Mini Memories

Whilst searching in the loft for something else I had a flick through a couple of photo albums (you know, with prints!) and found some pictures of my first car.

Bought for the princely sum of £575 four months before my driving test, I thought it was the bees knees. Despite it being brown...

Anyhow, it had the 6x10 minilite wheels, Cobra bucket seat, and a Peco exhaust that made it sound so much faster that it was ever capable of. (Standard 998cc engine, if you were wondering.)

It also had standard brakes. Or should I say standard drum brakes, all round. More than once those suckers failed due to overheating, the worst probably on a trip over the Campsie Fells road - even the handbrake provided no retardation towards the bottom of the hill.

This first picture is post rebuild, it was sold not long after this picture was taken.

Halfway through the rebuild with my late Father proping the car up! He did more work on it (and subsequent cars) than I ever gave him credit, and probably thanks, for. Incredibly talented panel beater, who really should have moved into the restoration business as I often suggested.

Both photos are circa 1988, apologies for the rubbish quality. I suspect MNS 62V has been in Mini Heaven for quite some time now!

Adam
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Keeping up...

Must not procrastinate, must not procrastinate, mus...oh sorry, err, right we're on. Finally posting some more images, and again it's cars.
Back at Knockhill on Sunday 6th Sept for the GT Cup & SMRC support races. The GT Cup bills itself as the British GT alternative for the (wealthy?) "gentleman driver" rather than the professional drivers who frequent Brit GT. The cars are almost as stunning, with Paul Hogarth's Lamborghini Gallardo winning the 100Km race on Sunday. Scotsman George Brewster (Porsche 997, seen here behind Hogarth) finished runner-up, keeping Hogarth honest for the first dozen laps.

In the support races, the SMRC Classic Sports & Saloons was dominated by the Morgans of Russell Paterson (72) and Andrew Smith (73) winning a race each. Helensburgh driver Olly Ross had a torrid time in his Lotus Europa, recording DNF in both races.

Peter Taddei was the class of the SMRC Sports & Saloons field, winning both races in emphatic style in his Mitsubishi powered Ford Fiesta.

The SMRC XR2 champioship races were won by Ian Munro in race 1 and Hamish Smart (70, below) in race 2.

The FFDR Cooper Cup had Kenneth Thirwell winning races 1 and 2, with Vic Covey Jnr (7, below) taking the victory in race 3.

There were also races for the Legends and Formula Fords, but they always seemed to coincide with visits to the burger stall...

Adam
www.mathesonphoto.com

Jaguars

More from the Elvington show, this time two Jaguars - first up is an E-type (yes please) then the bank robbers favourite getaway car, the Mk2.

Adam
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More HDR cars...

A couple of really nice Ford Escort Mk1s from the East Yorkshire Thoroughbred Car Club Rally at the Yorkshire Air Museum in Elvington.

First up is a really clean Mexico.

Second is a big-arched Twin Cam; the owner wasn't about to ask if it was a genuine TC or if it has interesting history. Funny to think that the latest Ford Focus RS can trace its history all the way back to the Twin Cam. I know which I prefer...

Adam
www.mathesonphoto.com