Enkeis on at last !

[Dream Weaver]

Just fitted today.

[richy rich]

looking good:2thumbsup i like in red aswell:2thumbsup

[psbarham]

is that a cooper 's' in the back ground ?
oh nice wheels by the way

[Dream Weaver]

is that a cooper 's' in the back ground ?

No, its a Cooper 35 - made in 1996 to mark the 35th anniversary of the first Mini Cooper.

I think 200 were made.

My three sixties Cooper S cars are in my garage, one each 970, 1071 and 1275. Those little lads are securely lockd away !

[Nick VR4]

Ohhh nice :2thumbsup :2thumbsup

[Dream Weaver]

Forgot to mention, I have a 1971 Cooper S and a 1968 pickup as well......

The 970 is really rare, mine is one of 38 known to the Mini Cooper Register.

[psbarham]

ooh a 970 , i've always wanted one of those , my dad used to race one many years ago he got caught doing 85 on the M1 with it on a trailer behind his 1275 's' /pan , i didn't realise they are that rare now

[Dream Weaver]

Funny thing was with the 970 S, there were about 1000 cars made for homologation purposes but many more 970 engines. I assume as the car was menat for competition their reasoning was that owners would blow up engines every so often.

When I got my car it had a non oriignal 1275 S engine in it and the guy was having trouble selling it beacuse of that. But I found a replacement engine really easily. It means the car is not 100% oriignal but its the original shell and there are a load of reshelled Coopers around !

Anyway back to my Legnum, hopefully have Enkeis on in a couple of weeks to make it look better in the wheel area......

[MPBVr4]

Looking great m8, I like the Leggie in red, and the Enkei's really suit it:2thumbsup

Oh and further to the "S" discussion above this is mine, a 1966 1275 "S" bored to 1293cc. Had it for over 20 years, pic taken a while ago and now sits in the garage awaiting retoration - when time allows./Grrr

[Dream Weaver]

Nice car !

You want to be careful though, as due to the rarity of sixties Cooper S cars, there are people getting details like registration numbers off the Internet to clone cars.

[MPBVr4]

Nice car !

You want to be careful though, as due to the rarity of sixties Cooper S cars, there are people getting details like registration numbers off the Internet to clone cars.

Thanks for warning I wil photoshop it:2thumbsup

[Louis]

You had any problems re flaking laquer and paint at the edge of the rims?, on the enkie wheels.

[Dream Weaver]

Louis - not yet.

These are the special offer ones from the MLR, the previous owner of my 6 had bought them but never fitted them.

He was using one as a coffee table !!!

I think I might buy another set as a spare - I do like them on the Legnum.

[Brunty]

DW, that looks great, they seem to fit better with the Red Legnum than most others - I've always thought they look too 'lightweight' when fitted to the darker coloured Leggies.

Reckon they suit the saloons fine though.

[Dream Weaver]

they seem to fit better with the Red Legnum than most others

I really did like the Evo 7 wheels I currently have in the for sale section (shameless plug !!) but I do prefer these.

Hopefully I will have my nice red Brembos fitted in the next few weeks and then they should look even better !

I do like the car in red though, is it a rare colour ? anyone else got a red Legnum ?

[MPBVr4]

Reckon they suit the saloons fine though.

Thanks for that Steve, I have to agree they really suit a Red Leggie:2thumbsup

[bradc]

They really suit your car Malc, I think evo 8's are best on a sedan and evo 7's best on a wagon.