Yesterday, my co-worker David V. (aka DJ Dav, Ozbot, others) acquired his first Mini. This is a 1962 Morris Mini, exported from New Zealand (I am not sure all the details yet), it was sitting in a guy’s field for some time before we rescued it and another Mk1 shell in pretty rusty condition. It was sold as ‘drivable’ though with Minis, that’s kind of a “I wonder how much mileage we will get out of that” statement. Here is an excerpt of some communications with the seller, who we shall keep anonymous unless they otherwise say it’s OK, and a short story about our journey home..

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