Mini luxury! Wood & Pickett Margrave from 1973

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What an astonishing little Mini this is, making a Mayfair look more like pure austerity. Originally a Mini Clubman, Wood & Pickett turned up the luxury to create the Margrave, while owner Roger has added a few tweaks of his own, including a sports exhaust and a 1310cc engine. The result is sheer enjoyment on a tiny scale.
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@HubNut 14 күн бұрын

The missing wiper test! kzfaq.infoQhTpt2yEzC0?feature=share

@nygelmiller5293 8 күн бұрын

This rear wiper looks a better size, than after market ones I've previously seen!

@volvo480 14 күн бұрын

Imagine if your daily commute is 20 miles of twisty B-roads in this, with lively engine and exhaust noises and with this brilliant finish. I would be extremely happy.

@ianhelyar6383 13 күн бұрын

Yeah, I have a Ford XR6 (Think Betty with a bit more style and punch) and I was seriously disappointed when I put it on a twisty mountain road and tried to push it! Compared to my long lost Mini, it was a nightmare!

@philipgrice1026 5 күн бұрын

For five years I had a 20-mile commute, each way, between Henlow and the AC Delco factory in Dunstable. I drove an ex-works 1071 Mini Cooper S along mostly narrow country lanes, with a couple of short stretches of A road and B road thrown in. It was an absolute blast! There were a few places where I would exceed 90 mph, traffic permitting, and after a year or so I knew every passing place and likely gate from where a farmer might back out pulling a trailer full of straw bales. And they did. I've had the good fortune to own and drive some fantastic cars over the years, but no commute could ever be as exhilarating as that one. The job paid well, but the company sucked. I was actually sorry to be recruited and move away, but only until my 'commuting' took me travelling all over the world in different cars in multiple countries. Occasionally I wonder what that particular cross-country commute would be like today. Probably awful, I suspect. Too many slow cars with even slower drivers clogging up some great lanes we once used for car club night rallys.

@KirksAudioSanctum 3 күн бұрын

It is a Mini Rolls Royce... So beautiful. There is nothing to fault on this car.

@tomoreilly9932 14 күн бұрын

What a pristine car, a real credit to the owner who obviously loves his motor,I could sit behind that dash every day in those plush seats, gorgeous.

@jyc4779 14 күн бұрын

My 1983 mini was 41years old in feb Sent my documents off in April 🎉 he is now classified as HISTORIC

@coldlakealta4043 11 күн бұрын

Congrats. My '67 Mini Traveller is 57 - we have grown into old age together. And, yes, she carries historic plates in the province of Ontario, Canada. I hope I'm not going to need them for myself soon. 😃

@earlbee3196 23 сағат бұрын

This video has made my day! I’m a Mini Nut. 🚘👍🏻

@bavarianbrit1 6 күн бұрын

My ex girlfriend worked at Radfords in London, they did a similar version called the mini de ville she saw Peter Sellars come to Radfords to collect his.

@BITTYBOY121 6 сағат бұрын

This car is in superb nick for a 51 year old car now in 2024 - Great stuff !

@andrewpreston4127 14 күн бұрын

".... sports exhausts, custom manifolds.... ", And chequered tape..., for that extra mph. Thank you, that Mini is quite extraordinary.

@marksperrin2981 14 күн бұрын

Hubnut doing what he does best. Welcome back Ian ..

@tz6414 6 күн бұрын

Yes a great Hubnut review on the type of cars we want to see.

@grahamclark4518 14 күн бұрын

My wee fella gets picked on the 5th June to begin his work back on the road after 12 Years off. Honestly it feels like an early birthday

@martinclapton2724 14 күн бұрын

Brings back sooooo many memories! The rorty exhaust, whine of the gearbox , it’s all there. Used to have a 1380cc, 12G940 head , twin SUs , and a 731 cam. Acceleration, incredible. You mentioned Downton Engineering, there was an eccentric character if ever there was one. Daniel Richmond knew how to tune cars though. His students were Gordon Spice who went on to race 3.0 Capris, Ralph Broad from Broadspeed Engineering, Jan Odur who became Janspeed Engineering , David Vizard who wrote various Mini tuning books , what a line up !

@Roger.Coleman1949 7 күн бұрын

Martin , I gather Daniel's wife , April , was the formidable businesswoman and smelt ' money ' when his talents in engine tuning became obviously apparent .Issigonis , not an advocate of making his cars go faster , eventually had to give in under pressure from George Harriman of BMC , to adopt faster models and after a drink or three at the local pub that Daniel frequented , BMC Special Tuning came about.

@mikerichards9196 7 күн бұрын

I had a 1380 Avonbar engine in a Metro back in the late 80s; lightened and balanced, tuftrided crank/flywheel, omega pistons, gas-flowed, big valve head, with a 1¾ su on a swanneck and RC40 based exhaust. My that thing could shift, yet below about 3500 revs it was as docile as any shopping trolley. I always wanted to try one in a mini but never managed it. I had it rebuilt by what turned out to be a cowboy and it blew up while still running in 😢

@martinclapton2724 7 күн бұрын

@@Roger.Coleman1949 quite right, I think Daniel acted as a consultant for BMC in developing the Cooper engine.

@workonesabs 14 күн бұрын

Car is the same age as me!!! More shiny then I am though...!

@extramild1 13 күн бұрын

Probably has less dents I would guess :-)

@32toyman 14 күн бұрын

Wow! That must be the most immaculate vehicle I’ve ever seen you test drive. It is a thing of beauty

@hughrobinson9978 10 сағат бұрын

Oh, these sounds - deep joy! Had an Innocenti 1300 Cooper with balanced motor, LCB, RC40, etc. in the '90s. What a great little beast that was - did 110mph paced by a calibrated poilice car Omega we had, but at 6,000+rpm! Negative camber rear trailing arms and 165/70/SR10 Dunlop SP Sports meant it handled as well - much better than the '90s Cooper rehash that was deeply disappionting on its 12" wheels... A good Mini is ike a driveable Jack Russell Terrier...

@jdtseventyfour 9 күн бұрын

The mini is said to be one of the most modified cars ever. I always loved the Wood and Pickett mini's as well as Crayfords as well as the more recent David Brown specials. The fact you could spec a humble mini as such a luxury item is so amazing. I think someone even had one with wicker doors (Peter Sellars possibly). They are just a cool little car for everyone. I'm lucky enough to own a 1969 mini Jem kit car and it basically uses mini mechanicals in a fibreglass coupe body and I love it for its bonkersness (is that even a word 🙂) thanks for sharing such a fabulous car with us all she's a beauty!!

@nekite1 14 күн бұрын

What a wonderful Mini! So green with envy.

@jaggass 13 күн бұрын

I used to think that Mini's were overrated but they're aren't. They're more than just a car they're a true British icon.

@cambridgemart2075 14 күн бұрын

I saw WP and had to watch this immediately; that's another place my father worked at, initially in Ruislip, then St Albans until they sold up. The TV addition you mentioned was done by my father with a bit of help from myself to modify the TV to fit.

@HubNut 14 күн бұрын

Brilliant!

@stippolyte 14 күн бұрын

Why am i now extremely jealous of a guy called Roger who I've never met. 😊 Partly justifies why I've always preferred the Clubman style Mini.

@giuliopedrali4794 6 күн бұрын

This is Britain!

@JonBushell 11 күн бұрын

Beautiful

@martinneumann7783 14 күн бұрын

One of the best things on planet earth: nearly everything is a matter of taste… 😊

@WayneTheBoatGuy 7 күн бұрын

Quite a nifty interior!

@grahammitchell9415 12 күн бұрын

My late godfather Ernie Boxall worked for Wood and Pickett and made the wood dashes for the mini conversions as well as being registered to modify Rolls Royce interiors. I remember him saying that the design was a shrunken mk10 Jaguar dash with assistance from Smith's with the shrunken gauges. He also told me that BL would only supply complete cars as W&P would have preferred a shell and running gear.

@DeerKoden 14 күн бұрын

Impressive interior

@sagecouncil 10 күн бұрын

Beautiful car.

@rick66649 4 күн бұрын

Stunning love it👍🇬🇧

@simonhodgetts6530 14 күн бұрын

That’s beautiful! What a wonderful little car!

@davidking9707 7 күн бұрын

Lovely car. I like the Vauxhall Victor FD head lights.

@JFW5358 14 күн бұрын

Brings back memories of my youth. Not that I ever owned one.

@johnbastille5483 3 күн бұрын

Nice sound!

@StepsOfStPhilips 8 күн бұрын

I was reading about Wood & Pickett earlier today in an old copy of Classic Retro Modern, so jumped at your video. What a lovely car. Pedant alert: the licence plate is not period authentic. As a 1973 car, it would have originally worn mandatory white front/yellow rear plates. The white/yellow plates were introduced in 1968 and most people opted for them before they became mandatory because it made your car look modern and new. Nowadays the black plates with white letters look cool and retro. But in the 70s they were an “old banger indicator”.

@robertngreen6 11 күн бұрын

What an absolutely BRILLIANT little car!

@AFExploration 11 күн бұрын

such a nice mini that

@peterharness5192 12 күн бұрын

Great review of a wonderful car 👍, love your knowledge & enthusiasm! Keep the reviews coming 👍👍👍

@billb4089 14 күн бұрын

Dream machine.

@grayfool 14 күн бұрын

Now that's a CAR! Yes, I am a complete Mini obsessive for which I make no apologies. I saw one of these little gems parked in the street many, many eons ago and have wanted one ever since. Perfect video HubNuts. You just made my week.

@gleng6812 14 күн бұрын

It's a beautiful looking car, it's an absolute piece of art

@mickfletcher1970 14 күн бұрын

What a fantastic little car

@BAGGIES6677 14 күн бұрын

I was never a huge mini fan but that had me grinning from ear to ear. I want one 😂😂 love the interior and that front end should've been the mini standard I think because its ace.

@paultanker5606 2 күн бұрын

G'day to you ! Brilliant, love it, back in the late 60s myself and a couple of Mates bought a second hand Cooper S from the NSW Police, it was Light Blue of course but great fun to drive!

@MattBrownbill 14 күн бұрын

Ahhh, takes me back to my stage 1 tuned '76 Clubman pickup.

@brunorodas79 12 күн бұрын

Fantastic last scenes. I love it

@hsjcarrier707 14 күн бұрын

Leather is an integral part of Mini Clubmans. My Mam had an M reg and mopped the inside of the windscreen with a chamois every 5 minutes as we drove along. Eventually she delegated the job to me.

@tommysmith5479 7 күн бұрын

I used to love driving my clubman estate around. I would love a W&P version of that. Honestly, it would have been better with a 5 speed box but you can't have it all.

@sebastianwurtz5294 14 күн бұрын

What an absolute pearl. I want one!!🤤

@CaptHollister 14 күн бұрын

I think I have a new favourite amongst all the HubNut cars that have featured in test drives. What a nice little car. The interior is gorgeous ! It's like a spiritual ancestor to the Aston Martin Cygnet, but with more character.

@bentullett6068 13 күн бұрын

Such a beautiful little mini. Love the styling of these wood and picket mini's.

@heckmacbuff 13 күн бұрын

Superb! The closing shot exiting the roundabout was wonderful.

@eatsleepjdm-hd5399 14 күн бұрын

Loving this 👍

@arthuradderley5872 14 күн бұрын

I saw one of these near Preston yesterday, it looked stunning.

@michaeltutty1540 13 күн бұрын

Absolutely wonderful car indeed. Love the original Mini.

@chrstnldg6652 13 күн бұрын

That interior is incredible! What a great mini. Thanks Ian (and well done to Roger)

@UKSCIENCEORG 14 күн бұрын

I remember in the late 1980s the Foreign and Commonwealth office in London used a small fleet of black minis to shuttle documents around Whitehall. I had a friend in the diplomatic service who used to wait outside the FCO to greet the speeding black mini pulling up with papers from MI6 and take others to the Cabinet office etc. The days before email were more interesting!

@caw25sha 14 күн бұрын

And probably more secure.

@jamesrichardson476 13 күн бұрын

Wah! I want one.......😎

@paul3506 10 күн бұрын

Well nice

@kasperkjrsgaard1447 13 күн бұрын

Absolutely brilliant 😊👌 Thank you, Hubnut 🤗

@McElroysMotors 14 күн бұрын

What a fascinating thing to learn about! Thank you, Ian!

@steveball9825 14 күн бұрын

Amazing detailed review looks like a lot of fun in comfort

@CauliflowerMcPugg 14 күн бұрын

What a fabulous mini. Love every inch of it.

@area11committee35 14 күн бұрын

Wood and picket also did a dolomite sprint conversion both mini and dolomite are great

@mathewdunstan4142 11 күн бұрын

I remember seeing a modified Mini at an Earls Court motor show in the mid 70’s it had two tone paint work in Champagne over chestnut brown with a 24Kt Gold coach line the carpets were Wilton and the seats I think were upholstered in green Drayton velvet. The dash was veneered in burr walnut and the rear seat side pockets had a small wooden insert on the top with a chrome plated clip for Champagne glasses. The rear pockets were designated as Champagne panniers which very much amused me at the time. Don’t know who built it it may have been Wood and Picket. There may have been an Allegro Vanden Plas in a similar colour scheme displayed along side.

@antonysmith9173 12 күн бұрын

Nice. That is definitely the most luxurious Mini l have ever seen,beautiful

@colsparky651 14 күн бұрын

I had 11 minis in all. And I can say I loved each and every one of them .

@anthonystevens8683 12 күн бұрын

I had a couple of Minis when I was young. My first was very tired but my second was a Clubman Estate with the 1100 engine, that was so much better in every way. The handling even on my tired one was epic though. Back then it was a choice between a 2CV and a Mini, the Mini won but given the choice today I'd go for the 2CV as I'm no longer as flexible as I used to be so getting in and out could be quite difficult.

@ncb4704 8 күн бұрын

1970s amd 17 I worked in a petrol station at weekends. A wealthy customer had a W&P Mini and a XJ6 Coupe in matching shades of Yellow with Black Vinyl Roofs. You had to be careful where you stood when his boyfriend came in for Petrol.

@fulwell1 14 күн бұрын

What a glorious, glorious thing!

@NuttyAboutOldMGCars 13 күн бұрын

Great review Ian thanks , love your classic format of how you do these

@georgekaritzis2374 14 күн бұрын

Best Mini i have ever seen... Gorgeous

@wgeddis 14 күн бұрын

I'm not a Mini fan but that is glorious. Love the darker colour with all the chrome as I guess the chrome wouldn't pop with the bright yellow it originally was. Wondering interior as well and sounds good too. A credit to it's owner

@TipTopMotors. 11 күн бұрын

Wood and Picket Mini's -in the words of Tina Turner-"simply the best". I just love them.

@nigelratledge3485 12 күн бұрын

Fabulous - love the 'coachbuilt' Minis of the '60s and '70s and this one is a gem. W&P's first Mini customer was the actor Laurence Harvey in 1966, they converted a Mk1 Cooper S for him and painted it gold, a little later they built a Mk2 Cooper S for him which was painted brownish bronze.

@allanmollison6971 14 күн бұрын

Awesome classic 👍😊

@NickChapman87 14 күн бұрын

11:10 I like the Weezer reference 😅

@jonathanellis1842 14 күн бұрын

I have owned two minis a 1986 red city which was my second car, and then an older 1978 1275GT. I needed to replace my first one because the early 20 ish Me did not think that I could ever run out of talent, if you get lift off overseer in a mini and you do not have the guts and room to keep your foot in then it will all go very wrong, very quickly! I still have a soft spot for all things Mini to this day.

@jrushen4235 14 күн бұрын

Great review of such an iconic car.

@ajpbradley 12 күн бұрын

What a lovely little thing.

@Roger.Coleman1949 14 күн бұрын

Marvellous review Ian of a 1970s icon .Wood & Pickett aftermarket Mini accessories were a must for every ' serious ' Mini owner , espeially their full width front and rear chrome ' nudge ' bars with little round rubber ' doughnut ' protective buffers , the rears were like huge spectacles protecting the rear lamps and boot lid. Also , the polished wiper aerofoils as on this beautiful car, ' to stop lift at speed ' !.I'm recommisioning my recently acquired 1961 Austin Seven Mini and busy resourcing all those period extras.

@ruglund 13 күн бұрын

my dads mini never was so posh. that is craftsmanship.

@chrisgreenhalgh6358 13 күн бұрын

Was loving the external view ,deep paint work , chrome fittings and surrounds and the Ian , you showed inside .... wow and a big smile to my face. Lucky you Ian and Ms Hubnut, Bravo.

@pswordsy 9 күн бұрын

Beautiful motor , ide say one of the BEST MINI'S I've Ever seen

@Tired238 8 күн бұрын

Well done Roger 👏

@pauldavies6037 13 күн бұрын

I want one

@ralphturner3798 14 күн бұрын

I was a bit bored at first and thought I would stop the video, but when you got in the car and got driving I found it very interesting. Thanks.

@theclocker7406 13 күн бұрын

Wow! What a fabulous Mini, I remember these coming out, but haven't ever seen one, so this was a real treat, thanks (Glad you're feeling better now). My first car was a 1960 Mini Minor 850, and I absolutely loved it, kept it 8 years all through college and university, even moved house in it, what an adventure that was. Owned a 1990 Mini Cooper 1275 around 1998/2000, and boy did that go some, so much fun; there is truly no other car like a Mini, they are absolutely brilliant to drive: So wish I still had one, even here in Canada where cars are enormous.

@fhwolthuis 14 күн бұрын

Absolutely fabulous, that's how my Mini should be if I'd ever own one 😍

@keithfletcher6123 12 күн бұрын

Brilliant … what a hoot … parp parp … Changing gear with facial expressions … Your grin got bigger as the revs rose through each gear 😂

@jonniepotter1194 12 күн бұрын

That is one fine little Mini

@JohnRolyAU 12 күн бұрын

My Australian Cooper S is now running a 1330cc and 113bhp. It's an awesome car when it's working perfectly

@mpersad 14 күн бұрын

Wonderful! Like so many others my first car was a Mini (though not this luxury car!) that my Dad bought for £250 in 1985. My sister passed her driving test in it and we both drove it all over the country. It was a terrific car, so assured and responsive. Great video, brought back memories of how much fun driving can be.

@alansmith1770 14 күн бұрын

Oh my word that is one beautiful mini. Sounded lovely. I saw a Wood & Picket Dolomite on Bangers & Cash a while ago. But the Mini is gorgeous.

@jwades77 14 күн бұрын

lovely location you're at. greetings from west kentucky!

@davidbarnsley8486 13 күн бұрын

I was telling someone the other day friends I knew back in the day There specialty was de seaming the mini body’s they restored What an interior

@tonys1636 14 күн бұрын

Would have loved one when living in Fulham, my P5b was not ideal for living between two gates of Stamford Bridge, yes Chelsea FC is in Fulham.

@scottishcarenthusiastsandtrain 14 күн бұрын

A beauty of a Mini Ian and Carly, goes and sounds beautiful as well.

@KURTLEMViGH 14 күн бұрын

SO TRUE BEAUTiFUL BEAUTiFUL BEAUTiFUL CAR!! 😘✨💚🍀🇬🇧 SO TRUE BEAUTiFUL SOUND iT' GAT!! 🇬🇧😘✨💚🍀

@bloodybrit 14 күн бұрын

Takes me back, not much puts a smile on your face like a Mini does - great video.

@Ricketik65 12 күн бұрын

Absolutely brilliant!

@conradharcourt8263 14 күн бұрын

The difficulty moving-off smoothly: does it lack an engine steady bar, maybe? ISTR recall that one of the first signs that the bar mountings were shot, or the bulkhead end had rusted away, was a tendency to lurch away from rest! Lovely little car though, but as you say, not for motorway work 🙂