Mini- the game- changer examined! | Tyrrell's Classic Workshop

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  @panoschimarios4639 · 1 year ago

  Just to pay some tribute to the person who designed this beauty, it was Sir Alec Issigonis who came up with this legendary car.

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• MA

  @MarkNorman-s4n · 1 year ago

  Iain is an incredible, wonderful man. I am a pastor and academic working in South Arica, and of course, a great lover of cars. For many years (wearing my dog-collar of course) I ran a beach buggie with a 180 HP, 2180cc Beetle engine, with a counter-weighted steel crank, Scat cam (312 degrees), modded heads, Stainless steel valve, four-into-one exhaust pipe, and dual Weber 48mm IDA's (I also used a pipe to tune the 48s! But not nearly as well as Iain!). I would remove the carbs and place them onto the living room lounge table and polish them with metal polish (No, I'm not married!). My first car was a mini 1275 GTS. There is so much to love about Iain. Firstly, and obviously there is the knowledge. He is incredible; there is just nobody, I think in all of Africa who has the extensive knowledge that he has. Watching his channel is like going back to school. For Iain these classic cars are about art and culture, and he is exactly right. Goose-bump territory. But I see there is much more to Iain than just cars! I love his manner and style, and, of course his wonderful intellect and dry humour. He is just such a nice guy to listen to and not full of himself. Incredibly humble for such a boffin. And I hear he sings - isn't that wonderful! Unlike so many car people (no offence here) - he's a seriously cultured, capable guy! OK, I'll stop now.....Blessings to you, Iain from Cape Town

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• CA

  @cameron1975williams · 1 year ago

  The UK needs an automobile industry again.  A mass produced small, affordable car would be a good start.

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• GM

  @gmacdk · 1 year ago (edited)

  One of the things I noticed and enjoyed from the first videos from your workshop, on Harry´s Garage, when extracting the engine from Harry´s Countach, is the respect, appreciation and common courtesy you have for the people you work with. Craig is a master craftsman, Pete, Criaig, Alex and the others are fantastic at their jobs, and the respect you show them, and your level of knowledge and enthusiasm is what really brought me over to this channel. It´s great to see, and makes the videos a pleasure to watch. Thanks, Iain. as for Minis: We went for weekend trips, 4 up, two of us your, and my, size, and it was tight and noisy. And great!

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• CL

  @classicminiworkshop · 1 year ago (edited)

  😁 What a treat! I didn't expect to see Classic Minis on Tyrrell's Classic Workshop. Awesome, Thank you.

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• AR

  @arthuralford · 1 year ago

  Alex's Mini is the kind of restoration made the car better but kept the essential essence. And Iain's the kind of boss who gives you what you need to get the job done, and appreciates your skills

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• AL

  @allareasindex7984 · 1 year ago

  I used a Canadian Mini 1000 while living in New York. It was not imported to the US legally and I couldn’t get a state inspection approval, but drove it for over a year without a problem. It was the only Mini most New Yorkers had ever seen, and they had no idea what it was. It was hilarious. The most popular car in England and completely unknown here. The crowning achievement was when it was ticketed for parking over the time limit (mechanical meters  on posts back then) and the summons read “Make and Model: unknown” Ha! Imagine that. I paid the $3 and tacked the summons to my bulletin board as a trophy.

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• CO

  @conrodcarclub8518 · 1 year ago

  Alex's mini is mint, he's done a fantastic job on that car.  The Beech boys are very clever 👏 😎 🏎💨💨💨

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• ST

  @stevesteve1965. · 1 year ago

  Hold on a minute, I've got an idea".....

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• SO

  @soidog5 · 1 year ago

  When I was a teenager here in northern Canada in the early '70s, one of my friends had an old 850 Mini that we'd bomb around in and have great fun with - it looked tiny compared to the huge Detroit boats  that were still prevalent in those days and it took quite a beating on the rough roads of the day but he managed to keep it going; I tried driving it once and had a difficult time with my big, wide feet on those tiny pedals, and trying to shift that gearbox as well - still, I'd give anything to try it again today.

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• WA

  @watchclog2979 · 1 year ago

  Like a ferret up a drainpipe 😂👌🏼👌🏼

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• TH

  @TheSinkingGarage · 1 year ago

  The CC reads "hello and welcome to another Troll's workshop" 😂

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