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Title: b#175 - Solved - Mini with rear door by D.A.R.T
Post by: barrett on June 28, 2011, 11:35:28 AM
What's this all about? No points for the base car, obviously..... Sorry for the shoddy image!
Title: Re: b#175
Post by: barrett on July 13, 2011, 07:46:42 AM
Experts?
Title: Re: b#175
Post by: shamrock on July 13, 2011, 07:49:33 AM
its the f/glass one piece door which was available for mini vans and estates in the 60/70 s , may have been donr by Alexander
Title: Re: b#175
Post by: barrett on July 13, 2011, 08:02:05 AM
Not by Alexander
Title: Re: b#175
Post by: shamrock on July 13, 2011, 09:04:35 AM
coburn
Title: Re: b#175
Post by: barrett on July 13, 2011, 11:02:23 AM
Not Coburn
Title: Re: b#175
Post by: Oswald on July 14, 2011, 07:55:51 AM
Intertech Developments?
Title: Re: b#175
Post by: barrett on July 15, 2011, 09:13:48 AM
Not that either
Title: Re: b#175
Post by: shamrock on July 15, 2011, 12:02:16 PM
Wood & Pickett
Title: Re: b#175
Post by: barrett on July 15, 2011, 01:06:42 PM
Nope!
Title: Re: b#175
Post by: shamrock on July 19, 2011, 05:15:49 PM
Motoplas ?
Title: Re: b#175
Post by: barrett on July 21, 2011, 07:30:37 AM
Not that either
Title: Re: b#175
Post by: shamrock on July 24, 2011, 05:59:07 AM
Fibresport
Title: Re: b#175
Post by: barrett on July 24, 2011, 06:19:18 AM
Nope!
Title: Re: b#175
Post by: Oswald on July 26, 2011, 04:46:22 AM
MV Plastics?
Title: Re: b#175
Post by: barrett on July 26, 2011, 08:39:59 AM
Not that one either
Title: Re: b#175
Post by: Oswald on July 26, 2011, 10:39:22 AM
Hmmm... And it's not a Portugese-built Mini IMA, right?
Title: Re: b#175
Post by: barrett on July 26, 2011, 12:01:30 PM
Nope, a standard British Mini with a British-built one-piece rear door.... I had no idea there were so many companies offering this add-on.

This particular company share's it's name with company who played an important part in Mini competition history, though I'm unsure whether they are one and the same firm....
Title: Re: b#175
Post by: shamrock on July 26, 2011, 03:04:30 PM
Downtown or Speedwell
Title: Re: b#175
Post by: barrett on July 26, 2011, 07:16:54 PM
Neither
Title: Re: b#175
Post by: barrett on July 31, 2011, 10:10:15 AM
Seems harder than I first thought. do the Pros want to guess?
Title: Re: b#175
Post by: shamrock on July 31, 2011, 11:15:31 AM
Cooper Car Co .
Title: Re: b#175
Post by: barrett on July 31, 2011, 01:21:32 PM
Not that
Title: Re: b#175
Post by: Allan L on July 31, 2011, 01:58:36 PM
Taurus?
Title: Re: b#175
Post by: shamrock on July 31, 2011, 04:04:56 PM
Alexander
Title: Re: b#175
Post by: barrett on July 31, 2011, 07:28:21 PM
Neither of those!
Title: Re: b#175
Post by: Wendax on August 01, 2011, 02:48:04 AM
Broadspeed?
Title: Re: b#175
Post by: Djetset on August 01, 2011, 06:24:33 AM
It's not a camper conversion by GT Equipment Company (Neville Tricket) is it?
Title: Re: b#175
Post by: barrett on August 01, 2011, 10:08:39 AM
I'm afraid not.

The company name contains only four letters
Title: Re: b#175
Post by: Djetset on August 01, 2011, 10:11:47 AM
Luff?
Title: Re: b#175
Post by: barrett on August 01, 2011, 10:17:25 AM
Not that
Title: Re: b#175
Post by: Djetset on August 01, 2011, 10:19:16 AM
Aley (as in John)
Title: Re: b#175
Post by: barrett on August 01, 2011, 10:36:15 AM
I'm afraid not.

It's also an acronym.....
Title: Re: b#175
Post by: shamrock on August 01, 2011, 11:33:41 AM
SPQR
Title: Re: b#175
Post by: barrett on August 01, 2011, 12:46:47 PM
Not that either. it's an acronym that can be pronounced as a word, if you get my point
Title: Re: b#175
Post by: woodinsight on August 01, 2011, 01:48:59 PM
SPAX?
Title: Re: b#175
Post by: barrett on August 01, 2011, 03:20:08 PM
Not that either.

Don't make me throw this one into the BH - you guys are nearly on target!
Title: Re: b#175
Post by: Djetset on August 01, 2011, 03:25:32 PM
Cuda?
Title: Re: b#175
Post by: shamrock on August 01, 2011, 03:46:53 PM
BVRT ,
Title: Re: b#175
Post by: barrett on August 01, 2011, 05:04:26 PM
Still not hitting the bull's eye
Title: Re: b#175
Post by: woodinsight on August 01, 2011, 10:57:01 PM
Koni?
Title: Re: b#175
Post by: barrett on August 01, 2011, 11:36:15 PM
Not that either... you obviously aren't feeling 'The Power' of my clues!
Title: Re: b#175
Post by: woodinsight on August 02, 2011, 12:16:21 AM
Peco?
Title: Re: b#175
Post by: Otto Puzzell on August 02, 2011, 05:12:10 AM
WATT
Title: Re: b#175
Post by: barrett on August 02, 2011, 09:00:39 AM
no!
Title: Re: b#175
Post by: Otto Puzzell on August 02, 2011, 09:08:01 AM
VADER?
Title: Re: b#175
Post by: Wendax on August 02, 2011, 09:09:56 AM
Four letters should be JEDI  :D
Title: Re: b#175
Post by: woodinsight on August 02, 2011, 09:48:10 AM
CAMS?
Title: Re: b#175
Post by: shamrock on August 02, 2011, 09:49:57 AM
DART
Title: Re: b#175
Post by: Otto Puzzell on August 02, 2011, 01:32:13 PM
Luke?
Title: Re: b#175
Post by: Carnut on August 02, 2011, 02:25:17 PM
TORQ?
Title: Re: b#175
Post by: barrett on August 03, 2011, 09:43:55 AM
Quote from: shamrock on August 02, 2011, 09:49:57 AM
DART

Finally! Well done!
Title: Re: b#175 - Solved - Mini with rear door by D.A.R.T
Post by: shamrock on August 03, 2011, 12:06:34 PM
Worth the effort , I presume you are wondering if there is a connection to Dizzy Addcott's Mini Dart , which begat the Mini Marcos , I am not aware of a connection , maybe another Autopuzzler can  advise .
Title: Re: b#175 - Solved - Mini with rear door by D.A.R.T
Post by: shamrock on August 25, 2011, 06:30:49 PM
Just read a piece in TCC on the Mini Dart , and it mentions  that Dizzy  came up with the one piece mini door .
Title: Re: b#175 - Solved - Mini with rear door by D.A.R.T
Post by: barrett on August 27, 2011, 11:31:00 AM
Thank you Shamrock that does clear things up a little