General Chat with an emphasis on BMC Minis & Other iconic cars of the 1960's.
steve1071
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by steve1071 Wed Apr 12, 2017 2:40 pm
I know classics can sit around a while but he's got 'plenty' across that one.
Never restored is a bit of a fib, didn't Tim help put it back together?!
GraemeC
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by GraemeC Wed Apr 12, 2017 5:48 pm
66S
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by 66S Wed Apr 12, 2017 10:10 pm
Andrew might be interested in that !! Maybe not ??
Al
smithyrc30
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by smithyrc30 Wed Apr 12, 2017 11:23 pm
Dunno, pictures look like a 5 speed to me.
jerry
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by jerry Wed Apr 12, 2017 11:32 pm
smithyrc30 wrote:
Dunno, pictures look like a 5 speed to me.
They do now! Pictures have been updated- Was a manky old box in the original photo
Andrew1967
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by Andrew1967 Thu Apr 13, 2017 6:21 am
66S wrote:
Andrew might be interested in that !! Maybe not ??
Al
I did look at it Al......for a second...... and then thought WTF
Makes mine look like an easy project
mk1
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by mk1 Thu Apr 13, 2017 9:28 am
That 5 speed is a ludicrous price!
swifty
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by swifty Thu Apr 13, 2017 10:46 am
Why would anyone buy that gearbox at that price when a new minispares one is about 2 grand ? . There's also someone on eBay trying to sell a old right hand tank for £450 ... why ,, when you can buy a new minispares one for just over £300 with a bit of discount ... ken
1963 austin Cooper s mk1 1071
Nick W
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by Nick W Thu Apr 13, 2017 7:30 pm
163 head
Does it look to have had valve seats fitted?
Looks to have more meat between the valves than usual?
Look at this on eBay
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/332182315095
Up North in Sheffield
spoon.450
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by spoon.450 Thu Apr 13, 2017 10:56 pm
scott6058
998 Cooper
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by scott6058 Fri Apr 14, 2017 12:22 am
IvorBiota
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by IvorBiota Sat Apr 15, 2017 11:00 am
rich@minispares.com
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by rich@minispares.com Sat Apr 15, 2017 12:23 pm
that's a bargain, shame the inlet manifolds are missing - it would be a major undertaking to get a pair made as they are a work of art.
dodge44
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by dodge44 Sat Apr 15, 2017 1:28 pm
Crikey I thought my car was a bit of a shed, but although it looks OK this really is quite a mash up. Sellers address is a wheeze too - Del Boy? :
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1960-CLASSIC- ... Sw~CFY8fOu
See he's also been plagued by the buy it now price pests...
Old English White
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by Old English White Sat Apr 15, 2017 1:54 pm
I reckon that's a mid-1960s car which has been log-booked to get the original 1960 registration off it.
Anyone ever heard of converting a 1960 car to hydrolastic before
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I bet all the glass and Lucas parts date it a few years later.
Hipwell
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by Hipwell Sat Apr 15, 2017 4:01 pm
rich@minispares.com
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by rich@minispares.com Sat Apr 15, 2017 4:04 pm
Old English White wrote: I reckon that's a mid-1960s car which has been log-booked to get the original 1960 registration off it.
Anyone ever heard of converting a 1960 car to hydrolastic before
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I bet all the glass and Lucas parts date it a few years later.
Upside down door cards tell you everything you need to know.....
Andrew1967
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by Andrew1967 Sat Apr 15, 2017 5:10 pm
Old English White wrote: I reckon that's a mid-1960s car which has been log-booked to get the original 1960 registration off it.
Anyone ever heard of converting a 1960 car to hydrolastic before
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I bet all the glass and Lucas parts date it a few years later.
I quote....
A LOT OF THE PERIOD 1960 PARTS ETC HAVE BEEN REPLACED OVER THE YEARS
...er, like ALL of them.
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