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    Jul 25, 2023 4 minutes

    I FEEL THE FORCE

    I really enjoyed your recent article on Leyland in Oz before it went broke. Lots of reminders and memories

    I was a penniless uni student and a mate with a Mini Deluxe advised there were jobs at Zetland, basically walk-up start in a car factory! I applied and found myself on the Mini line welding door slam panels on the following Monday. No training, mind, just shown what to do by a man in a dust coat for all of two minutes and I am a car worker!

    So first confirmation, yes Mini shells were made up of many small pressings in my experience

    I went on to prepare the ex Allan Brazelle mini sports sedan later in the 70s. Once the incredibly heavy rear sub

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