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Thread Author: Zero	Replies: 23

New Thu 13 Dec 18 22:29   MINI - And here is why BMC lost money on every mini - Zero

www.youtube.com/watch?v=o9g6FWriz-g Reply to this message | Report message       1

New Fri 14 Dec 18 09:29   MINI - And here is why BMC lost money on every mini - sherlock47

And now I understand why they had a centre speedo! IIRC Ford spent many hours trying to understand how they could be made for the selling price. They had not worked on the basis that every car made a loss. When did they change the body shell to internal seams? From memory the original used to suffer water penetration on all the external joints, amongst other issues.? Any Mini experts here? Reply to this message | Report message

New Fri 14 Dec 18 10:08   MINI - And here is why BMC lost money on every mini - sooty123

I don't know much about 1960s car production, but it looked pretty advanced for its day. How did it compare to others of a similar era I wonder? Reply to this message | Report message

New Fri 14 Dec 18 12:18   MINI - And here is why BMC lost money on every mini - hawkeye

Very nice. Brought back memories of Mum's 1959 car. Red with a white grille. Bought new from a garage in Harrogate. The so-called rustproofing seen in the film didn't seem to work all that well... Reply to this message | Report message

New Fri 14 Dec 18 14:02   MINI - And here is why BMC lost money on every mini - R.P.

Was the seams thing sorted in around 68 ? Reply to this message | Report message

New Fri 14 Dec 18 17:33   MINI - And here is why BMC lost money on every mini - bathtub tom

>> Was the seams thing sorted in around 68 ? IIRC it was the front floor seam that overlapped such that the inside was above the outside. By reversing it the problem was resolved. It doesn't make sense to me. Reply to this message | Report message

New Fri 14 Dec 18 14:33   MINI - And here is why BMC lost money on every mini - No FM2R

I enjoyed that. At the end of Reel 3 they show the family off on holiday to France; Ferry from Dover, to Boulogne I assume. Any idea how long it took in those days (1961) or how much it cost? Reply to this message | Report message

New Fri 14 Dec 18 15:00   MINI - And here is why BMC lost money on every mini - No FM2R

Now that I am trapped in a YouTube loop of "Up Next" and "You might also like", thanks Zero, I watched this from 2000, nothing new, but interesting I thought. Clarkson's Car Years - Who Killed The British Motor Industry? www.youtube.com/watch?v=b9ztUlve9jc Reply to this message | Report message

New Fri 14 Dec 18 15:46   MINI - And here is why BMC lost money on every mini - Zero

My pleasure, not sure how much of my life youtube has stolen.. Reply to this message | Report message

New Fri 14 Dec 18 17:02   MINI - And here is why BMC lost money on every mini - martin aston

Sherlock, re the seams, all original Minis were built with external seams. Some customisers deseamed them but it was not standard. The current MINI was built without seams from the outset but, name aside, it has little in common with the original. Reply to this message | Report message

New Fri 14 Dec 18 17:21   MINI - And here is why BMC lost money on every mini - legacylad

Probably too much of mine. I’ve just watched it whilst drying off in the sun on Playa del Duque after a swim. Mahou time soon Reply to this message | Report message

New Fri 14 Dec 18 17:39   MINI - And here is why BMC lost money on every mini - bathtub tom

Wasting my life watching these old youtube films, you see a number of Renault Dauphines. Whatever happened to them, did they all rust away worse than BL stuff? I rode a motorbike into the back of one and I came off better. Reply to this message | Report message

New Fri 14 Dec 18 18:23   MINI - And here is why BMC lost money on every mini - Zero

>> Wasting my life watching these old youtube films, you see a number of Renault Dauphines. >> Whatever happened to them, did they all rust away worse than BL stuff? Lord yes, they were complete rust buckets. >> I rode a motorbike into the back of one and I came off better. I rode my Ducatti 350 desmo into the a mini that pulled out of a side road in front of me. I went over the top and landed in the forecourt of an ambulance station, the bike hit between the power/drivetrain and the firewall, damn near cutting the front off the mini. Reply to this message | Report message

New Fri 14 Dec 18 19:49   MINI - And here is why BMC lost money on every mini - Runfer D'Hills

>> I rode my Ducatti 350 desmo into... Have you ever considered visiting Specsavers? Minis, buses, whatever next? ;-) Reply to this message | Report message

New Fri 14 Dec 18 19:51   MINI - And here is why BMC lost money on every mini - Zero

Have you seen the original mini? its very small. And in 1972 a Ducati desmo was very fast, Last edited by: Zero on Fri 14 Dec 18 at 19:51 Reply to this message | Report message

New Fri 14 Dec 18 19:59   MINI - And here is why BMC lost money on every mini - tyrednemotional

>> Have you seen the original mini? its very small........ ...nowhere near as big as a bus...... Reply to this message | Report message

New Fri 14 Dec 18 20:06   MINI - And here is why BMC lost money on every mini - Zero

>> >> Have you seen the original mini? its very small........ >> >> ...nowhere near as big as a bus...... Xacley Reply to this message | Report message

New Fri 14 Dec 18 20:15   MINI - And here is why BMC lost money on every mini - R.P.

Dicatis are still rubbish and made out of tinfoil and marshmallow Last edited by: VxFan on Wed 29 Jan 20 at 10:37 Reply to this message | Report message

New Fri 14 Dec 18 20:21   MINI - And here is why BMC lost money on every mini - Zero

But in 1972, they were very fast Reply to this message | Report message

New Fri 14 Dec 18 20:38   MINI - And here is why BMC lost money on every mini - R.P.

Might have been, but a properly sorted Honda would still be going long after these rusted away Reply to this message | Report message

New Fri 14 Dec 18 21:23   MINI - And here is why BMC lost money on every mini - No FM2R

I remember liking the Laverda Jota and the Benelli Sei. And that little Moto Guzzi thing; Le Mans, was it? Reply to this message | Report message

New Fri 14 Dec 18 21:35   MINI - And here is why BMC lost money on every mini - R.P.

Now you're talking. A Jota is on my list. Guzzis are lovely now. www.selectmoto.com/blog/2017/7/14/2013-moto-guzzi-v7-racer-chrome-tank-5499 Look at this for God's sake... Reply to this message | Report message

New Fri 14 Dec 18 21:46   MINI - And here is why BMC lost money on every mini - No FM2R

No, this..... www.motorcycleclassics.com/classic-italian-motorcycles/1976-moto-guzzi-850-le-mans Reply to this message | Report message

New Fri 14 Dec 18 21:57   MINI - And here is why BMC lost money on every mini - R.P.

Lovely...Italian and red.... They're still amongst the sexiest bikes though Reply to this message | Report message