Enthusiasts have put their own stamp on Issigonis's baby since its birth. Paul Fisher went rather further than most, however, and in 1990 embarked on a six-year odyssey to transform an unsuspecting 1979 Mini 1000 into this lower, meaner and decidedly orange one-off example - not for nothing is it called 'Orange Crush'! Beginning with a new floor and inner and out sills, he then chopped and sculpted the body in minute detail. Having arrived at the shape he required he then carried out lots of seam welding, zinc priming and Waxoyling before investing a further 18 hours in applying the dazzling paintwork - Volkswagen 'Inca Gelb' apparently. Underneath you'll find Spax dampers and 12in. Revolution wheels shod in Yokohama tyres. The engine, though, is an almost stock Rover 1.3-litre unit. 'KHA 919V' has featured on BBC Top Gear and in Mini World Magazine, and unsurprisingly won major prizes at the 1998 Mini Magazine meet.
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