Mini Jem Mk. I, 1021, LVD 572F (GB), Owner: Sylvain Gauffre (F)

We have recently been contacted by one of the car’s builders, Keith Jackson. Keith writes: “We had seen a Jem raced by Wigtown Engineering at Ingliston and thought it would be cheap to run and maintain. My brother and I were students of Engineering and Law aged 19 and 17 respectively, living east of Glasgow. In 1967 the shell cost £250 and the rest came from an 850 Mini van which my brother had conveniently written off under the back of a lorry (with me in it) and cost £30 to buy back from the insurance company. We had the car on the road for about £350. “We shared the Jem until 1970 after which I ran it until 1975, having installed an 1100 engine to tour Europe in 1972. In all the car clocked up about 150,000 miles, although it was a bit accident prone. I sold the Jem in about 1982 to a chap in Blackwood, Lanarkshire and that was the last I heard of it.” We’re as pleased to hear about the history of the car as Keith is to know that it's still around and being cared for.

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Last updated 19th February, 2011