the link to when it previously sold at an auction. In Oct. 2012, it went for $22k at a No-Reserve Barrett-Jackson auction in Orange County, California. BJ auctions typically aren't the best venue for classic Minis, unless you are buying!

//www.barrett-jackson.com/Events/Event/Details/1969-AUSTIN-MINI-COOPER-CUSTOM-2-DOOR-COUPE-130405

 

Lot #619.1 - This 1969 Austin Mini Sprint has been chopped and channeled with custom paint and body work done by a master craftsman and fabricator. Built as a labor of love over a 10 year period. Featured in November 2006 Mini Magazine. At first glance, it's reminiscent of the Mini Sprints built in the '60's for racing, but this one's a full-custom, one-off build. There's 2" chopped from the bottom of the body and doors and a 3" chopped top. All-steel. Cut-down side windows, including sliding ones, are tempered glass and front and rear windscreens are laminated safety glass. Fresh Mincomp 1380cc engine with aluminum head and 4-speed, four-synchro, newer rod change transmission. Brakes are Cooper S-disc and drum. It has GAZ adjustable shocks. Under 1,500 miles since complete. Carburetion is a 45 Weber on alloy intake manifold. Exhaust is standard bore Maniflow LCB headers. Flywheel and clutch are lightened to Mincomp spec's with Cooper 'S' blue spot cover. Charging system upgraded to alternator. Its original hydrolastic, wet, suspension is upgraded with S Racer red coil springs with adjustable Hi-Los. Left-hand drive steering. Minilite-style 8-spoke alloys with Yokohama rubber. Modified Wood & Pickett style wheel flares. Body color mirrors. Stock Mk2 grille and stock deck lid. Full, pull-back style sunroof. Battery relocated to under rear seat. Small dry-cell racing battery. Custom fabricated fuel tank holds 10 gallons. Interior features wood dash, gray upholstery with modified Recaro-style seats. The suspension and underneath the car are just as clean as the rest of the car.

 

GR Auto Gallery in Grand Rapids, Michigan had been asking $24.9k.

//grautogallery.com/vehicles/4542/1969-austin-mini-cooper

(The classics dealer has contacted me a few times in the past about classic Minis.)

 

Definitely a nice, one-of-a-kind Mini - I've seen it in person! A great bargain when you consider how much went into its build!
.

Thanks Michael for the info on Kenny's blue 69 Mini.I would love to talk to him about the rebuild as I bought the car 2 weeks ago. any chance you have any contact info still? 

And, speaking of the small Mini world....

Folks at the Mini Meet thought it would be fun to see what the small-block Chevy powered Mini pickup would look like setting on Al Frost's gooseneck trailer that he has taken back and forth across the country...

Sorry, Al's pickup and trailer are also Not For Sale!

I always say, "It's a small world when it comes to these small cars!"


Jason's yellow VTEC wagon went to a Mini enthusiast in Northern California.

The same buyer adopted another modified Mini from my website. (I brokered the sale.)

//www.miniguy.com/vehicles/v8pickup/