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[olddave]

Saw this beaut yesterday.

Anyone on here?

[Old English White]

Don't see many in the genuine "used" condition any more!

[mk1]

That looks absolutely lovely!

[Exminiman]

It does doesn't it....may be mis-remembering it, but think I saw it at Goodwood MM (in the carpark) a few years ago.

So good to see it being used, for what looks like a bit of shopping

[Peter Laidler]

I saw it at Beaulieu a couple of years ago and thought it looked a bit rough. That was before the days of '.....lovely patina for its age....' so beloved by car salesmen

[mk1]

Personally, I'd rather see one like the example above than another anodyne "same as all the others" shiny, straight out of the box restoration.

[mab01uk]

Personally, I'd rather see one like the example above than another anodyne "same as all the others" shiny, straight out of the box restoration.

Me too!

It's also much harder to find a car like this which has just the right amount of exterior and interior wear and tear (patina?) to look good but also be usable and structurally sound/up to safe MOT standards (even though exempt). Once any kind of restoration is attempted sadly it nearly always ends up with all the time worn genuine history and period mods being swept away in the process.
Not such an issue when you have a complete basket case 'barn find' needing a total ground up restoration to start with. Minis like this (especially a Mk1 S) at shows like Beaulieu will nearly always have a far bigger crowd of enthusiasts around them all day, than the shiny, straight out of the box restorations lined up in the concours display areas. Plus a brand new Newton interior can look good but never has that genuine nostalgic smell of a 1960's Mini when you open the door!

[MiNiKiN]

Personally, I'd rather see one like the example above than another anodyne "same as all the others" shiny, straight out of the box restoration.

100% agreement.

The pessimist in me expects, that it will be "put right" into concours condition by its next owner.

[kit of bits]

Was this in Northamptonshire Dave?
I think it was on eBay last year?
Dave

[steve1071]

Lovely that, Dave.
The ‘double Nelson’ plate certainly rings a bell.

[olddave]

Was this in Northamptonshire Dave?
I think it was on eBay last year?
Dave

It was at Gaydon. Left it's mark on the tarmac!

[olddave]

Personally, I'd rather see one like the example above than another anodyne "same as all the others" shiny, straight out of the box restoration.

That's me banned from Blyton then!

[spoon.450]

Personally, I'd rather see one like the example above than another anodyne "same as all the others" shiny, straight out of the box restoration.

Totally agree Mark

[mab01uk]

I think it was on eBay last year?
Dave

A new V5C issued last year maybe suggests a change of owner.
CDO 222C
Date of last V5C (logbook) issued 24 August 2023

[mk1]

Personally, I'd rather see one like the example above than another anodyne "same as all the others" shiny, straight out of the box restoration.

That's me banned from Blyton then!

Not at all!

Although my preference is for crusty cars, most of the ones I own are pretty much freshly restored too.

All MK1's are very welcome at Blyton

[olddave]

Personally, I'd rather see one like the example above than another anodyne "same as all the others" shiny, straight out of the box restoration.

That's me banned from Blyton then!

Not at all!

Although my preference is for crusty cars, most of the ones I own are pretty much freshly restored too.

All MK1's are very welcome at Blyton

Only joking! I told the paint guy I didn't want it too shiney but fell on deaf ears. Mine's a bitsa anyway built up from 50 years of hoarding.