Greetings from Cape Town

[abri]

Thanks for the kind words guys

Some pics of the current fleet:

My daily driver 1963 Morris 850 Standard


My restored 1967 Austin Cooper S


The current hole in my wallet....1967 Morris Cooper S 1275. This is the state I bought it in. Its previous owner had spent a lot of money buying lots of extras and bling for it. Over the last six months I've sold it all to fund a complete rebuilt of the motor. This has not gone without hiccups, but the newly resleeved block should be ready this week, so hopefully assembly can start soon.

I've been contemplating what sort of look to go for with this one. I'm quite tempted by a racier/sportier look, maybe with widened S rims and Aussie Cooper S arches, but there are other urgent needs such as the interior that needs to be redone. I'd love a full Newton Commercial set (better go rob a bank then) and I already know where to get the right carpet. Will do it in small chunks I guess.

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Bloody hell Abri, I knew you were into your Cooper's but I didn't know that you'd had so many of them already. Good to have you back with us again, its always good to have a voice of knowledge around, especially for when I finally start work on my ex rally 997 Cooper.

Most of my research has been into the S because that's what I've been trying to restore, but I have collected some reference images of Coopers as well. Happy to help where I can.