SEVEN HEAVEN

Attention to detail and a meticulous approach to restoration has returned this early Mini to its original glory.

MARTYN MORGAN-JONES

READERS' CARS AUSTIN MINI DE LUXE It would be fair to say that Minis have long played a large part in Graham Gardner's life. It's also something of a familial passion. Son Tim, former race/workshop mechanic at Classic Team Lotus and now at historic specialist Mirage Engineering, also owns a Mini, but one with a difference. 'I was building a Mini for Hannah, my daughter, but it wasn't quite ready when she needed it,' remembers Graham. 'So Tim, who was 17 at the time and car mad, took the project on and with my help that former Mini City was fitted with a Zeemax body kit, but a standard 998cc engine due to his age. He went on to use it as a daily driver for three years. 'Tim still…

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Classics World (Digital) - 1 Issue, October 2024

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