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SPEEDWELLGiving a Mini the treatment inSpeedwell’s workshop atCornwall Avenue, Finchley.55MIM169.speedwell_pics 5521/12/09 1:49:11 pm
SPEEDWELLThe Finchley Roadshowroom in NorthLondon — nowdemolished.Exhaust system with ‘Supertone 85’silencer cost £7/19/6 in 1965.The slideshow tells the story of oneSpeedwell customer, from browsingthrough brochures (above) to visitingSpeedwell’s Finchley Road headquartersand showroom where he is presented witha tantalising array of improvements, andeventually leaving as one very happy Miniowner. The options cover all aspects ofthe Mini, including exhausts (top right ofpage), suspension upgrades ranging fromdampers to anti-roll bars (below), andsports steering wheels, additional gaugesand fancy dashboards (below right).Speedwell’s brilliance was in offeringsomething for every pocket, from themost basic fuelling upgrades through tocomplete, ready-modified, brand-newcars. The price list even included a kit tofit an additional SU, keeping the carb youalready had and fitting another alongsideit. With so much on offer, your biggestproblem was not staring at the salesman’sunusual facial hair.Keep looking at theoil temperature gauge, anddon’t look at the beard. Don’t lookat the beard. Don’t look at the beard…Speedwell had its birth inmodifying A-Series heads.Light alloy wheel withlaminated beech rim.Alloy cylinder head.56MIM169.speedwell_pics 5621/12/09 1:49:15 pm
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