Last Update : 19 Feb 2004

Welcome

Project-Snoopy is a site that is all about me, Andy Govan, and the restoration of my mini named Snoopy. I bought Snoopy on the 7th February 2004, after searching long and hard through the internet, newspapers, mini publications, and friends. I wanted a very cheap mini that would be suitable for restoration, but wasn't falling to pieces. I eventually found an advert on the internet for a mini in Stoke-on-Trent, it was a 1976 Morris Mini 1000 with 49,000 miles on the clock, it was for sale at £200 spares or repair, this was because it had failed its MOT and the owner was going to university and wasn't able to get it repaired. I looked around the car and their was some obvious problems with corrosion, including a hole in the bonnet ! I spoke to the owner and found out that it had failed on the rear sub frame, and a corroded floor panel, included in the sale was a second hand bonnet, 2 new bumpers, and a new rear valance, we agreed on a price, and £170 later I owned a mini !

Pictures

Snoopy managed to get back to Derby, but not without causing some mischief, the 40 mile journey required us to stop twice and fetch petrol, due to the badly setup engine (or a leak that I have yet to find !) My dad who drove Snoopy back was not amused, although he did say the engine was very smooth, and drove nicely (when it ran !)

From the back everything looks pretty good, even the bumper looks rust free, but I have a new one anyway now. The filler cap is lockable, but I expect to change it for a chrome version once major work is done !

Here we can see into the engine bay, and I'm sure that everyone agrees that this looks a bit of a mess. Snoopy was bought from a farm and the vast majority of the brown on the engine is mud, the engine starts first time, and is a bit smoky, but considering its age, I can forgive this. The engine will be completely removed and totally rebuilt, I will probably stay with this engine, although the thoughts of a 1275 or even 1380 are very tempting !

Here is a picture of the interior from the drivers side, it has light grey carpets, and a brown leather trim. The instrument panel is mounted in the centre of the dashboard, and has three circular dials. There is a ventilation fan at each side of the dashboard. The steering wheel is a replacement, and the previous owner is going to try and find the original one for me. I don't know if the leather is original, it is in very good condition, with only small damage on the drivers seat. If anyone knows if this is standard I would love to hear from you.

Here is a picture of the back, you can see how clean and undamaged the leather is, the door card at the back has come off, revealing the original colour of the car. Also the heated screen connection and the swing open rear windows can be seen.

If you would like to know more about Snoopy and its history, then follow the link to the HISTORY page, if you can offer any more information, or want to ask questions, or just chat about minis, then visit the CONTACT page to email me.

I hope you enjoy your visit to the PROJECT-SNOOPY website, and I hope to see you here again soon.

Andy Govan