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[leroy26]

austin rover selling a escort? tuttuttut

[CCX]

Does anyone have any information on SMC Rover, Slough? My Mini originally came from there, and I am looking into getting the original window sticker re-produced as it did not come with the car.

[surfblue63]

SMC Rover in Slough is now SMC Ford!!!!!!!

However SMC have taken on the new MG brand.

http://www.smc-cars.com/mg

[huntface]

Does anyone have any information on SMC Rover, Slough? My Mini originally came from there, and I am looking into getting the original window sticker re-produced as it did not come with the car.

Google advises they're still trading. Email them, if you're lucky they've still got some of their old stuff knocking about (dealer stickers, brochures etc.)

I notice that the Union flag in front of those Jags was the wrong way round. BL really couldn't get anything right!

Harry Nash in Chiswick,

[cradley-heathen]

i can remember all electric garages in halesowen, its an aldi or lidl or something now

they had an open day when i was 16, my dad took a test drive in the first mini i ever had a ride in, a grey sports pack, i was in love with it from that day on.

there was also a dealership in wolvo that both my dads mini and my mk1 metro came from which i cant recal the name of now for the life of me!!!

[Cooperman]

My old friend and rally buddy Peter Silva had his BLMC dealership taken away in 1977. He then took a Mitsubishi dealership and they were so supportive. I recall helping him at an open-evening when I did the test and demo driving in a Mitsubishi Coupe and frightened the punters by driving around Burnham Beeches in the dark very quickly. So he went from selling a load of junk to selling a quality produced car range.
BLMC were their own worst enemy really.
After being heavily into Minis until 1966, when I wanted a new road car to replace my 998 Cooper I bought a new 1966 Cortina GT. It was just so much better and no more expensive than a Cooper 'S' 1275. It was more reliable and had a better cruising speed too.

What are you doing here then?

..but seriously, I've seen you make similar posts a few times. What is it about minis that keeps you 'one of us' ?

I suppose it's because I had one, well a couple really, when I was young and single in the fun days of the 60's. I've been around them ever since 1961 and have owned so many I've lost count. I enjoy the engineering challenge of running them and all that they represented in my chosen sport of rallying. I always enjoyed rallying in them too.
When historic rallying started in the 80's I had a just restored a Cooper 'S' so I prepared it properly and then used it in rallying again. My son got into Minis too, then my grandson. I currently have 3 of them and my grandson has one as well.
However, by the mid-60's for longer journeys on business they really were not suitable and the Ford Cortina was much more practical. But I've rarely been without a Mini in the family ever.

[CCX]

Does anyone have any information on SMC Rover, Slough? My Mini originally came from there, and I am looking into getting the original window sticker re-produced as it did not come with the car.

Google advises they're still trading. Email them, if you're lucky they've still got some of their old stuff knocking about (dealer stickers, brochures etc.)

I notice that the Union flag in front of those Jags was the wrong way round. BL really couldn't get anything right!

Harry Nash in Chiswick,

SMC Rover in Slough is now SMC Ford!!!!!!!

However SMC have taken on the new MG brand.

http://www.smc-cars.com/mg

Thank you both for the replies. I did manage to find out that they're still trading, but I doubt they'll still have any stickers, surely? Might be worth a try though.

[twink]

Staddons in Exmouth and Budleigh

[mini-man-dan]

Holders of Congresbury, Near Weston-S-Mare. My car was bought there, collected on 1st December 1977. It's now a SEAT Main dealer.

[Spud_133]

Harry Fisk of Diss, Norfolk, is where my car came from and it's still around 20 miles from there, and has been all it's life!

[lewBlew]

I'd love it if anyone had any photos of Rowles Rover in Chandler's Ford, Eastleigh, Hampshire. Doubt it though! The garage is now Vauxhall (Picador).

[cliche]

I used to work at Horners Rover, Bury New Road Manchester. I delivered a lot of cars (including unmarked cop cars) for them.

[Klevdo2202]

I've got a sticker on the rear window of my Mini, of a dealer, had it on it since I've had the Mini (almost 10 years now) couldn't get rid of it.
On my local club meet, I got a bit of interest, people taking photos of it so they can get new ones reproduced...

Here's a picture...

[mininuts]

There was also Henlys of Northhampton, I know this because our Mayfair came from there back in '86 and it's still got their sticker in the rear window plus, we have the original bill of sale too



Found this one as well



Picked this flyer up from Himley Hall back in '91 when Birmingham Mini Owners Club did the show there, (pre British Mini Club). Funny what you keep, eh?