Oldest Dutch Mini is brand new
Posted on 25-10-2013 12:09 by maru – 24 Comments”
And he is called, very aptly, the reBorn.
The small gray Austin with production number 983 was in 1959 by Millers Automotive Factories in Amersfoort assembled and hear this with the more than 4,000 Mini’s that have their origin in the Netherlands. Like his brothers and sisters he changed into a pitiful heap of rust, but the destiny wanted that this old woman the schoothoop saved remained. Last year he was found in a Groningen barn. What turned out was that this is one of the oldest minis in the world and very possibly the oldest in the Netherlands.
Advantage was that the 983 is still fairly complete, original, and onverprutst was. A restoration team from VDL Nedcar if the Mini restoration. On 7 may this year, began the disassembly and the search for rare parts, assisted by fans. So had the motorblokje after 30 years of downtime to go and got the gearbox an overhaul. The body panels, door panels and headliner were restored or recreated to the specifications of 1959. Also the original Ferina Grey lacquer was restored.
The restoration team from mid-2014 in Born the new MINI’s are going to build. They will their grey masterpiece not easily forgotten, because the reborn old woman gets a nice spot in the factory. Of course, the Mini will regularly be on show at international autotentoonstellingen.
Gallery: Mini reBorn
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Gallery: VDL Nedcar restores classic Mini
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