The Lowly Gentlemen 1974 Austin Mini

[am4nf]

you will be able to get the plate on ebay.co.uk postage shouldnt be too bad

[Rally]

Who adds a stereo to a Mini? Roll the windows down and enjoy all the overwhelming joyous sensations the car has to offer! haha

Can't wait to see where you take this Andrew, already eager for the next update.

Haha thanks Khalil. Who knows what they were thinking. I'm always amazed at how many Minis show up in the classifieds with crazy stereo setups.

[Khalil]

Who adds a stereo to a Mini? Roll the windows down and enjoy all the overwhelming joyous sensations the car has to offer! haha

Can't wait to see where you take this Andrew, already eager for the next update.

[Rally]

Should get an old style uk black and silver plate then like the one pictured but the long one like whats on it? only thing is if its a P plate then it technically wouldnt have had the black/silver plate, but imo it would look 100% better if your solid on keeping one there

Yeah, that's the color combo I was looking to source. I think it'd look much better and I'll be backdating the styling a bit so it shouldn't look too out of place despite being technically incorrect.

[am4nf]

Should get an old style uk black and silver plate then like the one pictured but the long one like whats on it? only thing is if its a P plate then it technically wouldnt have had the black/silver plate, but imo it would look 100% better if your solid on keeping one there

[87shark]

I need to make it back out to check up on this thing. Maybe play a little cornhole.

[Rally]

I dont know anything about us plate requirements but what about getting a uk style metal plate made up rather than the us one but with the required details of the us plate?

Or you could viynl the recess matt black to take away how big the space is?

Or go all out and redo the recess?

Unfortunately that's not legal in the US. Our plates can't be altered.

I like it as it is. It looks solid with the UK plate under there....might get one in a better color scheme for the period. The Italian Innocentis had a more square recess but it was unattractive.

[am4nf]

The likes of in the uk if there was an issue with a plate recess being too small on say an import then we could run a motorbike style plate but with the right font and sized lettering

[am4nf]

The US plate is actually mounted to the UK plate rather than being mounted to the car itself. That's the way the previous owner had attached it and I saw no reason to change it and drill any additional holes in the car.

It's the original plate from the car's time over in the UK and it fills out the plate recess nicely. The plate recess would look rather awkward all empty with a tiny US plate in the center.

I dont know anything about us plate requirements but what about getting a uk style metal plate made up rather than the us one but with the required details of the us plate?

Or you could viynl the recess matt black to take away how big the space is?

Or go all out and redo the recess?

[Rally]

Rust is never fun, it may get easier with practice but it's never enjoyable.
Do you plan on welding the panels in yourself?

Yeah, that's the plan. I'm just knocking out the rust on the undercarriage where it's at its worst. I'll deal with the minor rust hidden on the body a little ways down the road. The Mini is mostly just spot welded seams so it's a bit easier to fix than standard cars.

[blowbackjack]

Your photographs are amazing. I'm excited to see how this goes.

[SheaMoose]

Rust is never fun, it may get easier with practice but it's never enjoyable.
Do you plan on welding the panels in yourself?

[Rally]

Is there any reason that the uk plate is still there other than to cover up the nastiness/holes behind it?

The US plate is actually mounted to the UK plate rather than being mounted to the car itself. That's the way the previous owner had attached it and I saw no reason to change it and drill any additional holes in the car.

It's the original plate from the car's time over in the UK and it fills out the plate recess nicely. The plate recess would look rather awkward all empty with a tiny US plate in the center.

[am4nf]

Is there any reason that the uk plate is still there other than to cover up the nastiness/holes behind it?

Looking forward to seeing this finished

[Minuki]

Great progress man!