Hello to you

[Weepy]

Joined today as I saw a '76 1275gt (well it was R reg)in yellow coming out of Brighton, got the guy to roll down his window at the lights and asked "How do I get hold of the Brighton mini club", to which he answered "Two years" :)

If anyone knows who this was, tell him the long haired old git in a red mini with white roof and blowing a bit of smoke says "Hi" :D

[t boy]

hi mate and welcombe to the msg bored i don,t know who u spoke to today as i don,t think we have any one in the club with a 1275gt we meet ever 2nd tuesday of the month and last sunday at the swan in in falmer at 730 hope you can make it to the next meet

[Weepy]

I shall put it in my diary. Do you accept old people of 37 ?? Or will I just be laughed at and pointed at :)


Well the chap had Brighton mini club on the rear screen and was about 18-20 (so hard to tell these days:) )

[Blue_Bitch]

oh 4 gods sake you r a meer baby i think im possibly the eldest in the club [not telling u how old ] but u r only as young as u feel thats my opinion:eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek:

[Weepy]

:) :)

Yippeee.

Just reading,,,,,,I missed a meet yesterday grrrrr and I just got Bertie back on the road and was looking for something to do/any excuse to drive him.

The best I got was admiring looks and a brief natter with an old boy in an electric wheel chair as I parked up in george street in Hove:)

Girlfriend was absolutey shocked as she doesn't understand the whole mini thing, its a bit like trying to explain the offside rule

[Blue_Bitch]

any way welcome to the forum as steve said we meet every second tues in the month

[Weepy]

Thanks, I shall definately try to make the next one

[RNRMF]

Welcome to the messageboard dude - as Barb said age is no issue in our club, we have plenty of oldies :p :p ;)

[Blue_Bitch]

careful darren lol :eek: :eek:

[Weepy]

Thanks, I was just looking at the pics of yesterday and I'm quite pleased at the average age, and the cars look good too

[Iceman]

Hi there and as everyone has said a warm welcome to you. We don't discrimate with age or if you drive a bmw mini everyone is welcome if your mad about minis and it seems you are so great :D . Not sure who it was you spoke to but we did have a yellow clubman in the club that goeff restored it had a chequered roof i think. Well look forward to meeting you soon.
FAZ

[Weepy]

Thanks, yep am mad about mini's, had about eight I think, and currently have a '74 mkIII 1380 with straight cut gearbox and drop gears. Started off with a '78 clubman 1100(was my first car) then had a '79 1275GT then a '74 1400 (best car I ever owned) then a '67 mk I, then a '59 mk I (still got it, and still restoring it slowly) and a couple of others that were wrecks but were still fun.

[Jam_meister]

Welcome to the club site weepy. hope you enjoy. Nice collection of minis you've had there. nice that you've got a '59 mkI I bet you're trying realy hard to restore it to perfection, lol :) . will be good if you get it all sorted and out there again, I wonder who else can say they've got a first year mkI??

[Jam_meister]

OH and i bet that '74 1400 SHIFTED!! lol :D

[Weepy]

I'm sure I saw one at the london Brighton run, parked up on Madiera Drive.
I've had it since '92 I think and not done an awful lot with it since 93 when I bought a house, married, divorced,losing house,,,, ohhh so many bridges and so much water, but mini's always remain faithful :) :)

[Weepy]

OH and i bet that '74 1400 SHIFTED!! lol :D


Yep, like nothing on earth, used to beat and upset a huge amount of cars and to quote another mini driver "thats not fair I was flat out and you shot passed me and changed into top"

Also got questioned coming out of silverstone at the mini 30th do "that can't be an 850 :) :) ,,,,,,,,,boot badges are great aren't they :) :)

[Blue_Bitch]

ohh ive crossed those bridges and just goin through the house part .......but i love my mini more than any man especially when i can turn him on in the morning ....... after a bit of choke hehehe lol:eek:

[Weepy]

Thats the beauty of my min,,,,,,,atleast its a go'er (badum-tish)as opposed to the ex who just went lol:)

[Blue_Bitch]

yeah but u r happy now ?

[Weepy]

Oh gee's yes, she has gone took my dog Iggy(which I got back)left all her stuff, taking me for everypenny etc, but she did make me realise that I do actually have a life by doing what she did, so now have a girlfriend (9years younger than me,,YAY) and bought my min back in October and enjoyed the last two years more than the previous 12.

All so personal so early on :D :D

[Blue_Bitch]

my last thing was 9 years exact younger than me but i still had a chavie with him [as u say ooooo so personal] so enough of that :(

[Weepy]

And are you happier now?

[Blue_Bitch]

i think so he was a control freek

[Weepy]

I don't understand blokes like that.

So,,,,,, should we discuss medical histories now:) :) :)

[Blue_Bitch]

ohhhhhhh no have not got the time it would take soooooooo long hehehe lol lol

[Weepy]

Bet mines better than yours lol

[mini minx]

hello & welcome 2 the forum :)

the same mini was parked up our road on sunday it was geoff old one.

[Blue_Bitch]

does it look as good as when jeff had it ???

[mini minx]

it could off done with a wash .

[Blue_Bitch]

so i gather its not as good as when he had it shame

[Michelle]

Hi Weepy and welcome to the message board. I too am 37 (hubby's 35) and drive a 1974 MK3. So you are in good company with me and all the other members of the club. As the others say, come along to a meet soon.

[Weepy]

I almost feel part of the gang already:) and thank you all for the very warm welcome

There is often a mini parked at the end of westbourne gardens in Hove, is that anyones on here???

[Jam_meister]

Yeah I bet your '74 1400 did beat quite a few other cars, what with the power to weight ratio. and that is quite funny if you had an 850 boot badge on it, lol. I bet most peeps thought - there's no way that it can be an 850!

[RNRMF]

There is often a mini parked at the end of westbourne gardens in Hove, is that anyones on here???

I haven't spotted that one but I live a bit further down the road in Westbourne villas, so if you see a blue mini van with a big stripe over the top parked down there it's mine :cool:

[Weepy]

I shall have a look next time I'm down, my girlfiend (not a typo:) ) lives in westbourne gardens, so if you have seen a red mini white roof, white circles on doors and bonnet with 4 lucas spots (just got them and am very pleased with the look)and full roll cage, thats my Bertie.


And with the gearing I had on my 1400 it did around about 120-125 mph:D , escort drivers hated me:)