|
|
|
|
Fun
Stuff
|
The
Bastardised Minor Club (BMC) was inflicted on the New
Zealand Minor scene at the 7th National Morris Minor Convention
held in Rotorua in March 1996.
The
BMC was set up to protect the interests of NZ Minor Modifiers
- the right to 'personalise' our Minors as we see fit
and not to have to listen to the sermons of The Purists.
We,
The Bastardisers, will ensure that the Minor continues
on well into the next century. When the pathetic bunch
of sops who call themselves politicians have finally legislated
old cars off the road in this country, we, the Bastardisers,
will have modified and improved our Minors so that they
are more than a match for modern tin cans. The woofters
in 'power' will just have to put up with us on 'their'
private roads.
To
belong to the BMC your Minor must have been altered from
its original state. You also have to prove your commitment
to the Bastardisers' objectives whether by showing me
pictures of your car or describing your ultimate Bastardised
Minor.
The
BMC does not dislike or disapprove of standard specification
Minors, indeed quite the opposite applies, but it is a
tongue-in-cheek two-fingered
gesture to those who believe that there is
no place for a modified Minor in this world.
BMC
Bastardised Ratings
1
.. 3 Points
|
4
.. 7 Points
|
8
.. 10 Points
|
|
Not
too exciting
|
Engine
Transplants
|
Structural
Body Mods (e.g. roof chop)
|
|
Noisy
Exhaust
|
Raised
or Lowered Suspension
|
Serious
Horsepower
|
|
Fat
Tyres
|
Loud
or Offensive Paint Jobs
|
Comments
like "You are a
real Bastardiser!"
let you know that you have reached the pinnacle
of Minor Modfication
|
|
A-Series
Engine
|
Non-Structural
Body Mods
|
A
Sample of BMC Members' Cars
Owner
/ Car's Name
|
Minor
|
Bastardised
Rating
|
Modifications
|
|
|
'69
Traveller
|
7
|
|
|
Robert
('Ned')
|
'61
1000 2-door
|
8
|
Datsun
1200, Electric Windows, Custom Interior, Full Chassis,
Fiat Axle & Brakes, Scalloped Blue-White Paint-Job
|
|
Dave
& Diana
|
'63
1000 2-door
|
7
|
Datsun
1200 worked to 1340cc, Bucket Seats Front &
Rear, Lowered 3", Marina Disc brakes, Custom Lowlight/1000
Dashboard, Smooth Firewall & Hidden Wiring
|
|
|
'62
1000 4-door
|
5
|
Roof
Chop - rear doors welded shut, Lowered 2", A-Series
948cc engine, Polished Mags, Mazda 626 Bucket Seats,
Custard Drip Paint Job
|
Join
the Club, Get the T-Shirt!
 
Yes, now you can show the world that you believe in the
benefits of modifying your Minor with a high quality,
high colour T-shirt. The shirt features a red Minor belching
flames from it's V8-powered exhausts and the words 'Bastardised
Minor Club' above and 'Minors With Attitude' below.
T-shirts
are now available with the famous BMC design on white
shirts in either L or XL sizes.
Price delivered to your door is only £12.50 in the
UK or £14.50 for all other countries. Just send
your Bastardised Minor details, your preferred shirt size
and your email & snail-mail details to bmcclub@minormania.com.
I'll reply with the snail-mail address to send your payment
to and your shirt should be in the mail before you can
say 'Bastardised Minor Club'!
If
sufficient interest is shown (7 or more) I can do another
run of shirts with the picture on the front instead. Or
maybe small breast-pocket logos only. Let me know what
you would like, but at this stage the shirt is only available
with the picture on the back.
So,
if you think your Minor is worthy of inclusion in the
Bastardised Minor Club, then send
me some details and/or photos of your car, its modifications,
your estimate of Bastardised Rating, and your preferred
t-shirt size.
SEND
NO MONEY NOW!
Just send your
Bastardised Minor's details/photos and your shirt size
and I will reply with snail-mail details
|
|
|
