WTH??!?! Have you seen this item on ebay.

[Costafortune]

It looks alright although the potato camera pics might be hiding a lot.

But Cooper money for a Van?

Really?

[UHR850]

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/155928631872 ... SwMcllc40s

Classic MINISPRINT COOPER S rare Road Test, & OSELLI big bore Mini test & tuning


https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/134678598284 ... Sww4BkZIV7

VITALONI YAKAZI NEEDS ELECTRONIC RPM COUNTERS ERA original catalog '70

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/126363091751 ... SwGr1lW5ZN

Austin Mini Cooper S Radford

[Exminiman]

AEG316 stamped on the top.......still qualify ?

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/145685801527 ... name=11021

[360gts]

AEG316 stamped on the top.......still qualify ?

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/145685801527 ... name=11021

12G940 casting.....I have seen these before.......
I even have a similar one here.
My guess was the tuners used the better 12G940 casting and stamped it 316...maybe to satisfy homologation requirements....just a guess!

[Exminiman]

AEG316 stamped on the top.......still qualify ?

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/145685801527 ... name=11021

12G940 casting.....I have seen these before.......
I even have a similar one here.
My guess was the tuners used the better 12G940 casting and stamped it 316...maybe to satisfy homologation requirements....just a guess!

TBH that's what I wondered, the manifold face is a big give away though if you were a scrutineer....

[maxidave]

This head appears to be stamped AEG 163 not 316.AEG 316 is a 1275S EN40B Crankshaft,nitrided but not cross drilled.I hope to post one soon on
FOR SALE.

[maxidave]

Forgot to say this head looks like an 1805,the best 940 variation to modify.

[mab01uk]

H15 Fun - 1990 Mini Cooper S, Chassis No.0001 once owned by Micheal Cooper, now in South Africa...
https://www.kampforum.co.za/node/5329

Thread on TMF:
H15 Fun Mini Cooper S 001 Chassis No. For Sale:-
https://www.theminiforum.co.uk/forums/t ... -for-sale/

[and.rs1800]

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/315254452117 ... R5KYy9_QYw

Looks nice but advert says oversills fitted 30 years ago!
Same advert on car and classic but it’s a dealer selling it-the eBay advert comes across like it’s a private sale…
Wouldn’t a Cooper have chrome door handles not door pulls on the inside?

[minimk1man]

Looks nice but advert says oversills fitted 30 years ago!
Same advert on car and classic but it’s a dealer selling it-the eBay advert comes across like it’s a private sale…
Wouldn’t a Cooper have chrome door handles not door pulls on the inside?

Also I think GVU +++D series is an age related number. So is it an import or has it lost its original reg number. ??? Hmmm

[peasantslife]

Yes, GVU was used as a reserve series, I confess I cant see when this number was issued, but it must be quite recently.
Car is reg as a Rover Mini without a single MoT to its name..reg April 66 when looking at MoT check,
And a Morris in Tax checker which also says Oct75 first Registration, and a V5 issued March24.
Hmm, I'm not sufficiently up to speed on this era of registrations to actually interpret that level of confusion.

[peasantslife]

And its recorded engine No is 9FD5AH16696. Where does that line up?

[Old English White]

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/315254452117 ... R5KYy9_QYw
Same advert on car and classic but it’s a dealer selling it-the eBay advert comes across like it’s a private sale…
Wouldn’t a Cooper have chrome door handles not door pulls on the inside?

Yes. And Yes. Definitely a dealer sale. He's used quite a few IDs on ebay hasn't he.

[peasantslife]

Ok, this is what I've now got....
Up til the start of March 24 it was on KBN 778P.
True enough one registered keeper since 1st May 1980. (but how may owners in that time I wonder?) Between its UK registration in 75 and 1980 it had 3 other Keepers.
Why is it on a P plate? Probably an import from somewhere in Oct75....
If important to a prospect they need to ask some unambiguous questions over its early history, which the ads make no mention of.

[and.rs1800]

Ok, this is what I've now got....
Up til the start of March 24 it was on KBN 778P.
True enough one registered keeper since 1st May 1980. (but how may owners in that time I wonder?) Between its UK registration in 75 and 1980 it had 3 other Keepers.
Why is it on a P plate? Probably an import from somewhere in Oct75....
If important to a prospect they need to ask some unambiguous questions over its early history, which the ads make no mention of.

Excellent detective work

[Costafortune]

Most likely it was built from a body shell (new or used) and registered as 'built from parts' in 1975 - in those days DVLC just registered such cars on the latest registration letter.

KBN778P is down as a dead number but shows a registration date of 18/4/66.

Is it the same car? The V5 was registered to one person since 1980. It means nothing. You can see the new trim, the original lower dash rail vinyl and the badly fitted top rail vinyl. Probably cut it from an old DFS sofa at the tip.

You can buy a proper 998 Cooper for 20 grand so why buy one with an Enid Blyton history? Unless it's four figures beginning with a 5 or a 6 of course.

[Exminiman]

It’s been pulled from eBay

TBH, not so bothered about the history, for me its a bit too tarted up, remove the bonnet stripe, Rocker cover, etc….,forget the BS knock a few grand off and might be worth a punt, as a car to drive.

Would need to check the surface rust, is just that, surface rust, though

Oddly, the seller must spend an inordinate amount of time in barns, as all last few cars he sold were “barn finds” according to reviews….

[Exminiman]

Another Cooper “barn find” from a certain person in Henley…..

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/256451854196 ... R7rQivzQYw

[minimk1man]

Exminiman » Fri Mar 29, 2024 2:29 am

Another Cooper “barn find” from a certain person in Henley…..

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/256451854196 ... R7rQivzQYw

[whistler]

Another Cooper “barn find” from a certain person in Henley…..

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/256451854196 ... R7rQivzQYw

OK, I've looked at the listing. What's wrong about the car or the seller?