Gizmo (79 GTS)

[Miniac]

Thanks for posting those pics Phil, I was trying to find a pic of my old 73/74 GTSs interior which has a burgundy interior like the seat on the left in your first pic, the seat in your second pic is the same as the seats that were in Trinesh(Soopers) 79 GTS.

Malcolm, your 74 GTS, was it a late 74 model that it had the larger brake setup? I only ask because to my knowledge the larger brakes were only introduced in 75 and I'd love to be able to fill in some of the blanks and build up a concise log of what happened when as there seem to be some very shaded areas that we might be able to enlighten each other on.

The GTS was unique to SA and the numbers are dwindling fast from the 4212 that were originally produced and obviously over time (as with all minis) some were adapted to suit the styles of their individual owners, which is what I love about the little critters, as each one seems to have their own personal character individual from the next.

For me, a matching numbers car can always be taken back to original if the owner has the want and access to information to do so and if a concise log can be put together of what happened when and why, it'll make it that much simpler for the current owner to take it back to factory spec.