It tickles me when l see what is salvageable today . It makes you realise how many good ones were scrapped ! Those cut out's in the front panel were added to aid cooling to the front brakes and particularly the disc brakes fitted on later Cooper "S" . Slightly Irish when the Mini Cooper came out in 1961!
You're a brave man Mr Green.... Happy Birthday to your Dad :) I think it should be maybe once a week updates, as Im sure the daily updates put a bit of stress on you... I always look forward to 7 o'clock :)
Hello there,I owned that mini about 30 odd years ago,I’m afraid some of the bodge jobs may be down to me,l was quite young and very green,but OAB as it was known as ,was a great little car always reliable,my sister had it after me,and drove it like a Cooper s,be great to see it back alive again .
Morning Matt. I do like the daily updates but i can imagine they take up a lot of your time. It looks like its going to be a big restoration. Do what you thinks best suitable for you and your family. What ever you choose i will still look forward to watching them all. Keep up the excellent work.
thats a lovely streaght old tub!! its genuine and mainly not got at, nice to see dad (H.M.V) and as said please keep as much metal as possable! not for any purist reason but just because if its done 50 years it aint going to rust overnight like the modern pannels, try to keep every single screw safe because they all have a job and they are made of good stuff!
wow.....this is actually making me believe i might be able to restore my 92 mini city,have her 17years,my very first car,it is rusted to fuck,pulled her out of a ditch on the farm a year ago after 13years sitting,its down the back of my shed now in a sorry state,it will kill me to crush it but i think your videos show how far they can go and still come back,great viewing
Matt cant wait for the next series! One request can you (if time permits) show the work or some of the work for the wing fitment at the front and by the scuttle? my 67' would appreciate it. Love the vids, I watch them multiple times. Keep up the awesome job!!
Dad the legend is back! Lovely buy mate. My 1972 was in the same state! You can buy the gutter wings. Maybe do longer vids on this one to give you more time. Do enjoy tho. sweet mate ✌
Love seeing videos with your dad, me and my dad are restoring my 89 Mayfair, which I've done all welding on and my dads done all the grinding, it's better when we don't talk to each other ;)
Hi Matt. I am a new watcher, but I have just finished watching all the jet black project, and like what I see. I will get back to the UK. some time and will go back to playing with Mini's yet again, I have owned just a humble 27 and worked on meany more. we learn ever day. I Respect you for showing that and the help and inspiration you give to other's. Am coming back for a mk1 cooper s project just to see me off as am only 60, and I want re-antiquate myself with Stella. More power to your elbow. keep in touch. Mike
Wrong. Today's cars have galvanised bodies, so they are well predicted to last for many many more years than these rustbuckets from the '60s, '70s and '80s.
Lovely to see you and your Dad working things out together and sharing time. Must be great having all his first hand knowledge right at hand as well. I lost my Dad when I was 21 so never had the chance to share this sort of time with him (he was 52) but c'est la vie. Good luck with the tin bashing!!
yes , he lives 5 hours away , so its good to see him / talk common interest , we men dont talk about personal stuff .. so good to talk cars ...lost my mum 10 years ago .. bloody cancer
Life can be a right twat sometimes but then it can be really sweet as you are enjoying now .. I was 12 when that car was built and my primary school was in Cowley, Oxford. Used to see the test ones over at the old airfield .. I am sure your Dad knows know why the Speedo was put where it was and why a certain hole in the body panel behind the rear seat was the way it was?.... they used to mount the whole body on a shaped spindle that fitted the speedo hole! Full of useless crap me! .. Anyway enjoy your rebuild ...
Surely by the time that is restored,it's basically a new car.There's next to nothing serviceable of the original left.How does this work in the world of classic cars? How much has to be original?
Matt Green they are!! Will just have to stick with the mk4 for now. Fingers crossed your interior is ok to reuse it's nice to keep as much original as possible
When people see rot that bad they just say 'scrap it' something this iconic needs to be saved from the scrappers.
and it will be saved :)
I had a couple of 90s minis... Holy shit that thing is in a bad way. Worth saving a mk1 though they're big money :)
It tickles me when l see what is salvageable today . It makes you realise how many good ones were scrapped ! Those cut out's in the front panel were added to aid cooling to the front brakes and particularly the disc brakes fitted on later Cooper "S" . Slightly Irish when the Mini Cooper came out in 1961!
You're a brave man Mr Green....
Happy Birthday to your Dad :)
I think it should be maybe once a week updates, as Im sure the daily updates put a bit of stress on you... I always look forward to 7 o'clock :)
+Mini freek cheers. Mk1 won't progress much for a few months. Jet black needs to be finished first
Hello there,I owned that mini about 30 odd years ago,I’m afraid some of the bodge jobs may be down to me,l was quite young and very green,but OAB as it was known as ,was a great little car always reliable,my sister had it after me,and drove it like a Cooper s,be great to see it back alive again .
Please get in touch. TH-cam@16vmini.co.uk would love to chat. Any old photos would be amazing !!!! Don’t say sorry about repairs.
Ping me another email Garth. Lost your details
Well what the chance of that !
one things for sure.......you're going to need a shit load of Stella.
WoW so looking forward to this series. Good luck Matt. :-)
+Tom Maguire should I do daily updates again on it ? Or just big update videos
Morning Matt. I do like the daily updates but i can imagine they take up a lot of your time. It looks like its going to be a big restoration. Do what you thinks best suitable for you and your family. What ever you choose i will still look forward to watching them all. Keep up the excellent work.
you are so fu***************************************ing brave man
thats a lovely streaght old tub!! its genuine and mainly not got at,
nice to see dad (H.M.V) and as said please keep as much metal as possable! not for any purist reason but just because if its done 50 years it aint going to rust overnight like the modern pannels, try to keep every single screw safe because they all have a job and they are made of good stuff!
wow.....this is actually making me believe i might be able to restore my 92 mini city,have her 17years,my very first car,it is rusted to fuck,pulled her out of a ditch on the farm a year ago after 13years sitting,its down the back of my shed now in a sorry state,it will kill me to crush it but i think your videos show how far they can go and still come back,great viewing
exactly , nearly anything can be saved , just time and effort ( plus some money )
Matt cant wait for the next series! One request can you (if time permits) show the work or some of the work for the wing fitment at the front and by the scuttle? my 67' would appreciate it. Love the vids, I watch them multiple times. Keep up the awesome job!!
Dad the legend is back! Lovely buy mate. My 1972 was in the same state! You can buy the gutter wings. Maybe do longer vids on this one to give you more time. Do enjoy tho. sweet mate ✌
Love seeing videos with your dad, me and my dad are restoring my 89 Mayfair, which I've done all welding on and my dads done all the grinding, it's better when we don't talk to each other ;)
good luck mate!! it's only time and money. I know it will look great. now I have to get out and work on my MINI "Otto".
Hi Matt. I am a new watcher, but I have just finished watching all the jet black project, and like what I see. I will get back to the UK. some time and will go back to playing with Mini's yet again, I have owned just a humble 27 and worked on meany more. we learn ever day. I Respect you for showing that and the help and inspiration you give to other's. Am coming back for a mk1 cooper s project just to see me off as am only 60, and I want re-antiquate myself with Stella. More power to your elbow.
keep in touch. Mike
thanks for the kind words ...cant wait to start my mk1 restoration , just need to sort a few things first
I hope you did not give more than 5 quid for it.
Pretty good base for a restoration.
Do you have a hand held spot welder?,
Cheers, J.
+Average Joe yes. Hand spot welder
Followed your jet black series and thoroughly enjoyed it. Looking forward to watching you do this one.
soon , will start in the next 4 weeks i hope
two Legends and a mk1 mini this is going to be grate you can do it.
cars today wont be in half the condition in half a century. should do odd episodes in town and even episodes at the farm.
Wrong. Today's cars have galvanised bodies, so they are well predicted to last for many many more years than these rustbuckets from the '60s, '70s and '80s.
Bloody hell! Is that what salted roads do to cars? Looking forward to this project. Thanks Matt.
+Beedal Bah Graham think it was left in long grass as well
Looking forward to following along Matt...good to see your Dad in the camera frame👍🏻Darrell-🇨🇦
+Qcorner1 won't be regular until jet black out of way
Really enjoyed the Jet Black videos. This one should be fun! Good luck dude! :)
+Chris Evans thanks. Will try and start as soon as I can
Lovely to see you and your Dad working things out together and sharing time. Must be great having all his first hand knowledge right at hand as well. I lost my Dad when I was 21 so never had the chance to share this sort of time with him (he was 52) but c'est la vie. Good luck with the tin bashing!!
yes , he lives 5 hours away , so its good to see him / talk common interest , we men dont talk about personal stuff .. so good to talk cars ...lost my mum 10 years ago .. bloody cancer
Life can be a right twat sometimes but then it can be really sweet as you are enjoying now .. I was 12 when that car was built and my primary school was in Cowley, Oxford. Used to see the test ones over at the old airfield ..
I am sure your Dad knows know why the Speedo was put where it was and why a certain hole in the body panel behind the rear seat was the way it was?.... they used to mount the whole body on a shaped spindle that fitted the speedo hole!
Full of useless crap me! .. Anyway enjoy your rebuild ...
you are one brave person
Scrap
Surely by the time that is restored,it's basically a new car.There's next to nothing serviceable of the original left.How does this work in the world of classic cars? How much has to be original?
My friend once bought a 1983 Mini. The hole in the floor got bigger every week. It made a good donor car though.
That is a LOT of work ... Looking forward to seeing how you get on
+John Carver thanks. Looking forward to taking it to goodwood
my god rust 😭😭
Looking forward to more videos on your Dads '67.
please keep eye on facebook.com/mattgreen16v as he only sends me photos , so i can only do a video once i am up to see him
Nice project! 65 was the change year for the front valance cut outs, and it is a mk1 (smaller) rear window :)
Out of curisoty how much did you pay for the car?
"Roto-Dip" was a brilliant idea ! Not :(
So jealous would love a mk1
+Graeme Brown thanks. Getting harder / more costly to find. Hoping interior is pretty much useable.
Matt Green they are!! Will just have to stick with the mk4 for now. Fingers crossed your interior is ok to reuse it's nice to keep as much original as possible
is called hydrolastic
You're doing this nation a service you are!
Fair play Matt... Take my hat off to ya...
Hi matt what jig are you using
Well how did he make it
+ukcar spotting the roll over jig is a dad home made special
Matt Green i need one 😂😂😂 looks good man
can not wait to see you do this one love your vids matt