The Pride of Longbridge (Saturday 13th April), but I'm not sure what others.
Tanya was your 1275GT on show at Bingley. I thought I recognised it?
Yes - here's our Trevor
Longbridge Tunnel Mini
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, Nov 08 2012 01:20 PM
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Posted 27 January 2013 - 11:03 PM
Yes - here's our Trevor
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Posted 27 January 2013 - 11:09 PM
New it was yours.
Looks properly clean!
Looks properly clean!
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Posted 27 January 2013 - 11:17 PM
He's clean, but nowhere near concours clean and a little tatty round the edges. 
However, he is an honest little car, with every MOT from new and bills for every bit of work that has been carried out on him over the past 42 years. He's a little story all in himself
However, he is an honest little car, with every MOT from new and bills for every bit of work that has been carried out on him over the past 42 years. He's a little story all in himself
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Posted 28 January 2013 - 01:25 AM
Just read through this entire thread! what an amazing story. Its nice that it hasn't just ended with it being left down there or scrapped!
I am so so glad you took it out, it made me really sad to think of it down there all lonely in the dark and cold!
As has been said it would have been lost at some point or another so what's the point in leaving it when now its going to have a lovely life and people will be able to enjoy it :)
Had you sat by and done nothing, we would most likely be reading a topic about it being scrapped or buried by developers!
Finally gets to do what it was built to :)
For me the best feeling in the world is enjoying my mini and why shouldn't this mini get that too? The value and importance is in its history and story, not being left down there!
Also, Im glad that your doing it to keep it too, its an amazing piece of history and now the story will always be known.
I reckon even if you decided to fully restore it, you should keep standard and maybe leave one small reminder of what happened to it.
But it is deservingly yours and I wish you the best of luck with it. I'm so pleased you got it out. Can't wait to see a build thread of this!
I am so so glad you took it out, it made me really sad to think of it down there all lonely in the dark and cold!
As has been said it would have been lost at some point or another so what's the point in leaving it when now its going to have a lovely life and people will be able to enjoy it :)
Had you sat by and done nothing, we would most likely be reading a topic about it being scrapped or buried by developers!
Finally gets to do what it was built to :)
For me the best feeling in the world is enjoying my mini and why shouldn't this mini get that too? The value and importance is in its history and story, not being left down there!
Also, Im glad that your doing it to keep it too, its an amazing piece of history and now the story will always be known.
I reckon even if you decided to fully restore it, you should keep standard and maybe leave one small reminder of what happened to it.
But it is deservingly yours and I wish you the best of luck with it. I'm so pleased you got it out. Can't wait to see a build thread of this!
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Posted 28 January 2013 - 03:05 PM
Jealous? I think so...
oh come off it no one really cares. if they did they would have done something with it. they would have probably used it as landfill when filling in the tunnels, which they are bound to do. he probably did them a favour!
*Cough*Breaking the law in the process but hey YOLO
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Posted 28 January 2013 - 06:29 PM
Jealous? I think so...
oh come off it no one really cares. if they did they would have done something with it. they would have probably used it as landfill when filling in the tunnels, which they are bound to do. he probably did them a favour!
*Cough*Breaking the law in the process but hey YOLO
In what way are you assuming I'm jealous.
At that point in thread, we didn't know he had permission. So taking it out would've technically been breaking the law, ie. Stealing!
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Posted 28 January 2013 - 06:38 PM
fairly early on in the topic the op explained how he got the car from the developers and it's not stolen
glad to see you read the whole thing
glad to see you read the whole thing
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Posted 28 January 2013 - 06:40 PM
fairly early on in the topic the op explained how he got the car from the developers and it's not stolen
glad to see you read the whole thing
Post #21 page 2.
I posted.
I read the thread.
if you read my above reply, it sad, at that point. We didn't know....
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Posted 28 January 2013 - 07:13 PM
that was all a liftime ago and we all have our opinions and on the whole i have had brilliant comments if you get the chance please come and see the mini at pride of longbridge in april
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Posted 28 January 2013 - 07:16 PM
that was all a liftime ago and we all have our opinions and on the whole i have had brilliant comments if you get the chance please come and see the mini at pride of longbridge in april
Saw it at bingley mate :)
Looked.....well like a mini that had been down a tunnel for 30 years
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Posted 28 January 2013 - 07:34 PM
what did you expect ....
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Posted 28 January 2013 - 07:42 PM
Just found this, I remember my grandad showing it me but I never knew 
http://www.thesun.co...r-30-years.html
http://www.thesun.co...r-30-years.html
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Posted 28 January 2013 - 07:47 PM
yes this was back in decemberJust found this, I remember my grandad showing it me but I never knew
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Posted 28 January 2013 - 08:40 PM
Well done Steve and thanks for taking the time to show it at Bingley. I hope you had a great day. I reckon the majority support you and look forward to seeing it restored. Best wishes Jim
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Posted 28 January 2013 - 09:39 PM
cheers jim yes it was a great day and met up with james ...and met some great people all off here and they introduced themselves and gave me their support it was my first show and thought it was brilliant ...strangely enough i didnt meet any of the hatersWell done Steve and thanks for taking the time to show it at Bingley. I hope you had a great day. I reckon the majority support you and look forward to seeing it restored. Best wishes Jim
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