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[Rick]

Lately I've been mulling over how best to preserve the Anglia's 70yr-old paint, in this video I make a start on improving the overall look and consistency of finish across its paintwork, talk about the benefits (and risks) of using boiled linseed oil on the paint, and ramble on about a discovery of many Holts etc motor products in the back of a van found in a Yorkshire scrapyard that date to the same year as the Ford, 1952.
https://youtu.be/CSEHGyAT3z4

RJ
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Various 1920s-1960s - Austin, Morris, Commer, Dodge etc.

[Vulgalour]

It's a tricky balance to strike. As soon as you do anything you can't readily undo it. I think you got it about right on this one, the colour really helps because it doesn't look ultra glossy even when it is, so you can hold back on the polishing a bit to give a nicer more uniform finish all over the car.

[Rick]

As the previous vid mentions, the starter motor refused to kick into life when I tried starting it a couple of days prior to Drive It Day. In the end it just proved to be burnt contacts in the switch, so quite an easy fix. Today's upload to YT covers the process, fortunately there's always the handle to fall back on but I really wanted the motor to work.
https://youtu.be/pSWFm39cbc0

RJ
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Various 1920s-1960s - Austin, Morris, Commer, Dodge etc.

[Penman]

Did any of our readers ever have a Mini with the Oselli Engineering starter handle conversion?
If so was it a successful idea which had many uses but fell out of favour for transverse engines because batteries became more reliable?

Is ithis the same company?
http://www.oselli.com/about
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[MVPeters]

Penman
Sorry, no starter handle, but I do have an 'Oselli Tuned' tag on thin aluminium if it is of relevance to you.
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2002 MINI Cooper 'S'

[Penman]

Rick's starter problem reminded me of the tales I had heard of starting handle for Minis.
I was never sure whether it was an urban myth or not, so I started googling for it and came up with references to it including pictures and that website which does appear to be the same company.
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[MVPeters]

It certainly existed, though I don't recall if Oselli was involved - more likely Speedwell? Oselli was more known for quality performance parts.
I think you had to either turn the wheel to full lock or maybe even remove it, in order to insert the handle. A similar trick was to jack up one wheel on full lock, put the car in gear & rotate the wheel with your foot while setting tappets etc..
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2002 MINI Cooper 'S'

[ukdave2002]

[Penman]

This is what got me started on the Oselli conection.
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Bristols should always come in pairs.

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V8 V10