In the real world
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Aug 28, 2016 05:40PM | MiniMike | |
Aug 28, 2016 05:08AM | oldminimover49 | |
Aug 27, 2016 07:33AM | doss | |
Aug 26, 2016 12:18AM | Alex | Edited: Aug 26, 2016 12:20AM |
Aug 25, 2016 04:15PM | turbodave | |
Aug 25, 2016 07:46AM | SCUM | |
Aug 24, 2016 07:02AM | SXSMAN | |
Aug 24, 2016 04:09AM | oldminimover49 | |
Aug 24, 2016 12:22AM | Alex | |
Aug 24, 2016 12:19AM | Alex | Edited: Aug 24, 2016 12:21AM |
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Back at East Meets West in 2004, I organised a group photo of all the Mini Mania message board members after the panoramic photo had been taken.
We assembled in front of Big Al's BMC motorhome, and messed around while many people took photos. Not everyone is in this photo, as there was a decent amount of milling about going on, and swapping from in front of the lens and behind the lens.
For many years at MME, your name badge had two spaces - one for your human name, and one for your MM screen name...
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So the buyer (Ralph Jewell) a mini owner and a retired lawyer wanted me to deliver it after the show, no problem, l threw it on my small trailer and drove south to Columbus dropped off the mini and headed north, l met up with Johnny (Captin JJ) at a pre-determined truck stop in Michigan, he was pissed because it took me 6 hours to get back to him-Where else would you want to hang out ? a truck stop with TV 's, food and a wash room- Oh yes, it had a small stone chip in the windshield and if l didn't fix it. it would be a deal breaker, no problem, purchased one from a vendor at the show,(who will remain nameless), of course he didn't have one at the show, and none back home so he sourced it out of the UK, when it finally arrived in Columbus IN, it cost me $643,00 US, BUMMER, but you gotta do what you gotta do, Right ?
BIG AL-
Niagara Ontario Canada
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Dude, you don't remember me driving your car to the beer shop in 2006 despite leaving a comment to that effect on some eBay feedback !
Is your email address the same as your profile ?
If not, text it to me.
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Email me the original pls.
Cheers,
It's been fun, but this place is done. I have no hatred, and appreciate the good times. But this place now belongs to Tony and his pink mini.
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SCUM #2. "Life is too short to own just one classic Mini!"
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I see a lot of old friends in both, and some like Charlie Pollet that are missed.
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That's me in front of the side window of the BIG BMC wearing the UK cap-
The restoration of the BMC was my finest moment, it was pretty sad when l found it, actually it found me, the PO who had it for 27 years used to camp along the Lake in a park a mile east of me-he would stop and check out my 1949 COE Austin K-8 diesel lorry, the Mini Mover-
In the meantime l found its' sister the beige coloured unit 10 miles from my home,so not wanting to wait to get the other one , l purchased the beige one (an exact copy) but did nothing with it-So l sold it in the UK to Mark Nolan and arranged to ship it over to the UK-after several years it was restored although l have never seen pics of it- When the owner of the original unit put it up for sale, l was there, bought it drove it home spent 6 months re-doing it and had several happy years of ownership-sadly l sold it to a buyer from TX,who then sold it in California. It now resides with Wayne Carini in CT (Chasing Classic Cars)- I always did an open house at mini events to share the retro early sixties orange shag carpet and orange plaid accessories-Just timeless IMHO- I should also mention that Captin J J my good friend and driver who did such a great job passed away 9 years ago this month (Continue to R I P Johny)
Big AL
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Back at East Meets West in 2004, I organised a group photo of all the Mini Mania message board members after the panoramic photo had been taken.
We assembled in front of Big Al's BMC motorhome, and messed around while many people took photos. Not everyone is in this photo, as there was a decent amount of milling about going on, and swapping from in front of the lens and behind the lens.
For many years at MME, your name badge had two spaces - one for your human name, and one for your MM screen name...
//i20.photobucket.com/albums/b215/Vipernoir/GroupPhoto1.jpg