Rare Mk1 Austin Mini Barn Find survivor - will it run?

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• JA

  @jammyone100 · 2 years ago · pinned

  63 years old!! Registered December 1960 on YouTube December 2023 in great condition, rebuilt with its original engine, got to be one of the rarest minis left. That number plate is worth good money alone.

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• LO

  @Lot76CARS · 2 years ago

  Jonny, you’ve established a niche all of your own with these barn finds. Who needs Top Gear when we’ve got our Jonny S…never ever stop searching these out and sharing with us!

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• BE

  @bertholio007 · 2 years ago

  Love the foot pump when your standing next to a air compressor 😂😂

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• VD

  @vdevov · 2 years ago

  Glad to see a Mini featured. &nbsp;Felt like love for them had fallen out in the UK due to them being literally everywhere for so long.<br><br>My ‘71 Cooper is going strong after only one rebuild (here in the US seems some mechanics like ordering the wrong sized clutch then forcing it in). &nbsp;The best thing I ever did was install an MSD ignition. &nbsp;Starts up literally every try, no troubles for over 10 years.

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• RE

  @redmile999 · 2 years ago

  This is better than any motoring programme on tv!

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• CR

  @cruachan1191 · 2 years ago

  I worked at a college a few years ago and one of the staff had an old Mini. &nbsp;Two things struck me with it, firstly you forget how truly mini they were compared to modern cars and even the modern Mini, and secondly the smell of a carburetted engine is something you very rarely experience these days.

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• RO

  @robsawalker · 2 years ago

  I had a Morris Mini Minor 850, built in December 1959 registered January 1960. &nbsp;Someone had put padded velvet seats in it with covered buttons 😄. &nbsp;It was ace; push button starter on the floor, dip/main button by the pedals, flashing indicator stalk. &nbsp;And it never started if there was the merest hint of damp in the air.

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• WH

  @whitemoor66 · 2 years ago

  That was brilliant. I was literally grinning from ear to ear when she fired up. Love the apologetic little cough from an A series starter motor. This might just have inspired me to dig our Cooper out of the shed next year and try and get it running as that will soon have been off the road for 25 years.

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• PE

  @PeterGorrill · 2 years ago

  Several commenters have suggested a follow-up after restoration. With Steve&apos;s agreement, how about doing a &apos;Harry&apos;s Garage&apos; style restoration series? Be nice to show the youngsters the ins and outs of British Leyland engineering - for better and for worse! Good marketing for the restorers too.

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• WI

  @WilliamStevens007 · 2 years ago

  Such a feel good episode today Jonny, After a pretty horrid week I have been grinning from ear to ear watching this and how nice to hear they both will be restored and on the road.

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• DA

  @daystatesniper01 · 2 years ago

  This episode was beyond sensational , the Mini is considering it&apos;s age is in amazing condition ,the shed was amazing &nbsp;lol , as for the Scimitar those 8 track cassettes are amazing survivors , please consider doing a follow up on the Mini if restored .Many thanks.

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• MA

  @mancavehobbies6213 · 2 years ago

  God i love Jonny and his barn finds. I suffer from Bipolar type 2 and for sure without question Jonny always put a smile on my face even when i&apos;m down . THANKYOU JONNY.

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