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My comment on an article in today's Times:
Your Mum is going to be disappointed. I never owned a 60s Mini, but was
a passenger in one many times and thought the engineering very clever.
I did hire a new one in Switzerland once a few years ago though and
hated it. Very large on the outside while simultaneously far more
cramped on the inside than the original.
A sort of sidraT if you see what I mean Dr. Who fans....
I never thought of this reverse Tardis in respect of our much missed Sid RIP, but I'm sure as a science teacher he'd have found it amusing.
On 14/08/2025 15:50, BrritSki wrote:
My comment on an article in today's Times:
Your Mum is going to be disappointed. I never owned a 60s Mini, but was
a passenger in one many times and thought the engineering very clever.
I once endured riding as a passenger inan old mini driven by my guardian-toting, sandal-wearing, bearded social worker from Leicester to Ipswich in order to oppose the adoption of my eldest by his mother and
her then husband [1]. The proposed adoptive parents failed to show and I
had the sit with my knees up by my ears all the way back as well.
My comment on an article in today's Times:
Your Mum is going to be disappointed. I never owned a 60s Mini, but was
a passenger in one many times and thought the engineering very clever.
I did hire a new one in Switzerland once a few years ago though and
hated it. Very large on the outside while simultaneously far more
cramped on the inside than the original.
A sort of sidraT if you see what I mean Dr. Who fans....
I never thought of this reverse Tardis in respect of our much missed Sid >RIP, but I'm sure as a science teacher he'd have found it amusing.
On Thu, 14 Aug 2025 18:14:51 +0100, john ashby wrote:
On 14/08/2025 15:50, BrritSki wrote:
My comment on an article in today's Times:
Your Mum is going to be disappointed. I never owned a 60s Mini, but was
a passenger in one many times and thought the engineering very clever.
I once endured riding as a passenger inan old mini driven by my
guardian-toting, sandal-wearing, bearded social worker from Leicester to
Ipswich in order to oppose the adoption of my eldest by his mother and
her then husband [1]. The proposed adoptive parents failed to show and I
had the sit with my knees up by my ears all the way back as well.
I've always been surprised at the reverence shown to the Mini and
Issigonis. (Putting the high voltage electrics right at the front where
the incoming rain drenches them was a really neat idea.) The 2CV is a far >superior design. Linking the front and rear suspension was real genius.
And it has luggage capacity.
On 14/08/2025 15:50, BrritSki wrote:
My comment on an article in today's Times:
Your Mum is going to be disappointed. I never owned a 60s Mini, but was
a passenger in one many times and thought the engineering very clever.
I did hire a new one in Switzerland once a few years ago though and
hated it. Very large on the outside while simultaneously far more
cramped on the inside than the original.
A sort of sidraT if you see what I mean Dr. Who fans....
I never thought of this reverse Tardis in respect of our much missed Sid
RIP, but I'm sure as a science teacher he'd have found it amusing.
I once endured riding as a passenger inan old mini driven by my >guardian-toting, sandal-wearing, bearded social worker from Leicester to >Ipswich in order to oppose the adoption of my eldest by his mother and
her then husband [1]. The proposed adoptive parents failed to show and I
had the sit with my knees up by my ears all the way back as well.
[1] About six months later I rang them up to ask what eldest might like
for Christmas. Husband answered the phone, I asked to speak to ex and
was plaintively told "shes left me". He's still important in eldest's
life, though.
In the words of a character from one of the BBC's other Sci-fi
sitcoms:
"Life? Don't talk to me about life."
...but what size engine did it have? I remember, many years ago being
driven at manic speed down the A2 in Kent by a strange American girl
who was in love with my girlfriend[1] and the three of us were
squashed into her Mini which had had an enormous custom engine
crowbarred into the front.[1]
Nick Odell wrote:
...but what size engine did it have? I remember, many years ago being >>driven at manic speed down the A2 in Kent by a strange American girl
who was in love with my girlfriend[1] and the three of us were
squashed into her Mini which had had an enormous custom engine
crowbarred into the front.[1]
I bet it wasn't done with the attention to detail of these guys,
though it is still, after many years, WIP.
<https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLGSOZAHg1yQHU1tc_3Y5MTQg1qjtxA_nq>
On Thu, 14 Aug 2025 15:50:30 +0100, BrritSki <rtilbury@gmail.com>
wrote:
My comment on an article in today's Times:Oh yes, definitely.
Your Mum is going to be disappointed. I never owned a 60s Mini, but was
a passenger in one many times and thought the engineering very clever.
I did hire a new one in Switzerland once a few years ago though and
hated it. Very large on the outside while simultaneously far more
cramped on the inside than the original.
A sort of sidraT if you see what I mean Dr. Who fans....
I never thought of this reverse Tardis in respect of our much missed Sid
RIP, but I'm sure as a science teacher he'd have found it amusing.
Oh yes, definitely to that too.
The old and the new Mini cars seem so vastly different I reckon one
could fit an old one right inside a new one. One day when I have a lot
of time on my hands (which isn't likely to come any time soon) I
thought I might buy an Airfix[1] kit of each and build them as a
composite just to find out.
On Thu, 14 Aug 2025 18:14:51 +0100, john ashby <johnashby20@yahoo.com>Whatever size it was it was transverse - that was the clever engineering
wrote:
On 14/08/2025 15:50, BrritSki wrote:
My comment on an article in today's Times:
Your Mum is going to be disappointed. I never owned a 60s Mini, but was
a passenger in one many times and thought the engineering very clever.
I did hire a new one in Switzerland once a few years ago though and
hated it. Very large on the outside while simultaneously far more
cramped on the inside than the original.
A sort of sidraT if you see what I mean Dr. Who fans....
I never thought of this reverse Tardis in respect of our much missed Sid >>> RIP, but I'm sure as a science teacher he'd have found it amusing.
I once endured riding as a passenger inan old mini driven by my
guardian-toting, sandal-wearing, bearded social worker from Leicester to
Ipswich in order to oppose the adoption of my eldest by his mother and
her then husband [1]. The proposed adoptive parents failed to show and I
had the sit with my knees up by my ears all the way back as well.
...but what size engine did it have?
Nick Odell wrote:
...but what size engine did it have? I remember, many years ago being
driven at manic speed down the A2 in Kent by a strange American girl
who was in love with my girlfriend[1] and the three of us were
squashed into her Mini which had had an enormous custom engine
crowbarred into the front.[1]
I bet it wasn't done with the attention to detail of these guys,
though it is still, after many years, WIP.
<https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLGSOZAHg1yQHU1tc_3Y5MTQg1qjtxA_nq>
Nick Odell wrote:
...but what size engine did it have? I remember, many years ago being
driven at manic speed down the A2 in Kent by a strange American girl
who was in love with my girlfriend[1] and the three of us were
squashed into her Mini which had had an enormous custom engine
crowbarred into the front.[1]
I bet it wasn't done with the attention to detail of these guys,
though it is still, after many years, WIP.
<https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLGSOZAHg1yQHU1tc_3Y5MTQg1qjtxA_nq>
Chris
The next year we moved to Lubbock TX
On Aug 15, 2025 at 7:11:59 AM EDT, "BrritSki" <rtilbury@gmail.com> wrote:
The next year we moved to Lubbock TX
I spent a bit of time in Lubbock. I liked the burrito place on University.
On Thu, 14 Aug 2025 18:14:51 +0100, john ashby wrote:
On 14/08/2025 15:50, BrritSki wrote:
My comment on an article in today's Times:
Your Mum is going to be disappointed. I never owned a 60s Mini, but was
a passenger in one many times and thought the engineering very clever.
I once endured riding as a passenger inan old mini driven by my
guardian-toting, sandal-wearing, bearded social worker from Leicester to
Ipswich in order to oppose the adoption of my eldest by his mother and
her then husband [1]. The proposed adoptive parents failed to show and I
had the sit with my knees up by my ears all the way back as well.
I've always been surprised at the reverence shown to the Mini and
Issigonis. (Putting the high voltage electrics right at the front where
the incoming rain drenches them was a really neat idea.) The 2CV is a far superior design. Linking the front and rear suspension was real genius.
And it has luggage capacity.
On 14/08/2025 20:36, Jim Easterbrook wrote:
On Thu, 14 Aug 2025 18:14:51 +0100, john ashby wrote:
On 14/08/2025 15:50, BrritSki wrote:
My comment on an article in today's Times:
Your Mum is going to be disappointed. I never owned a 60s Mini, but was >>>> a passenger in one many times and thought the engineering very clever.
I've always been surprised at the reverence shown to the Mini and
Issigonis. (Putting the high voltage electrics right at the front where
the incoming rain drenches them was a really neat idea.) The 2CV is a far
superior design. Linking the front and rear suspension was real genius.
And it has luggage capacity.
The "Hydrolastic" system linked the front and rear suspension, but was
that also genius?
Wikipedia says: "Invented by British rubber engineer Alex Moulton"
(I'm not quite sure how to read that.)
On 14/08/2025 20:36, Jim Easterbrook wrote:
On Thu, 14 Aug 2025 18:14:51 +0100, john ashby wrote:The "Hydrolastic" system linked the front and rear suspension, but was
On 14/08/2025 15:50, BrritSki wrote:
My comment on an article in today's Times:
Your Mum is going to be disappointed. I never owned a 60s Mini, but
was a passenger in one many times and thought the engineering very
clever.
I once endured riding as a passenger inan old mini driven by my
guardian-toting, sandal-wearing, bearded social worker from Leicester
to Ipswich in order to oppose the adoption of my eldest by his mother
and her then husband [1]. The proposed adoptive parents failed to show
and I had the sit with my knees up by my ears all the way back as
well.
I've always been surprised at the reverence shown to the Mini and
Issigonis. (Putting the high voltage electrics right at the front where
the incoming rain drenches them was a really neat idea.) The 2CV is a
far superior design. Linking the front and rear suspension was real
genius. And it has luggage capacity.
that also genius?
On Fri, 15 Aug 2025 20:16:02 +0100, Sam Plusnet wrote:
On 14/08/2025 20:36, Jim Easterbrook wrote:
On Thu, 14 Aug 2025 18:14:51 +0100, john ashby wrote:The "Hydrolastic" system linked the front and rear suspension, but was
On 14/08/2025 15:50, BrritSki wrote:
My comment on an article in today's Times:
Your Mum is going to be disappointed. I never owned a 60s Mini, but
was a passenger in one many times and thought the engineering very
clever.
I once endured riding as a passenger inan old mini driven by my
guardian-toting, sandal-wearing, bearded social worker from Leicester
to Ipswich in order to oppose the adoption of my eldest by his mother
and her then husband [1]. The proposed adoptive parents failed to show >>>> and I had the sit with my knees up by my ears all the way back as
well.
I've always been surprised at the reverence shown to the Mini and
Issigonis. (Putting the high voltage electrics right at the front where
the incoming rain drenches them was a really neat idea.) The 2CV is a
far superior design. Linking the front and rear suspension was real
genius. And it has luggage capacity.
that also genius?
If they'd done it first. And made it reliable.