I work in procurement developing high end switching and information systems for military and civil aviation. Every day I'd expect a supplier to respond to that request along the following lines: Mmmm, special order only that. I'm quite happy to cut you some, but with the waste and cutting it works out @£50/M. Then I'll need to knock up some carriage racks to keep it upright in transit. You'll need at least 3 @£100ea.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mini#Wolseley_Hornet_and_Riley_Elf_(1961–1969) Manufactured by the British Motor Corporation (BMC) as an upmarket, "posh" version of the classic Mini, it featured an extended three-box saloon tail, an illuminated grille, and a wood-veneer dashboard. Alongside its sibling, the Riley Elf (which had 30,912 units produced), a combined total of 59,367 luxury variants were built.
Yes Chris, when I first saw the advert I thought it was an Elf or Hornet, but then realised it was an add-on fibreglass box. I wonder which came first, the Elf/Hornet, or the aftermarket box?
1960, so earlier than the Elf: https://www.flickr.com/photos/111929114@N05/52781602815/in/photostream/
yes, most definitely the carbonfibre boot would be first.. can't find any details but i bet Crayford had a long hard think about it ("add-on" Mini boot). https://www.aronline.co.uk/the-converters/crayford/history/ "I give you, - The Metro Politan!!!"
I won’t put photos up of the new electric Ferrari for apparently 600k maybe in the shed thread, get a Tesla performance it’s 100k and faster.
I'm lucky enough to work a couple of buildings down from this lot, and we see some lovely XK120s etc being test driven up and down the road: https://jagxk.com/about This was apparently commissioned Noel Gallagher in the 90's: https://jagxk.com/showroom/other-classic-jaguars-for-sale/jaguar-mkii-1967-convertible-rhd-ex Like most 4 seat convertibles, I'm not sure it works for me, it ruins the proportions:
