Some pretty cool metal work

[BruceK]

I saw this at the British Motor Museum in Gaydon (it is also the place that does the Heritage Certificates).

This is a model of the bodyshell of the Mini's big brother, the Austin/Morris 1100.

To get a sense of the size, you can see the two wooden doors behind the model - it is half scale. 

The bodyshell was hand made by apprentices at the Longbridge factory where the Mini was built.  It is extremely detailed - look at the shape of the floor and the rear bulkhead - they added all the pressings details. And they even built a front subframe.  Wonder if they ever intended to complete it?

I would love to have an acccurate large scale model like this but of a Mini instead.   

[94touring]

How much are you willing to spend?  ;D

[BruceK]

How much are you willing to spend?  ;D

Haha.   There is the rub.


I suppose I could try it myself.  But it would end up looking like this.    ;D

[94touring]

Lol.  Looks made out of cardboard.

[BruceK]

It is.  But with a working template that good, why do metal?

Cardboard Minis are very realistic.  ;D