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Jon Alexander's Innocenti Cooper 1300

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Jon Alexander's Innocenti Cooper 1300

Postby inny1300 » Mon Aug 11, 2008 11:34 am

Hello everybody new and old, this is the restoration of my Innocenti Mini Cooper 1300 Export which i have owned for over 20 years! I decided to do a bit restoring last year. hope you enjoy !
Bye for now
Jon Alexander.

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Postby bomber01 » Mon Aug 11, 2008 12:23 pm

Jon,
Very High class workmanship , has to be the best innocenti around,
well done , ........hope to see it on a run soon.





John
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Postby Step_7 » Mon Aug 11, 2008 1:07 pm

I was looking through the pictures thinking - "I've seen this car somewhere?" then I saw the Donegal show picture and realised I took some pictures of it up there earlier in the year!

Lovely car and the first Innocenti i've seen over here!

My pictures from Donegal:

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Postby irlmin » Mon Aug 11, 2008 1:09 pm

And I thought that car was clean when I saw it a few years ago !! Brilliant job John , looks really well , NOW !! whats next ?
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Postby Starrywalsh » Mon Aug 11, 2008 4:55 pm

Wow , she's amazing!!
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Postby inny1300 » Mon Aug 11, 2008 7:51 pm

hello again and thank's for the compliment's so far,thank's to owen for getting the picture's up on the site,thank's john for your remark's,and yes she will be down your way,not sure when but we will plan something,to step-7 for adding more photo's it was a good show(donegal),do i need to say anything about ger,we had better he has answered more question's than any one i know,we will keep it clean ,about mini's related issue's,to starrywalsh a big thank's it is nice to receive positive remark's,but i must admit i am a member of a few mini club's over 25 year's and this is one of the warmest welcoming club's i know, weither you have no mini or a few mini's,old classic or right up to date model there is no bias with this club,everyone is treated the same,talk to you soon jon :evil5:
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Postby Bawnee » Mon Aug 11, 2008 7:57 pm

I'm drooling over that car.......Its just breathtakingly beautiful!! Well the TLC you've shown it has paid off.. Enjoy it and the praise is very well earned! Welcome to the club Jon :cheers:
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Postby inny1300 » Mon Aug 11, 2008 10:11 pm

thankyou again Siobhan
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Postby ken79 » Tue Aug 12, 2008 3:57 am

fantastic car.... well done and the best of luck in the future!! I love it!
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Postby inny1300 » Tue Aug 12, 2008 4:33 pm

thank's very much ken79 hopefully the next 20 year's of ownership will be even better than the last 20,and they have been great one's too, bye for now best regard's jon
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Postby 1lightningd » Tue Aug 12, 2008 4:50 pm

Christ, I saw that car about 7 years and it blew me away then, but look at it now :bounce: Oh my Jon, you've some job made of it. Its amazing. Feel free to take away my cabriolet any time Jon. So when are you coming south with it so I an drool over it in the flesh? Alvin
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Project.

Postby leyland » Tue Aug 12, 2008 6:08 pm

Jon,
There is some work and hours gone into your car. Well done, the results are amazing.
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Re: Project.

Postby Baker » Tue Aug 12, 2008 8:09 pm

Jon

The car is a credit to you ...

Thank you for sharing the amazing pictures! WOW!!!

It’s fantastic to see such a rare car in immaculate conditions :cheers:
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Postby inny1300 » Tue Aug 12, 2008 8:11 pm

hello alvin has it been 7 year's my god time goe's by so quick so enjoy while you can and thank's very much for the remark's i am planning on getting down to see you all not sure when though,and leyland thank's again i am very please with it ,and the remark's of the forum i am getting i won't be able to get in the inny ,my head will be to big(or did someone say i had a big head already)anyway thank's again and best regard's jon :evil5:
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Postby inny1300 » Tue Aug 12, 2008 8:17 pm

hello Baker thank's very much,another inch on my already swollen head ,it is great to have so much great feed back in 2 day's that is more than i had in 20 year's when i was in england showing the car at show's over there best regard's jon
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