British open classic

[apsee]

hello guys and gals

my name is stu, just about to start my Mini adventure

getting a Mini Britsh Open classic on sunday cant wait,

Any one got one on this forum?? Pics???

Thanks

I live in bridgend too, and work part-time in Halfords

Thanks

[mini2infiniti]

Welcome mate

We know who to go to for discount then ;D


Amy has a British Open, check out her members car thread.

[apsee]

Hey mate,

hahaha, i would if i could haha

yer just been looking at her thread

i know u now lol, my bro took off ur wheel nuts or summin in nationwide garge,

hes got one too

lol where u from??

stu

[welshjosh]

Another mini in Bridgend cant wait to get mine on the road

[mini2infiniti]

Apr 15, 2009 14:46:01 GMT 1 @apsee said:

i know u now lol, my bro took off ur wheel nuts or summin in nationwide garge,

how dodgy does that sound lol yeah that was me, I needed the hub nut slackened off and ended up chatting to him for about 30 mins about mini's lol, and then he didnt even charge me! ;D top guy!

I wish I taken my mini there for its mot



I'm living in Bryntirion, opposite the junior school

[apsee]

yer lol ill be taking mine there lol

haha

i live down the road, by the westhouse pub

seen ur car few times wen i drive past lol

[taffy1967]

Sounds cool and you'll find the original brochure & magazine advert here (click on the images to enlarge): -

www.roblightbody.com/mini/brochures/british_open.htm

Oh and this might be of interest too: -

members.lycos.co.uk/openclassic/index.html

Apart from that, use a magnet to ensure that all the panels are steel and don't consist of filler, cardboard or newspaper etc.

The reason I'm telling you this is because my sister once bought a 1992 Mini British Open Classic LE from a car dealer in Newport (back in late 2001 from Monkswood Garage of Usk to be exact) and lets just say they did a damn fine job of hiding the rust and stuff. As within a matter of weeks the front wings erupted with rust and filler and it just looked awful.

So don't pay over the odds (like she did), if it needs a lot of work.

[taffy1967]

Oh and yes, as you work in Halfords, any chance of a club discount?

;D

[mini2infiniti]

That link if awesome taffy, i like looking at all the old brochures

[taffy1967]

Apr 15, 2009 20:14:22 GMT 1 @mini2infiniti said:

That link if awesome taffy, i like looking at all the old brochures

No problembo.

[Amy :)]

hey! only now im seeing this thread! im the one with the british open, though its not very standard and i havent done too much to it (although my boyfriend danny_california has lol!) take a look, theyre awesome minis, just gotta love the sun roof ;D

the brochure looks really cool taffy, gonna have a longer look at it now.

roger has an open classic too, ive seen him at one or two shows and bumped into him by llanelli beach but i dont think he's online too much at all, unless i only know him by his username haha he has another mini too, never seen his open classic

[Amy :)]

hang on, u got it today? exciting!

[taffy1967]

They are a lovely car, it was gutting seeing my sisters go. But she's a miserable bxtch and wouldn't spend the money to sort it out properly.

So the boss of Barn Hill Minis ended up buying it and I heard (via M4Minis) that although someone paid him a considerable amount of money to tidy it up, he ended up stripping it for it's interior and engine etc and I imagine he still owes the money to that boy.

Either way, stay well 'clear' of Barn Hill Minis of Pengham (their website still exists, even though it hasn't been updated in years): -

www.barnhillminis.co.uk/

They were also known to export later model Minis to the USA with fake i.d's to get around the strict import laws there.