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Post by The Marcos Graveyard »

Spotted a Blue Mini Cooper opposite Nothside Shopping Ctr in Dublin just after 6 on Saturday evening.

Then spotted a spotless Red one outside an hostelry in Ballinalee on Sunday.


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Green 98 sports back just passed me on the rock road.
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some local residents..... both for sale, both asking @ 3000 euro.

both of these are chilean factory built fibreglass bodies with regular front & rere subframes & fittings.
the silver one is a ´72, the red a ´69 - note the mk1 lenses

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Nice wheels on both of them, are the doors and boot fiberglass aswell?
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woody wrote:Nice wheels on both of them, are the doors and boot fiberglass aswell?

The first wheels are straight of the A-Team's van :)
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Afair all panels are fibre... Hinges are metal, sandwiched through the body with large load spreading plates... Note that that they are both "wet" suspension. Car was heavy, possibly had bonded in steel stiffening at front & rear firewalls. The photos from a done deal type of website.
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Is that an open invite to anyone passing by? Lol
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Iarla Carthy and Joe Whyte in the Mayo Stages Rally today.
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That looks photoshopped?

And..... where did you see it Ronan?
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Tony Cooney wrote:That looks photoshopped?

And..... where did you see it Ronan?

That's not photoshop, it's worse!

It's MS paint!!! :lol:
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Lol
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That's Woody's take on an A-Team Mini Van.
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"Green 98 sports back just passed me on the rock road.2

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Me, just blowing off some of the winter moss of the car, just as well, as I needed the front wheel drive this morning. 35mins to get across Maynooth to the motorway.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kC0xpgmK ... 8&index=14

Just came across this video of Dublin in 1965 thought id share it spotted a fair few minis in it.
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Driving behind a red 97 LH on Kylemore Road at 6:39 this evening
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macker wrote:
Tony Cooney wrote:That looks photoshopped?

And..... where did you see it Ronan?

That's not photoshop, it's worse!

It's MS paint!!! :lol:
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Seen a blue 80's mini at cherrywood this morning Ngk stickers on the door and then a 90 CE reg city on the whitevile road
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BERT wrote:Seen a blue 80's mini at cherrywood this morning Ngk stickers on the door and then a 90 CE reg city on the whitevile road
The 90 CE was my lad Richy B on here , heading to college.

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spotted these two on Saturday and today and pulled in for a pic :D
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spotted a mini on a trailer at Barndarrig service station on Sunday evening, the mini was blue and flourescent yellow, very noticeable :D
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camroc wrote:spotted these two on Saturday and today and pulled in for a pic :D
Film?
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RichyB wrote:
camroc wrote:spotted these two on Saturday and today and pulled in for a pic :D
Film?
nah just the way I edited those ones
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saw a red mini racing possibly another mini down the whitechurch rd tonight, lovely sound :D
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