We had a very early model mini as a runabout car for the farm in the last couple of years I was at school – which just so happened to coincide with this film.
Despite being 20 years old it wasn’t too bad – good pick up on the hills. I dragged off a mate who was in a Ford Anglia of similar vintage once – his car had no poke going up a long steep hill.
Main problem with the mini was when it rained – the distributor was right behind the grill and water would get in. The car would conk out. The number of times I found myself head under the bonnet, drying out the distributor cap with my hat while my back got soaked by the rain…
My first car was a mini but it wouldn’t have been any good for the Blondini gang because it started shuddering when it got near 100 kph.
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We had a very early model mini as a runabout car for the farm in the last couple of years I was at school – which just so happened to coincide with this film.
Despite being 20 years old it wasn’t too bad – good pick up on the hills. I dragged off a mate who was in a Ford Anglia of similar vintage once – his car had no poke going up a long steep hill.
Main problem with the mini was when it rained – the distributor was right behind the grill and water would get in. The car would conk out. The number of times I found myself head under the bonnet, drying out the distributor cap with my hat while my back got soaked by the rain…
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