Grey/purple turbo from Yeovil
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hi all

This is one hell of a long shot but.......one of my friends is trying to build e replica of a turbo mini that used to belong in Yeovil untill its untimely death of mating with a brick wall.

It is belived to of been a grey colour with a dark roof and a yellow cage. A guy called Ed Short built it but does not have any pics for this lad to follow. So does anybody have any photos that may have it in? it was last on the road in 2004 if this helps.....post pics if you have them this will be a help

ta

Currently building the new engine - 1312 t25 a series!

Hi paul.

Dont have any pics but i worked with ed when he built this mini way back in 1993/4.

All i remeber was the colours and that the bonnet had the vents from the mg metro turbo grafted onto the mini bonnet. I remember that because i knocked it over and he wasnt over happy....opps. Such a long time ago...

wasnt the remainds of it sat in martock somewere?

Hope the bonnet thing helps.
martin

Why don't you ask Ed yourself? You should know where his workshop is you used to work there.

Paul has already asked ed, if you read his post!

I know this car and used to do work on it when it belong to some lads from Martock.

JF.

I was told the remains were out Martock somewhere and i went for a little drive a while back to see if i can spot it hiding but no joy.

Didnt a guy called matt crash it cus a few years back i remember seeing a shell with no front end on it but no paint....do you think that was it?

Currently building the new engine - 1312 t25 a series!

Didnt ed short have a citrine yellow inicenti with purple wavy cheques on the roof?

Rick

Yes he did, belive that car is now in japan.

martin

The guy in Martock is Matt Wilson, him and ahis brother both owned it. it had mig type arches that were body coloured and maybe 12 inch revolutions?

I build a 1330cc lump for it with possibly a 286 cam.

I was in serious need of some TLC.

It had leatheret speed boat seats to I remember.

Ed will know Matts where abouts.

JF.

i belive that i may have spotted whats left of it in martock, the one i found has a dark purple roof a matt black grill mk1 wavy well whats left of it, and the body looks graphite grey but if you look carefull it has a purple fleck in it. does this sound like the car? the interior has gone though but it looks like it has had a really hard smack which i heard was matts brother hitting a bridge down cartgate lol

Currently building the new engine - 1312 t25 a series!

That sounds like the one paul

They lived on Fairfield Marton..

This is from my diary when I lived in Yeovil 9 years ago.

PM'd you the house number and phone number..

Don't hold out for much!

JF.

Yes Vegard, I was all pigtails and snotty nose back then...

JF.

**Forces image of the stig with pig tails and a snotty visor from his head**