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Steve Trott 1966 South African Van After 25 years I sold my body shop business in 2002 and vowed never to work on cars again. My first car, in 1969, was a Mini and I always had a soft spot for them so I decided to do just one more so, in 2015, I purchased a 1966 Mini Van online, without viewing it. It was imported from South Africa, having been exported as CKD. As soon as I collected it I knew I had some work ahead but it was not too daunting. First job was to get it ready to pass an MOT so I could get it registered with DVLA for an age-related registration. Then the painstaking job of stripping it began. There were eight coats of paint: white, red, green and then its original Dove Grey. I fabricated an A-frame so it could be mounted and rotated. The smoothroofed Van bodyshell, complete with vent, was relatively sound but was well worn, with some damage, so new panels were fitted including floor sections
I decided to do one last classic rebuild project.
I fitted reclining front seats from a MINI One.
70 March 2022 MiniWorld
