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    Upcycling at its finest

    Jun 10, 2022 5 minutes
    Words and Photography Paul Wright

    PROJECT PROFILE

    THE OWNER

    NAME: Nathan Bunting

    AGE: 30

    OCCUPATION: Fabricator, Welder

    LOCATION: Wrexham, North Wales

    THE CAR:

    CAR: Mini City E

    START CONDITION: Bare rusty shell

    CONDITION NOW: Midway through

    TIME TAKEN SO FAR: 2 years

    ESTIMATED TIME OF COMPLETION: Late summer 2022

    With some odd bits of steel, tin sheets and corrugated plastic - not forgetting your side of the garden fence - it’s surprising what can be achieved to create a makeshift garage, which is exactly what Nathan Bunting did. And with the garage built it was time to start work on reviving his Mini’s body shell. As it turned out, this wasn’t the easiest of tasks as he needed to replace the floor, rear tubs, battery box, the front end – pretty much everything other than the roof.

    A few months later,

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