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[josh.goddard]

Hi
well today i got a car its a 1985 mini ritz in silver 2 former owners from new we havr named him sydney after the first guy that owned it who died last year and passed it onto the guy i bought it off which makes up the 2 owners it has done 3900 miles which we think are genuine only welding done was 1 a pannel 2 years ago a couple of small marks and dents create the work needed going to keep it original as its got original dealers stickers and tax disc holder the old guy tha had it first if there was 1 small mark on the car he had it sorted so it is mint back seat has never been sat on but it came with a box of sparesr really pleased i will put up a couple of pics that the seller provided and what i took of the box of bits comments and opinions are welcome.



the car





groovy interior




my box spares and led addatives

Thanks Josh

Edited by josh.goddard, 12 February 2011 - 10:41 PM.

[rwerry]

Lovely looking car, Josh. Definitely deserves to be kept original. I reckon you'll have it looking Showroom in no time.

[josh.goddard]

Well today got Sydney all washed and polished and did the levels and tyre pressures all looks good i will let the pictures do all the talking.








look at the boot floor :shock:

and the battery tray :shock:

original date tag 25th june 1985



as usual comments and opinions welcome

Thanks Josh

[Youngowner93]

Absolutely stunning! Nice find.

[andy pandy]

i would spend alittle time, getting into all the common rust areas , with waxoil etc to help pressrve this little beauty, very nice car,shame if if you heavily modded this car ....andy

[josh.goddard]

the plan is to sort a couple of small niggles with scratches and a couple of very small amounts of surface rust fill it with waxoil and use it as a summer / show car and just do things like refurb the alloys and centre caps and find a few nos parts that could do with changing but there will be no mods

[liam-ds]

the plan is to sort a couple of small niggles with scratches and a couple of very small amounts of surface rust fill it with waxoil and use it as a summer / show car and just do things like refurb the alloys and centre caps and find a few nos parts that could do with changing but there will be no mods

hi josh great find glad to hear your keeping it original

Liam

[josh.goddard]

yeah loving it

[sonikk4]

That is a cracking little car you have got there, as previously mentioned i would get the waxoyl out, treat any surface rust first paint and then cover it with Waxoyl.

[josh.goddard]

Hi,
been doing a little bit more today i decided i would bring some tools home and take off the front doorcards to sort the door not locking problem which is now sorted but the best bit is all apart from 1 small amount of surface corrosion in the drivers door bottom which we are going to kurust and fill both bottoms with waxoil. and i have filled plenty of other places with waxoil and the plan is to wait untill it warms up and get all the surface rust ground back and have all the paint done and have the wheels and centres painted but in the meantime that plan is to fill every place we can find with waxoil and overhall the front and rear brakes.
Thanks Josh

[minimuff]

Great Stuff.. Looks a nice find. Best way keep it original A+

[Guess-Works.com]

ahhh... my first mini was a ritz.... you don't see many of them about nowadays and certainly not in such original condition...

[oli]

your cars in cracking condition mate. I had a Mini 25 from that era and it resembled a tea bag.

[MiniLandy]

...but there will be no mods

Good to hear!

Not many minis that i'd want to keep standard, but that one looks great!

[josh.goddard]

Hi,
Just a small update cleaned my door cards and door furnature up ready to go back on when the door bottoms are full of wax.



really like this its an original waste paper bin that goes in the rear trans tunnel




cleaned door cards

Opinions and comments welcome
Thanks Josh