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Re: Seen a Mini?

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Spotted a red 93 mini sprite by Lidl in Skibbereen yesterday.


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Seen a blue english reg moke on the the athlone road today at about 3.
Just had the roof no side panels :lol:
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Seen a green Cooper on the Ballyowen Rd in Lucan, sorry for the ignorant git driving who didnt wave back, I was on the bike behind. Mate was driving the Mini, just dropped her over to Minifix for a good check up
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Spotted two minis today
A 96 C charcoal with a chequed roof outside Homebase in Drogheda and a purple mini with a square number plate in Bettystown
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Orange clubby in Rathgar around 6:45 this evening.
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spotted on the ferry....
i thought it was a tourist, turns out its an IMOC member! - you know who you are!

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Lovely Van that, very nice interior and nice touches in the load bay, sure to be a head turner at the car shows. 8)
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Sweet van that..who is it?
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Spotted a red Mk2 Cooper S with white roof this afternoon, NZO reg, possibly Eamon Byrnes rally car
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spotted a few days ago:

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DaveC wrote:Spotted a red Mk2 Cooper S with white roof this afternoon, NZO reg, possibly Eamon Byrnes rally car
Could be. There's a really good multivenue autotest on tomorrow (Sun 30th) around slane. 6 minis on the entry including Eamon and Dermot Carnegie.

They have info and gps coordinates for all the test locations here:
http://www.tdcireland.com/phpBB2/viewto ... =5160#5160
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The van is the auld lads new yoke
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joeyfinneran wrote:The van is the auld lads new yoke
he's delighted with it!
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orange clubbie along the canal this evening
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spotted a red and black 90 D mini on the Courtown road today heading towards Gorey, spotted the same mini I think a day or two earlier on the N/M4 heading towards Leixlip,

Anyone on here own it?
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macker wrote:Just spotted this mini outside in work, anyone here own it?
I left my last calling card under the wiper :D

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I found the owner of this mini and have been talking to him breifly in work, says he already browses the forum but will sign up soon :D
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Snagged another one..... Muwaahhhh...
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macker wrote:spotted a red and black 90 D mini on the Courtown road today heading towards Gorey, spotted the same mini I think a day or two earlier on the N/M4 heading towards Leixlip,

Anyone on here own it?

t'was me! would have been sunday on the way to terenure i'd say
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Spotted a red cooper s in edenderry on the way to kinegad, z-something reg, black mpi seats with red piping and a yellow roll cage, savage looking what ever way the suspension was done, must have been on hi-los
If duct tape cant fix it theres no hope
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Spotted a green Elf comming into Waterford on Tramore road Sunday from the run I would think.
Today I saw a nice White and Black on 13" sportspack wheels in Kildare town,
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spotted a dark 00 KE reg on my way into work this evening along the N4 just passed Lucan, gave a wave and then a flash of the lights as I turned off the road,
Irishminis sticker in the back window
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macker wrote:spotted a dark 00 KE reg on my way into work this evening along the N4 just passed Lucan, gave a wave and then a flash of the lights as I turned off the road,
Irishminis sticker in the back window
BlackSe7en perhaps ;)
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The Marcos Graveyard wrote:
macker wrote:spotted a dark 00 KE reg on my way into work this evening along the N4 just passed Lucan, gave a wave and then a flash of the lights as I turned off the road,
Irishminis sticker in the back window
BlackSe7en perhaps ;)
Could well have been TMG, completely oblivious to anyone around him :lol:
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macker wrote:
The Marcos Graveyard wrote:
macker wrote:spotted a dark 00 KE reg on my way into work this evening along the N4 just passed Lucan, gave a wave and then a flash of the lights as I turned off the road,
Irishminis sticker in the back window
BlackSe7en perhaps ;)
Could well have been TMG, completely oblivious to anyone around him :lol:

Sounds about right alright :twisted:
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Re: Seen a Mini?

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Spotted a nicely refurbed 1983 Mini (83 CW 410) in Capel Street, Dublin last Friday afternoon :-)
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