Djetset #557

kwgibbs · February 14, 2013, 03:22:53 PM

The front resembles the Biota?

Djetset · February 14, 2013, 03:23:43 PM

Marketed commerically (but seemingly without much success, judging by the fact that it has been sat here for since 2011)

Djetset · February 14, 2013, 03:26:29 PM

Not a Biota.

woodinsight · February 14, 2013, 03:26:53 PM

Quote from: Djetset on February 14, 2013, 03:23:43 PM
Marketed commerically (but seemingly without much success, judging by the fact that it has been sat here for so long)

Thanks
- did the year of the registration (1968) reflect the year of the manufacturer or the original date of the car prior to alteration?

Djetset · February 14, 2013, 03:27:54 PM

The original date of the car prior to alteration.

woodinsight · February 14, 2013, 03:30:18 PM

Quote from: Djetset on February 14, 2013, 03:27:54 PM
The original date of the car prior to alteration.

Okay - was the manufacturer of this conversion active in the 1970s?

Djetset · February 14, 2013, 03:30:46 PM

Yes.

kwgibbs · February 14, 2013, 03:33:00 PM

Is It a newer version of a broadspeed gt?

Djetset · February 14, 2013, 03:34:18 PM

No Broadspeed link (apart from the Mini base, naturally!).

woodinsight · February 14, 2013, 03:35:12 PM

Just one last question for the moment - did the company offer similar conversions on other makes?

Djetset · February 14, 2013, 03:35:52 PM

Not to my knowledge.

woodinsight · February 14, 2013, 03:40:45 PM

Quote from: Djetset on February 14, 2013, 03:35:52 PM
Not to my knowledge.

Okay - time to dig into my magazine library but perhaps they never advertised in sources such as Motor Sport, Autosport, etc.
Probably Triple C, Kit Car, etc. that I don't have access to.....

Djetset · February 14, 2013, 03:44:34 PM

I did find this in a magazine Woodinsight, but I would hate for you to waste hours trying to find this as it is quite obscure. As a clue, this Mini modification first appeared in 1971.

kwgibbs · February 14, 2013, 03:56:51 PM

Mini-jem?

woodinsight · February 14, 2013, 04:22:38 PM

Quote from: Djetset on February 14, 2013, 03:44:34 PM
I did find this in a magazine Woodinsight, but I would hate for you to waste hours trying to find this as it is quite obscure. As a clue, this Mini modification first appeared in 1971.

Okay thanks Djetset - rather I'll keep my eyes open when I'm searching my library for other reasons and who knows - I may strike lucky!

Carnut · February 15, 2013, 04:26:15 AM

Does it have any connection with Nottingham?

Djetset · February 15, 2013, 06:45:01 AM

Sorry, but no Nottingham connection. Another clue; further north!

Carnut · February 15, 2013, 07:22:41 AM

Quote from: Djetset on February 15, 2013, 06:45:01 AM
Sorry, but no Nottingham connection. Another clue; further north!

Leeds?

Djetset · February 15, 2013, 07:24:53 AM

No, Leeds is too far south (that's not a something you read very often!).

nicanary · February 15, 2013, 07:39:29 AM

Scottish?

Djetset · February 15, 2013, 07:46:20 AM

Further south than Scotland.

Carnut · February 15, 2013, 08:58:11 AM

Newcastle then?

WayneB · February 15, 2013, 09:08:52 AM

Quote from: Djetset on February 14, 2013, 03:44:34 PM
I did find this in a magazine Woodinsight, but I would hate for you to waste hours trying to find this as it is quite obscure. As a clue, this Mini modification first appeared in 1971.

Hot Car magazine?

It looks typical of the type of "custom" car they featured back then.

Djetset · February 15, 2013, 03:11:28 PM

Not from Newcastle, and I don't think it was featured in Hot Car magazine. Remember this is not a one-off 'custom' car though, as it was commercially available.

Carnut · February 15, 2013, 07:05:50 PM

Hmmmm, so where's north of Leeds but south of Newcastle? Middlesbrough?

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