Address: Holland
E-mail: T.Sijm@planet.nl

I'am a 52 year old male who has been into Mini's since 1976, when i bought my first Mini (a 1971 Mini 850 in Bronze Yellow), replaced in 1978 by a 1974 Mini 850. Then I had a black-out for some years in which I drove a Peugeot 204 and a Fiat Ritmo (a genuine rust bucket, sorry Stefano) before returing to my senses and a metallic green Mini 1000 HL from 1982. That car was traded in for Mini Jet Black in 1988 and in October that year I finally got my hands on a 1974 Inno Cooper 1300 Export from 1974 which I still own. The Jet Black was driven by my wife untill in 1990 another car run into the Jet Black and it was written off. In april 1991 we bought a red/white mainstream Cooper, which my wife still drives today. So you see, the Mini bug got me heavily.

My Inno: A 1974 Blue/white Mini Innocenti Cooper 1300 Export (to give it it's full name) The body has been restored (no panels needed replacement at the time i bought it), and has been respayed in the original colors (blu scoro with a bianco avioro roof). The interior still has the beige seats and trimming, but the seats are in a sorry state and i plan to replace them by black Cobra bucket seats. I also fitted Avon wheels but apart from a new grey carpet set the car is original.