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

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To command really high prices the car must have a proven "track" record.

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I suppose S credentials ,aren't as bigger issue with race cars ,if a road car was decribed as "built from a bare shell" there might be a few questions to answer?
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As it appeared at Oulton Mini Festival last year. The observant will notice that this car is in keeping with period Works cars as it has had a reg number swop. ;)

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surfblue63 wrote:No, No, No, No, No!!

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1964-AUSTIN-M ... 25a9ddf9a0
ive just had a 'rob and mandy' flash back to mini 20 :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
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blatant ringer!
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rich@minispares.com wrote:
blatant ringer!
"The origonal engine was siezed and replaced with my mini mayfair 998cc with 36000 miles i owned this from nov 1998 when it had 7000 miles on the clock."

Such a clever transplant that. They managed to fit the engine and EVERYTHING it was attached to to the 1968 logbook. Amazing. Such skill!
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How many other Minis have you seen that can also defy gravity?

It never ceases to amaze me how many people put pictures on ebay that are out of focus, upside down, or just rubbish.

Makes you think that they don't really want to sell their stuff doesn't it.
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mk1 wrote:How many other Minis have you seen that can also defy gravity?

It never ceases to amaze me how many people put pictures on ebay that are out of focus, upside down, or just rubbish.

Makes you think that they don't really want to sell their stuff doesn't it.
I thought it was an Aussie Spec ringer at first. Windows are wrong though..
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gs.davies wrote:
mk1 wrote:How many other Minis have you seen that can also defy gravity?

It never ceases to amaze me how many people put pictures on ebay that are out of focus, upside down, or just rubbish.

Makes you think that they don't really want to sell their stuff doesn't it.
I thought it was an Aussie Spec ringer at first. Windows are wrong though..

too be fair, the upside down picture thing is a iphone deal, where the photos 'know' which way is the right way up, even if they are upside down, so people rotate them thinking they are making them correct, when they are actually turning them upside down........
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It never ceases to amaze me how many people put pictures on ebay that are out of focus, upside down, or just rubbish.

Makes you think that they don't really want to sell their stuff doesn't it.
That are sellers, where the wifes want the thing to be sold, so there best is to make a bad description, so you
can tell your wife "nobody wants it".... ;)
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On the other hand, here's a real 60's Mini that's not on a 1980's V5 (why is that conversion not so popular? You'd have thought people would want to pass their cars off as newer...!)

Looks like a nice wheel on it too? springalex?

http://m.ebay.co.uk/itm/201388004362?rm ... mwBanner=1
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This frog is making daft money , it's not that original , colour change , wrong engine , wrong seat covering. Number Plates good but would spoil car to remove it!

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Oooh I like that. Thats my sort of money pit :-)
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gs.davies wrote:On the other hand, here's a real 60's Mini that's not on a 1980's V5 (why is that conversion not so popular? You'd have thought people would want to pass their cars off as newer...!)

Looks like a nice wheel on it too? springalex?

http://m.ebay.co.uk/itm/201388004362?rm ... mwBanner=1
Yes, Springalex !
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Matt_Tupman wrote:I think aap K Minis are now at the value you could build one and make money on it!
Depends if it's got the latest spec full works Swiftune engine/box in it, £18K a pop?
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Nick W wrote:This frog is making daft money , it's not that original , colour change , wrong engine , wrong seat covering. Number Plates good but would spoil car to remove it!

http://ebay.to/1V3T5Cn
Yet another "private listing" auction so that nobody knows who's bidding what...... A relisting soon maybe??
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