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

[gpmini]

'66 Mk1 S coming up for auction...

http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C722627

Only one pic, but looks like a little beauty. I would drive it just like that. My kind of Mini

Leon

[Pete]

'66 Mk1 S coming up for auction...

http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C722627

That was for sale very recently, can't remember where?

[mini63]

tasty Radford...

http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C724549

[Pete]

tasty Radford...

http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C724549

Lovely car, saw it close up a few years ago but the owner didn't think it was an original Radford when I spoke to him. The seats are pre '66 and all the trim had been painted green. Nice Mk2 Cooper + Radford trim doesn't necessarily really equal a Radford or £35K? However , as with many of these cars maybe it's got a hidden history somewhere, but I wouldn't gamble £35K before finding it!

[Pete]

Looks like it could be original...

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Austin-Mini-C ... fresh=true

[Matt_Tupman]

No age, engine size or photos of the interior you do have to wonder if people actually want to sell something some days.

[Spitz]

Wouldn't an S have a diagonal slam panel support? Maybe the early ones didn't.

[UHR850]

Cosmic steering wheel on fleebuy. Not mine.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Classic-car-l ... 542c39efeb

[Pete]

Wouldn't an S have a diagonal slam panel support? Maybe the early ones didn't.

rare to have the original panel anyway really, and could be a pre 66 build

[Nick W]

Another S here

http://ebay.to/1RNOe38

[Nick W]

Are these different to the later ones , look same to me
I've just took mine off , thought they were about £10 each on a good day

http://ebay.to/1RNOP4X

[Andrew1967]

Are these different to the later ones , look same to me
I've just took mine off , thought they were about £10 each on a good day

http://ebay.to/1RNOP4X

Yes, the early ones are much thinner (grip-wise) with the rubber grip part being smooth and slides up and down the line.

Last NOS one I had made about £55 if I remember correctly.

[surfblue63]

Are these different to the later ones , look same to me
I've just took mine off , thought they were about £10 each on a good day

http://ebay.to/1RNOP4X

Later ones have grooves around the handle part.

[Daz1968]

You can also get repro 1959 spec ones so would have to be careful when buying, but as above later ones also have grooves on the handle part,

[Daz1968]

That green s hasn't much of the original s left, but at least the seller is honest and not hiding anything, I have no idea how a 1965 s in an early shell and non s engine can be worth buying at much more than the current price,

[paul1275s]

I've endeavoured to be honest about it, can't quite believe what's happening myself. 99p to 10k in 6 hours. Sad to let it go but I've had to look at the realities of whether or not I'd ever be able to enjoy it in the way I used to enjoy it if I was ever to find the time to restore it myself.

[STG95F]

another


http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/131767513495? ... EBIDX%3AIT

[Pete]

That's the first one. That one does look like a real one at least (no offence Paul!). The value of these has gone through the roof and it seems project values specifically. I think the logbook on it's own is probably the bulk of the value and there's plenty still building cars from those!

I sold an original shell/engine/trim/etc '65 1275 S recently and I'm thinking I sold it too cheap!

[STG95F]

sorry Pete , Been a long day

try again here's another

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/MORRIS-MINI-C ... 3641.l6368

[Pete]

Be interesting to see what a project goes for and how much difference in value there'll be between two very different cars. I doubt the non original one will be too much different and that buyers care a lot less about it than we think they do!