Lost For Words
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WMU 211G
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Re: Lost For Words
I noticed that JD have reduced the asking prices of two of the coachbuilt Minis they currently have, the ex-John Hammell W&P Mk2 S is now £110k and the Radford Mk2 S is now £125k.
Nidge
1968 Mk2 Morris Cooper
1968 Mk2 Morris Cooper S
1992 Maserati Biturbo 430 2.8 litre V6
1968 Mk2 Morris Cooper
1968 Mk2 Morris Cooper S
1992 Maserati Biturbo 430 2.8 litre V6
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northern monkey
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Re: Lost For Words
Thats a very nice car..mab01uk wrote: ↑Wed May 24, 2023 10:17 am Interestingly quite a few people on 'The Mini Forum' really like the 1980's excess styling of this Tickford Mini, which I think shows as I said earlier, that Mini enthusiasts belong to a very 'broad church' compared to most other classic cars. Probably because the long production life of the classic Mini spans so many different age groups who have nostalgia and interest for the different eras of style and taste from the 1960's/70's/80's/90's to 2000's.
It would be good to see the Tickford Mini parked up in the Coachbuilt Mini Register Display at Beaulieu, along with a rare example of the Mini B.A.C. M-30 from the 1980's...
Ex-Bernie Ecclestone Mini B.A.C. M-30:-
https://www.historics.co.uk/buying/auct ... -bac-m-30/
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peasantslife
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Re: Lost For Words
Well I was there - until 1980, so I just missed this one...
AML (75) Ltd was in all honesty under capitalised, just saved from annihilation caused by a spiv Brummie.....
The V8 car was already feeling a bit long in the tooth, (though ultimately it did run much longer), so some quick and not so cheap refreshes, Volante, Vantage, (vantage Volante) Oscar India and the wow factor Lagonda Series 2.
If I'd known what I know now I too would have been looking to diversify, and what better way to bring new cachet to the business by any halo projects under the Tickford Banner. (Crow loudly when its acclaimed, or say ' well its only a Tickford' when not so well received. Bricklin, Bulldog, Sunchaser, The AM MGB, Sierra 500.Frazer Metro etc).
Would you rather the company did nothing and withered a sad painful death?
In the coachbuilding business, how many lemons does it take to make Lemonade? There probably isnt one Carrosserie without some ungainly/ill defined renditions which got to the road thanks to some wealthy but stylistically challenged clients paying through the nose for their unique car.
So, should AML/Tickford have refused the job out of hand on first sight? or be brave enough to say yes, we did this, but we can also do a very different job for you!
Who knows it could have been part of the folded edge school of automotive styling. Just because its unfamiliar its easy to deride - ugh that jelly mould isnt a patch on a Cortina...(but they sold hundreds of thousands of em across the world so just because it hurts your eyes today doesnt mean it wont take on a rosy tint tomorrow.) Bizarrely familiarity breeds admirers.
It is true, coachbuilding is all about first owner, he (or she) pays for the job. And generally they know in their own Taxation environment how long they will keep it before repeating the process - they pay, but will get their money back. They wont pay for a body sturdy enough to get to the moon, nor would they give a damn about corrosion protection to challenge the pyramids. Bristol Cars make me laugh, if it wouldnt fit their 4ft box bender it didnt get made in steel!
I see Vantage eque air dam and blanked grill, perhaps a Lag or Bulldog set of lamps? Its a crying shame no one sorted out the 25 year old cabin A surface panels really!
AML (75) Ltd was in all honesty under capitalised, just saved from annihilation caused by a spiv Brummie.....
The V8 car was already feeling a bit long in the tooth, (though ultimately it did run much longer), so some quick and not so cheap refreshes, Volante, Vantage, (vantage Volante) Oscar India and the wow factor Lagonda Series 2.
If I'd known what I know now I too would have been looking to diversify, and what better way to bring new cachet to the business by any halo projects under the Tickford Banner. (Crow loudly when its acclaimed, or say ' well its only a Tickford' when not so well received. Bricklin, Bulldog, Sunchaser, The AM MGB, Sierra 500.Frazer Metro etc).
Would you rather the company did nothing and withered a sad painful death?
In the coachbuilding business, how many lemons does it take to make Lemonade? There probably isnt one Carrosserie without some ungainly/ill defined renditions which got to the road thanks to some wealthy but stylistically challenged clients paying through the nose for their unique car.
So, should AML/Tickford have refused the job out of hand on first sight? or be brave enough to say yes, we did this, but we can also do a very different job for you!
Who knows it could have been part of the folded edge school of automotive styling. Just because its unfamiliar its easy to deride - ugh that jelly mould isnt a patch on a Cortina...(but they sold hundreds of thousands of em across the world so just because it hurts your eyes today doesnt mean it wont take on a rosy tint tomorrow.) Bizarrely familiarity breeds admirers.
It is true, coachbuilding is all about first owner, he (or she) pays for the job. And generally they know in their own Taxation environment how long they will keep it before repeating the process - they pay, but will get their money back. They wont pay for a body sturdy enough to get to the moon, nor would they give a damn about corrosion protection to challenge the pyramids. Bristol Cars make me laugh, if it wouldnt fit their 4ft box bender it didnt get made in steel!
I see Vantage eque air dam and blanked grill, perhaps a Lag or Bulldog set of lamps? Its a crying shame no one sorted out the 25 year old cabin A surface panels really!