General Chat with an emphasis on BMC Minis & Other iconic cars of the 1960's.
Pete
1275 Cooper S
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by Pete Mon Jan 23, 2017 12:14 pm
Private enterprise? More like lying git!
Today's reproduction..tomorrow's genuine article.
Now where did I put my genuine Paddy Hopkirk grille buttons..
mk1
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by mk1 Mon Jan 23, 2017 12:20 pm
The truth is that original Alexander knobs were plastic with a clear perspex window in the top.
GraemeC
1275 Cooper S
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by GraemeC Mon Jan 23, 2017 12:23 pm
mk1 wrote: I wish I could have sold them at that price
He probably does too - I wonder how many he's actually sold?
Maybe you should list any you have left at £20 less and flood the market with NOS gear knobs!
swifty
1275 Cooper S
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by swifty Mon Jan 23, 2017 2:32 pm
What's surprising is that he doesn't come from Essex
we love a profit in this neck of the woods ... Ken
1963 austin Cooper s mk1 1071
zbarbera
998 Cooper
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by zbarbera Mon Jan 23, 2017 3:52 pm
Funny, I saw that pop up in my eBay emails this morning and was going to ask if they were yours, And indeed...
7, March 1963 Austin Cooper 1071 S
mk1
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by mk1 Tue Jan 24, 2017 10:59 am
Its a fake. The numbers are wrong, probably one of those stickers that used to be sold on ebay.
Pete
1275 Cooper S
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by Pete Tue Jan 24, 2017 11:07 am
Yep suspiciously cheap and a total fake as I suspect the seller knows. It's a sticker.
Nick W
1275 Cooper S
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by Nick W Tue Jan 24, 2017 8:01 pm
Up North in Sheffield
Hipwell
1275 Cooper S
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by Hipwell Tue Jan 24, 2017 9:17 pm
I would say scam... I think.
minimans
1275 Cooper S
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by minimans Tue Jan 24, 2017 9:52 pm
Well there on upside down or the wrong side at least but they still don't look right to me?
Callum
998 Cooper
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by Callum Tue Jan 24, 2017 10:10 pm
They look like morris minor ears to me?
zbarbera
998 Cooper
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by zbarbera Tue Jan 24, 2017 10:29 pm
minimans wrote: Well there on upside down or the wrong side at least but they still don't look right to me?
Screws in the wrong place?
7, March 1963 Austin Cooper 1071 S
Andrew1967
1275 Cooper S
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by Andrew1967 Tue Jan 24, 2017 10:33 pm
That's what I was thinking Callum.
zbarbera
998 Cooper
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by zbarbera Tue Jan 24, 2017 10:35 pm
7, March 1963 Austin Cooper 1071 S
Fiveposter
998 Cooper
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by Fiveposter Tue Jan 24, 2017 10:56 pm
1965 Mini Mooncraft Moke sports
http://r.ebay.com/SrW6BD
1965 S
Old English White
1275 Cooper S
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by Old English White Tue Jan 24, 2017 11:57 pm
Yes, Minor 1000 Andrew. They are basically the same heater although the ears are quite different. It is the Mini ears which are hard to obtain.... That is a mad price! That seller is a bit "inventive" if I may say so. I bought something from him which was not quite what he suggested
surfblue63
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by surfblue63 Wed Jan 25, 2017 1:06 am
First GT that's come up for auction for a while and the estimate is quite buyer friendly.
http://www.angliacarauctions.co.uk/en/c ... i-1275-gt/
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Today's reproduction..tomorrow's genuine article. 
Now where did I put my genuine Paddy Hopkirk grille buttons..
