Some 20+ years ago (showing my age!) there used to 2 or maybe 3 Custom Minors in or around the Coventry/Warwickshire area. I remember they were powered by the Ford 3ltr V6 and at least one of them was Supercharged.
Found an old Pic of a Green one but I'm fairly sure there was a Red and/or a Black one?
I remember also seeing them at Santa Pod occassionally going down the strip.
Can anyone remember them and, does anyone have any pics? I'm interested in the way they were built as, apart from alloy wheels they looked quite normal.
Cheers.
Details of 3ltr Minor/s in Warwickshire
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Re: Details of 3ltr Minor/s in Warwickshire
You'll find possibly the best pics of modded Minors here:
http://www.rodsnsods.co.uk/forum/histor ... inors-9711
www.minormania.com
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http://www.rodsnsods.co.uk/forum/histor ... inors-9711
www.minormania.com
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Re: Details of 3ltr Minor/s in Warwickshire
Saw lots of interesting and appealing Minors on the site you suggested but, not the ones I was looking for.
Thanks anyway.
Does anyone else know of these Customised minors in the area, and better still have any pics etc?
Thanks anyway.
Does anyone else know of these Customised minors in the area, and better still have any pics etc?
Re: Details of 3ltr Minor/s in Warwickshire
I know of a green low light convertible spaceframed with a front mid mount 2 litre 16V Fiat Lancia, double wishbones and carbon panels in the Coventry area. It isnt seen often on the road though............
Re: Details of 3ltr Minor/s in Warwickshire
Hi, I remember a minor featured in a magazine called street machine back in march of 1979, could have been 78. The colour was poppy red with 3ltr running gear looking pretty standard. Don't know where it was from though.
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Re: Details of 3ltr Minor/s in Warwickshire
I will have a look in my Street machine collection for you
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Re: Details of 3ltr Minor/s in Warwickshire
I saw it drive past once in Leamington (whitnash area) a couple of years ago... hoping to see it again sometime as AFAIK you're back in this neck of the woods. ;-)I know of a green low light convertible spaceframed with a front mid mount 2 litre 16V Fiat Lancia, double wishbones and carbon panels in the Coventry area. It isnt seen often on the road though............
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Jan 06: The Minor SII Africa adventure: http://www.minor-detour.com
Oct 06: back from Dresden with my Trabant 601 Kombi
Jan 07: back from a month thru North Africa (via Timbuktu) in a S3 Landy
June 07 - back from Zwickau Trabi Treffen
Aug 07 & Aug 08 - back from the Lands End to Orkney in 71 pickup
Sept 2010 - finally gave up breaking down in a SII Landy...
where to break down next?
2013... managed to seize my 1275 just by driving it round the block
Re: Details of 3ltr Minor/s in Warwickshire
Yes back in the area after a couple of periods living in Scandinavia.rayofleamington wrote:I saw it drive past once in Leamington (whitnash area) a couple of years ago... hoping to see it again sometime as AFAIK you're back in this neck of the woods. ;-)I know of a green low light convertible spaceframed with a front mid mount 2 litre 16V Fiat Lancia, double wishbones and carbon panels in the Coventry area. It isnt seen often on the road though............
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