"Flavien Vidal" (flyingfrenchy)
07/13/2015 at 05:58 • Filed to: None
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"Flavien Vidal" (flyingfrenchy)
07/13/2015 at 05:58 • Filed to: None | 5
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I did a little photoshoot for my friend who is about to sell both of those cars soon. I thought I would share a couple of those pictures with you guys :)
Taking pictures of the Midget was not exactly easy as it was cramped in the middle of his motorcycle hoard :)
If someone here is interested in buying either one, I can arrange shipping from Japan... I don’t know the price of the MG, but the 1970 Jem is 3 millions yen, which equals to about 24000$
First the Mini Jem
And the Midget
Cé hé sin
> Flavien Vidal
07/13/2015 at 06:59 |
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The Midget’s wheel seems to be on the wrong side for Japan.
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Flavien Vidal
> Cé hé sin
07/13/2015 at 07:03 |
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Yes, I don’t know where the car comes from... We have a bunch of English cars that comes from the rest of Europe here too...
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Cé hé sin
> Flavien Vidal
07/13/2015 at 07:11 |
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I think lhd was trendy in Japan at some stage so you could show off that you could afford a foreign car.
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Flavien Vidal
> Cé hé sin
07/13/2015 at 07:17 |
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Yeah, but people who care about that are more interested in having a brand new lowered 2015 320i BMW with wide wheels than having a modified 1963 MG Midget :)
Fl1ngstam
> Flavien Vidal
07/13/2015 at 08:38 |
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Cool cars. The engine does not appear to be the original for the Marcos, though. It’s an A+, developed for the 1980’s Austin Metro. I know this because it has a big badge on it which says “A+” next to the Austin Rover badge :)
In 1970, it would have been a BMC A-series engine, probably painted green.
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Flavien Vidal
> Fl1ngstam
07/13/2015 at 08:47 |
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Hum thanks for the info, I will let my friend know... No idea if he’s aware of it... Knowing him he most likely is :)
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Flavien Vidal
> Fl1ngstam
07/17/2015 at 06:16 |
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After a double check, it just happens to be a BMC A engine with an Austin Metro top cover :)
The eingine itself is original, the head cover is not
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Fl1ngstam
> Flavien Vidal
07/17/2015 at 07:45 |
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Aha! A very easy part to change, as it’s only held on by 2 bolts (I swapped mine for a shiny one when I was trying to sell my Mini).
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Flavien Vidal
> Fl1ngstam
07/17/2015 at 07:51 |
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Yeah, I think he’ll just remove the sticker :)