Mini Magazine - Summer 2018

1966 MORRIS MINI DE LUXE
MOVES LIKE A
Kevin Webb wanted a Maroon B painted Mini-
Minor in honour of one owned by his dad.
The result is this stunning, restored, example.
Words Martyn Collins Photography Matt Richardson
Most feature owners blame a
first ride in their parents’
Mini for their interest.
This isn’t quite the same
for Kevin Webb, owner of
the beautiful Maroon B Morris Mini-
Minor that we have here. Instead, his
interest started with the car’s big brother,
the Austin 1100. “Just before I was born,
my dad bought a nearly new one that had
been rolled and written off. He bought a
new shell (easy to purchase in 1971!) and
transferred all the components from the
wreck to the new shell. My mum took me
and my brother to and from primary
school in that car for years and I will
always remember the smell of BMC vinyl
trim as a result!”
The Classic Mini influence carried on
later, as Kevin remembers rare Minis on a
couple of family holidays in Malta in
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