At The Auctions

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Exminiman wrote: Tue Nov 17, 2020 7:42 pm Is he saying that the mini is genuine and above board, but hes thinking of selling it to a professional criminal hes met that rings cars en masse ....... WTF.....is this some sort of parallel world....
That's how I read it. I assume the original purchaser chucked it back at him then?
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Could this be referring to a previous thread that I can’t find now about a RARE MK1 mini won at auction that had a factory fitted MK2 rear window years before the MK2 came out! The buyer refused to go through with the sale .
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To be fair the buyer didn’t sound like he could tell a Mk1 from a hole in the ground and has a reputation for arsing people about.
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Bonhams have a varied selection of Minis coming up in their December 11th sale

https://www.bonhams.com/auctions/26549/ ... =list&m1=1


Nicely restored Hydro GT with plenty of history should fetch good money

https://www.bonhams.com/auctions/26549/ ... 128&page=1

Barn Find single tank '66 S will get those wallets twitching. Also has famous first owner.

https://www.bonhams.com/auctions/26549/ ... 128&page=1
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Somebody's already nicked the "S" wheels and the stainless window surrounds off it :cry:
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A couple of good original looking under bonnet shots in the auction blurb.
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Red ones been kicking around a long time here and there.
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Interesting dash in that S not seen one of those before.
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Cant see it on here previously - interesting one on BAT - late Mk1 S with lots of info ;-)


https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1967- ... 2020-12-01
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Is the Bonhams S the one pulled from Mathewsons auction a few months back?
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Oneball wrote: Tue Dec 01, 2020 6:57 pm Interesting dash in that S not seen one of those before.
Madadash is it? I remember buying one for my Cooper about 50 years ago. It was a flimsy piece of rubbish really but I thought it was very cool at the time :lol:

Yes, I agree the car has been for sale for a while and has I think featured on here at least once.
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Old English White wrote: Tue Dec 01, 2020 7:40 pm
Oneball wrote: Tue Dec 01, 2020 6:57 pm Interesting dash in that S not seen one of those before.
Madadash is it? I remember buying one for my Cooper about 50 years ago. It was a flimsy piece of rubbish really but I thought it was very cool at the time :lol:

Yes, I agree the car has been for sale for a while and has I think featured on here at least once.
Thank you. Here it is in all its glory.

http://mk1-performance-conversions.co.uk/pdf/bg_3.pdf
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That's it! That does bring back memories :) . I had the "Rally seat covers" too and many other bits. Poor car looked like a Christmas tree :oops:
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Oneball wrote: Tue Dec 01, 2020 8:16 pm Thank you. Here it is in all its glory.

http://mk1-performance-conversions.co.uk/pdf/bg_3.pdf
I fancy the 'racing suit', the 'driving gloves' and maybe the nylon 'rally coat' from page 8 :geek:
Yes I am a nerd: I am researching the Austrian Mini-racing scene of the 60s and 70s :ugeek:
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Mk1 S at 1:53:30, £28k. Not sure if this was accepted though, very cheap.
Mk1 Cooper at 41:20, £15k provisional.
Mk1 Cooper lhd at 2:54:00 , £15250 provisional.

Don't appear to be selling that well.

https://youtu.be/C8h0XqftaTI
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Ooh, I like that......might change colour of the wheels, though :mrgreen:
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I fancy the 'racing suit', the 'driving gloves' and maybe the nylon 'rally coat' from page 8 :geek:
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That takes me back to the early 1970s in Essex when local competitors started to wear the B&G overalls on road rallies. Just along the road was another motoring shop - I think West Essex Rally Spares - shop? I remember our local motor club commisioned "nylon" rally jackets and also door stickers like the Ford ones, white letters on black rectangular background! Teenage kicks. :lol:
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Oooh, very nice. Wonder what it will make, 30k would be low for a Cooper S in this market.
Of course I know what a dipstick is, you get called something often enough you look it up!
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iain1967s wrote: Sat Feb 06, 2021 11:21 pm Nice looking restored Mk1 1275 S
https://collectingcars.com/for-sale/196 ... per-s-1275
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Looks nice but description made me chuckle..“ and there are no warning lights displayed on the dashboard” which I suppose is actually true :lol: :lol:
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