Das Maus - The Journey Begins
It's been awhile since I did some car project posts. Mostly because I'm done racing and sold off what's left of the racecar. Also the 1970 2002 is in good shape and I'm just fiddling with different bits and keeping it running. But that's all about to change. Meet Das Maus. A RHD 1972 Morris Mini. It started out life in the UK as an 850cc (the size of motor). Along the way, the motor was upgraded to a 998 cc and it looks like it was re-shelled with a later, 80's body. This is basically a 'barn find' car. The back story is the car started life in the UK. Eventually, a US serviceman bought it and shipped it home back to Virginia. The next owner brought it home to New Hampshire. He played with it for a year and then parked it deep in his pole barn/garage for the next 16 years. Like my huskies, he suffered from Squirrel Syndrome, dropping his interest on his current project for shiny new ones. Jason, the owner, rediscovered the car and did minimal work to g
