Lost For Words

[111Robin]

https://www.carandclassic.com/car/C1586547

[mk1]

Ha, ha, Good luck! That is fricken hideous.

[rolesyboy]

Come on FFS, what do you lot want for £90k? Steeped in provenance, easy on the eye especially with those reversing lights where the headlamps should go I can't tell if it started life as a Mayfair or the less desirable City with all that shiz glued to it

Just check out the cracks on the sidewalls of those Pirellis. And that hand crafted twin centre box exhaust hanger.
But it's OK, its having an overhaul at JD Woodham Mortimer Five Names Classic ....
I'll take the front seats if they decide to break it

[Pete]

I wonder at what point the boss (if there is one?) at JD Reeves & Mortimer Classics will turn round and wonder why they’re not managing to sell a single one of those Minis. Not that that they’re all bad cars at all but absolutely soaked in bullshit descriptions and hugely overpriced. Clearly billionaires aren’t THAT stupid!

[111Robin]

"Not seen for 30 years"

At least we have that to be thankful for

[mab01uk]

However good to see it still exists as an example of its era in the 'broad church' of expensive coach built Minis....from the reg number on all the photos I have ever seen of the Tickford Mini since 1984 the ad does also confirm it was the only one ever built or sold.

Just a nice period picture:-
http://mk1-forum.net/viewtopic.php?p=316025#p316025

[wantafaster1]

If you really really liked it, maybe 15k

[rolesyboy]

Could we club together and do a crowd funding exercise? Maybe buy it and put it away for another 30 years??

I honestly cannot see any appeal in that 'brick on end' (apart from the seats which are very nice)

"Not seen for 30 years"

At least we have that to be thankful for

[WMU 211G]

Christ, even I'm not that kinky when it comes to 'coachbuilt' stuff

[Ronnie]

That guy from the chop shop turned out much better stuff (can't call them cars)

[swifty]

JD have achieved exactly what they intended to do with this advert . They’ve got everyone talking and mentioning their name . Mission accomplished. … Shirley

[Paul_vdM]

It was probably intended for the circus
Why would one do that to a car...

[hanlminiman]

"JD Classics are at the heart of the Classic Car Industry in Europe and have Customers all around the World. The Company prepare, race, restore and sell the World's best cars. Woodham Mortimer Limited acquired JD Classics in 2018, an established a Classic Car Dealership and Restoration Company of over 20 years of experience in the industry."
Not lost for words are they? But one needs a willing buyer to part with their laundry.
"From Maldon it started" and stuttered through the courts.

[Allen Brzeczek]

Each to their own but for me the appeal of the Mini is characterised by it's basic simplicity I appreciate go faster mods which do not detract too far from the original and "period" mods/improvement within reason but in my opinion this car is hideous,

I can remember seeing a mini back in the 80's which had the front headlights from an old Mercedes which was tastefully done and for what it was looked good.

[Peter Laidler]

I wouldn't mind betting that under all those modifications and glossy paint, it'll be just like the other coach built cars of that persuasion. There will be no long term deep penetration of preservative to protect the body. After a few years of use the fibreglass (?) stuff will start to de-laminate from the steel body - which in turn will start to corrode. Or the type of car my mum would call '...... all fur coat but no knickers....'

[mab01uk]

Interestingly quite a few people on 'The Mini Forum' really like the 1980's excess styling of this Tickford Mini, which I think shows as I said earlier, that Mini enthusiasts belong to a very 'broad church' compared to most other classic cars. Probably because the long production life of the classic Mini spans so many different age groups who have nostalgia and interest for the different eras of style and taste from the 1960's/70's/80's/90's to 2000's.

It would be good to see the Tickford Mini parked up in the Coachbuilt Mini Register Display at Beaulieu, along with a rare example of the Mini B.A.C. M-30 from the 1980's...

Ex-Bernie Ecclestone Mini B.A.C. M-30:-
https://www.historics.co.uk/buying/auct ... -bac-m-30/

[Pandora]

If ever you needed an example of hyping a market, there you go.

Advertise at silly price. Sell it for a realistic one, then just say it sold. The 'market' assumes it sold around or even remotely close to the daft asking price and this then justifies high prices of far better cars.

That car will never go near an auction - or at least, not with real bidders. A couple of pillars at the back of the room may bid it up to the reserve, then mysteriously bow out. Car then sells post auction for undisclosed sum. and may miraculously appear for sale again a year or 2 down the line the 'buyer' having traded it in. Just a theory mind

Don't believe the hype.......

Al

[Alex]

I saw this car at Goodwood in the Bonhams auction.
Hideous, Ghastly, Crock of crap, Overpriced, Rusty, Utter litter, Ten times overpriced...

JD Classics must be celebrating getting over the hurdle of their recent legal woes by trying to recoup some of the fees.

[Pete]

Not a fan then Alex?
Are JD even the same company in reality? Aren’t they all new big time Charlies? As has been mentioned before it’s an odd brand to want to revive isn’t it considering the backstory.

[Pandora]

Pete, I think it is a continuation of the same trading company. When the excrement hit the ventilation device they were bought out and rebranded as Woodham Mortimer (I think it was), and then a wee while back, no doubt after a critical stage in the legal process, they became W-M trading as JD Classics.

I am sure they are a new legal entity (JD 2023 ltd or some such), completely separate from the one Mr Hood ran, so not liable for any of the liabilities involved, but they have obviously thought that post court case, and with it appearing to be the case that Mr H as controlling mind was central to that, and with him gone, the brand value was sufficient to re-use.

Similar in a lot of ways to my former employers at various times.....

murky waters left to settle?

Al