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[jimmyH]

Spent the last year in Southern Africa, working in Zimbabwe alot (family roots).
Anyway one day was driving through downtown Harare and out the corner of my eye i saw a mini !!
Went to explore

Got alot of cool stuff, A Rhodesian AA mini badge, the old silver and yellow one.

Anyway some piccies.





















Just some of the piccies, but there is alot there.

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[jameswildcooper]

wow looks good there. its a shame really as they aint even rotten really. they just sit there

[jimmyH]

Nothing really rusts there, surface rust. Alot of them were structurally sound, sills, valances ect were good. Took some overriders and bumpers off, the bumper lip, solid no rust. I was amazed

[jarv]

great pics! it's such a shame, nearly made me cry! love the pic of teh doggie with his head in the hole! lol

[jarv]

I'll be down there tonight, where is it?

[Juju]

My parents lived there for years too.
I bet their old maxi is sitting around still!

Excellenet pics. Love the dalmo!

[jimmyH]

great pics! it's such a shame, nearly made me cry! love the pic of teh doggie with his head in the hole! lol

They lived in the cars all day, was quite scary taking parts off a car with a huge dog in it barking at you.
He used to have huge problems with theft but said the dogs solved it. The owener i know quite well. Fixed my trucks gearbox with him

[minbin2010]

its a mini grave yard

[jimmyH]

I'll be down there tonight, where is it?

Corner of Charter and Seke road. If your driving along Barker Ave past the station towards seke. You get to the fourway with the railway bridge (seke) on the left and the Butchery and big buildings on the right.
Cross the fourway and turn immediately left, next to a green shop. Drive down that road, past three old minis and a van.
Tell him james with the ford courier with the broken gearbox sent you lol.

[jimmyH]

I'll be down there tonight, where is it?

Corner of Charter and Seke road. If your driving along Barker Ave past the station towards seke. You get to the fourway with the railway bridge (seke) on the left and the Butchery and big buildings on the right.
Cross the fourway and turn immediately left, next to a green shop. Drive down that road, past three old minis and a van.
Tell him james with the ford courier with the broken gearbox sent you lol.

Turn left just before Rezende St

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[mike_mini_mad]

Awesome pics, such a shame they just sit there. Would loooove to get one of those shells out of there and give it a new lease of life!

[Big_Adam]

Okay guys, I'll rent the truck. We all meet at Dover and drive down!

[mike_mini_mad]

Okay guys, I'll rent the truck. We all meet at Dover and drive down!

Good plan! Make a trip of it. We could probably get 3 or 4 shells on each truck at a squeeze

[maggies_minder]

are there actually any minis on the roads over there?

[Mini-Mad-Craig]

Poor dogs, are they cared for?

Awesome photos, though. A shame to see Minis and other classics like that, but aslong as we keep them on the road, carry on restoring, modifying and enjoying then it will continue to be an awesome car with a good supply of parts.