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Originally Posted by trumpetmike First car - Mini (a classic - not the current BMW things with the Mini badge - these modern things are NOT Minis). It didn't like the wet, nor hills - I was in Huddersfield - we got on famously (a little joke for the UK members  )
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Oh yeah... the original Mini, Cooper, and Cooper S. THE car to have in the late 60's/early 70's if you were at university. I had a buddy who drove one of those... he was an "adult student" who had his stock car racing licence. I loved to navigate for him on rallies.... he only knew one direction..........SIDEWAYS! Great fun. One of the guys in our residence rebuilt his engine in his dorm room.....ON THE THIRD FLOOR! He lost one of the flywheel bolts so went back and torqued the other three up an extra 10%! Got the engine back in the car, blew down the block and tried a right angle turn. Took both front wheels off when he hit the curb sideways! So much for that engine job.