About 25 years ago when we were in That London

Mrs Git was just starting to do school runs and was always moaning about our big people mover

I bought a very tatty 1968 Mini Cooper and a wrecked River mini Cabriolet, and used the cabriolet body shell in the full restoration of the Cooper. So it’s a proper convertible. Took out the rear bin pockets to make the back seat wider so that we could get three little boys across the back. Hilarious little car. Still got it and the boys regularly argue about who’s going to inherit it

Posted By: Old Git on June 21st 2026 at 10:15:03

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Off to not as sunny Yarmouth today to see some cars. (NCFC) - Men without hats, Jun 21, 09:02:40
- Yeah there’s loads of car shows on these days. Have fun. Apparently it was heaving yesterd (NCFC) - Augustus Pablo, Jun 21, 09:09:06
  - I went last year and it was really good. (NCFC) - Men without hats, Jun 21, 09:13:57
    - APbro and I were going to take one of cars but it’s one of those ones where you have to be (NCFC) - Augustus Pablo, Jun 21, 09:16:07
      - Yeah, I went to cars on the lake in bury a few years ago. (NCFC) - Men without hats, Jun 21, 09:26:07
        
        It did, but has to sell to fund the self build. (NCFC) - Men without hats, Jun 21, 15:13:18
        
        What do you drive AP? (n/m) (NCFC) - JoeyDeacon, Jun 21, 09:58:35
        
        I’ve got an 1972 Minivan and a 1965 Renault 10. Neither worth a fortune but good fun and (NCFC) - Augustus Pablo, Jun 21, 10:05:53
        
        Renault 10 must be super rare? (NCFC) - JoeyDeacon, Jun 21, 10:10:41
        
        Yeah there’s only a couple on the road in the uk, rear engined, very simple. (NCFC) - Augustus Pablo, Jun 21, 10:27:06
        
        That nostalgia thing is great (NCFC) - JoeyDeacon, Jun 21, 11:35:42
        
        Cool. Bet that goes like stink?! I’ve done the drive out from the war memorial on Thursday (NCFC) - Augustus Pablo, Jun 21, 09:32:48
- Are you into your classics? (n/m) (NCFC) - JoeyDeacon, Jun 21, 09:08:13
  - To a degree, quite fancy one but can't agree with the wife which era (NCFC) - Men without hats, Jun 21, 09:16:06
    - I’ve always fancied an early Mini or a Morris 1000 (NCFC) - JoeyDeacon, Jun 21, 09:35:46
      - Wife wants a moggy and there's a convertible one in Brandon I might have a gander at. (n/m) (NCFC) - Men without hats, Jun 21, 15:18:20
      - About 25 years ago when we were in That London (NCFC) - Old Git, Jun 21, 10:15:03
        
        That sounds brilliant! Well done (n/m) (NCFC) - Augustus Pablo, Jun 21, 10:38:09
        
        Sounds great fun (n/m) (NCFC) - JoeyDeacon, Jun 21, 10:25:40
      - Classic Minis are great value once you’ve purchased it. Huge spares network and cheap to (NCFC) - Augustus Pablo, Jun 21, 09:44:56
        
        I took bro in law to Winchester to buy one a few years ago. (NCFC) - Men without hats, Jun 21, 15:19:04
        
        I think you can pretty much get every mechanical part (NCFC) - JoeyDeacon, Jun 21, 09:57:50
        
        If you google image search Autair Mini Van it comes up with our (NCFC) - Augustus Pablo, Jun 21, 10:11:40
        
        That is a lovely thing (NCFC) - JoeyDeacon, Jun 21, 10:29:48
        
        Thanks, it’s showing its age again now, but it’s useable not not too much to worry about. (NCFC) - Augustus Pablo, Jun 21, 10:35:33
        
        One of the guys yesterday mentioned the Harpenden show. (n/m) (NCFC) - Men without hats, Jun 21, 15:20:10
        
        That’s cool! (NCFC) - Old Git, Jun 21, 10:20:41
        
        Yeah that’s it! We lay out a load of the airline’s memorabilia alongside it (NCFC) - Augustus Pablo, Jun 21, 10:33:10
    - There’s quite trend towards newer classics now, values of most that are pre 1970 and even (NCFC) - Augustus Pablo, Jun 21, 09:25:33
      - Same with bikes, I'd love a 2 stroke from the early 80's (n/m) (NCFC) - Men without hats, Jun 21, 15:21:55
        
        Can people please refrain from posting rumours regarding anyone's private life... (NCFC) - Pixelman, Jun 21, 15:53:55
      - I think some 60s cars will always hold value (NCFC) - Old Git, Jun 21, 10:23:28
        
        Ooh I like the tr4, with a Surrey roof. Go Surrey! (n/m) (NCFC) - Augustus Pablo, Jun 21, 10:37:10
      - That’s sadly very true (NCFC) - JoeyDeacon, Jun 21, 09:29:59
        
        I had a Puma for a couple of weeks, I did a bit of buying and selling. Not my kind of car (NCFC) - Augustus Pablo, Jun 21, 09:43:05
        
        I'm looking at a Fiat Coupe Turbo but Mrs ain't keen. (NCFC) - Men without hats, Jun 21, 15:49:39
        
        Yeah they all aren’t they. I sold one of them once as well. I quite liked it but it . (NCFC) - Augustus Pablo, Jun 21, 16:32:33
        
        A Mini van is a very cool thing (NCFC) - JoeyDeacon, Jun 21, 10:08:49

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