Subject: [Fot] Fw: Info on the Mini

From: Gary Schneider <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 8 May 2026 01:16:04 +0000 (UTC)

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 Hi folks,
A local friend of ours Doug DeRosa has a long-owned-and-loved Mini and a TR=
250-based Jamaican that he's feeling it might be time to part with. I said =
I'd be happy to send around some some basic info so he sent me a couple par=
agraphs on the Mini and a few snappies of the Jamaican. I haven't seen the =
cars myself but could take a look if you know anyone who might be intereste=
d. NFI, just hoping to spread the word.
Thanks all,Gary Schneider
   ----- Forwarded Message ----- From: Douglas DeRosa <[email-masked]>T=
o: Gary Schneider <[email-masked]>Sent: Thursday, April 23, 2026 at=
 09:49:13 PM CDTSubject: Info on the Mini
 Hey, Gary. Thanks for the suggestion to do a writeup on the cars. I'm star=
ting with the Mini. I'm hitting some of the highpoints. I've done so much t=
o the car that there's no way to capture it all.=C2=A0

It was built in October 1978 for the 1979 model year as a Canadian issue Mi=
ni 1000. I bought it May 7, 1993, from Bob Mastrianni, owner of Master Tool=
 & Machine, Inc., in Plainville, Connecticut. Bob back-dated the car with c=
hrome bumpers, 10-inch Minilite style wheels, and body-mounted front turn s=
ignals. He replaced the rocker panels and front floors, and shot the car in=
 its original Java Green. He sold me the car to finance his next project =
=E2=80=94 rebuilding a 1965 Bell helicopter. =E2=80=A8=E2=80=A8I added a We=
ather Shield folding sunroof from a similar car in Canada and had it profes=
sionally installed in August 1996.=20

I installed a Mini Mania rebuilt transmission and 1275 A+ engine in 1998. I=
 have used Castrols 20-50 oil for the duration of my ownership.=20

Rear subframe was replaced in July 2002. Suspension is fully adjustable wit=
h hi-lows, adjustable tie-rods and control arms, and rear camber plates.

New radiator, Steering rack, front subframe bushings, September 2010.=20

New clutch, LCB manifold, and stainless exhaust, May 2011

New tires, Yokohama A008, June 2023

New battery, August 2025

I only drove the car in summer and never more than a couple thousand miles =
each year. Gauges are metric and the odometer has been stuck for years, so =
no idea how many miles It has traveled.=C2=A0
So, that's the basics. I can supply more detail if there is interest.=C2=A0=
Thanks again,=C2=A0Doug

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A local friend of ours Doug DeRosa has a long-owned-and-loved Mini and a TR=
250-based Jamaican that he's feeling it might be time to part with. I said =
I'd be happy to send around some some basic info so he sent me a couple par=
agraphs on the Mini and a few snappies of the Jamaican. I haven't seen the =
cars myself but could take a look if you know anyone who might be intereste=
d. NFI, just hoping to spread the word.</div><div dir=3D"ltr" data-setdir=
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<i>Hey, Gary. Thanks for the suggestion to do a writeup on the cars. I'm st=
arting with the Mini. I'm hitting some of the highpoints. I've done so much=
 to the car that there's no way to capture it all.&nbsp;</i><br><br>It was =
built in October 1978 for the 1979 model year as a Canadian issue Mini 1000=
. I bought it May 7, 1993, from Bob Mastrianni, owner of Master Tool &amp; =
Machine, Inc., in Plainville, Connecticut. Bob back-dated the car with chro=
me bumpers, 10-inch Minilite style wheels, and body-mounted front turn sign=
als. He replaced the rocker panels and front floors, and shot the car in it=
s original Java Green. He sold me the car to finance his next project =E2=
=80=94 rebuilding a 1965 Bell helicopter. =E2=80=A8=E2=80=A8I added a Weath=
er Shield folding sunroof from a similar car in Canada and had it professio=
nally installed in August 1996. <br><br>I installed a Mini Mania rebuilt tr=
ansmission and 1275 A+ engine in 1998. I have used Castrols 20-50 oil for t=
he duration of my ownership. <br><br>Rear subframe was replaced in July 200=
2. Suspension is fully adjustable with hi-lows, adjustable tie-rods and con=
trol arms, and rear camber plates.<br><br>New radiator, Steering rack, fron=
t subframe bushings, September 2010. <br><br>New clutch, LCB manifold, and =
stainless exhaust, May 2011<br><br>New tires, Yokohama A008, June 2023<br><=
br>New battery, August 2025<br><br><div>I only drove the car in summer and =
never more than a couple thousand miles each year. Gauges are metric and th=
e odometer has been stuck for years, so no idea how many miles It has trave=
led.&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div><i>So, that's the basics. I can supply =
more detail if there is interest.&nbsp;</i></div><div><i>Thanks again,&nbsp=
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