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Posted: Mon Jan 17, 11 7:45 pm
by Jon Benn
Exactly what I thought "DUNC".....what you`ll find is that people that can`t afford them always think they look rubbish.
What a load of narrow minded crap,

I can't afford one, I would love one, in my opinion one of the best looking cars ever made.
Posted: Mon Jan 17, 11 7:52 pm
by R.RUNNER
Posted: Mon Jan 17, 11 8:06 pm
by R.RUNNER
Posted: Mon Jan 17, 11 8:24 pm
by TYREMAN
ON the Subject of the Mimmack Bird,his son Paul still on the scene and goes to the Preston Cruise and looks in on this Forum regularly.He now owns two Olds 442s
The Mimmacks also owned a 427 side oil er motor a few years back.
They were going to keep the 440+6 Bird but got an offer they could not refuse.
Posted: Mon Jan 17, 11 8:43 pm
by Cannonball
TYREMAN wrote:ON the Subject of the Mimmack Bird,his son Paul still on the scene and goes to the Preston Cruise and looks in on this Forum regularly.He now owns two Olds 442s
The Mimmacks also owned a 427 side oil er motor a few years back.
They were going to keep the 440+6 Bird but got an offer they could not refuse.
yes 25k a pittance now,

Posted: Mon Jan 17, 11 11:06 pm
by Jules
There's a car for everyone out there.
Here's 1 for Steve
Photoshopped I know, but it'll float his boat for a while at least

Posted: Tue Jan 18, 11 12:23 am
by TYREMAN
Jules wrote:There's a car for everyone out there.
Here's 1 for Steve
Photoshopped I know, but it'll float his boat for a while at least

An altered wheelbase?
Posted: Tue Jan 18, 11 12:09 pm
by Jon Benn
So how many wing cars are there in the UK, Ireland and Channel Islands, original or clones?
I know of three original, and I think 3 clones.
Posted: Tue Jan 18, 11 1:02 pm
by Adam
If you're including Daytonas, that sounds about right Jon. I'm not sure of the status of the Jersey cars, or the Monteverdi cars.
A couple of wild cards are a FY1 Bird that was on display in the Driver's Club at the Goodwood Festival of Speed some years back. I thought it was Tony O's old car, but it had a different reg. Couldn't get a photo unfortunately.
Also, a reliable source knows of another Bird here in Sussex, which may be the same one that was displayed at Goodwood.
Posted: Tue Jan 18, 11 1:17 pm
by Cannonball
out of all the birds the mimack car did it for me before it was ever messed with it had great patina the sharp edges on the fender tops were rubbed through to primer and a few battle scars it used to look great
not a real lover of them mint and polished up to death, i appreciate the work/time/effort but a car is original once,
but look see they are still causing interest and debate 40 yrs on,

Posted: Tue Jan 18, 11 1:49 pm
by Jon Benn
Not got one tucked away then Duncan?
Posted: Tue Jan 18, 11 3:16 pm
by Cannonball
Jon Benn wrote:Not got one tucked away then Duncan?
wish i had jon

Posted: Tue Jan 18, 11 3:30 pm
by 74challenger318
TYREMAN wrote:ON the Subject of the Mimmack Bird,his son Paul still on the scene and goes to the Preston Cruise and looks in on this Forum regularly.He now owns two Olds 442s
The Mimmacks also owned a 427 side oil er motor a few years back.
They were going to keep the 440+6 Bird but got an offer they could not refuse.
always use to see this car parked at side of road near thomas motors mid to late 80`s, think paul worked at the ford dealers there,
dont know him much, but always talked to his dad john he had a big unitnear stanley park, the bird was parked up in there quite a while, i had a 58 plymouth at time red/white of course

Posted: Tue Jan 18, 11 7:33 pm
by R.RUNNER
Posted: Tue Jan 18, 11 11:17 pm
by JustinMFox
I've never been overkeen on them to be honest, let's face it if they weren't rare and they had built hundreds and thousands of them you guys wouldn't be getting such a stiffy over them : )