Very Nice

[steve1071]

Anyone know much about this beauty?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayI ... 500wt_1064

[slowboy]

what a project !!!!! rocker box looks ace

[Tim]

How amazing. There's a picture of it on page 233 of Pressnell. That could be another project to rival John's beautiful beach car.

Tim

[surfblue63]

It has an S engine and the FE number is still attached to the rad shroud.

I like the steering wheel.

[georgek]

More info on the Zagato website.

http://www.zagato-cars.com/contents/en- ... agato.html

[Pandora]

oooh, that is nice! My pal Edward recently sold a 'Zimp' through his 'Historics at Brooklands' auctions. must ask him what it made.
Surely Jeroen will know someone who'll buy this?

[guru_1071]

oh my god

i would own that and be well happy


i think jeron would make me the king of his book if i did!!!!

[Pandora]

Funnily enough, I did think "that's got guru written all over it"

[Tim]

I was thinking that it would be the perfect business vehicle for Jeroen.

Tim

[steve1071]

Reading about it, it looks like Jeroen has seen this car. What do people reckon it will fetch?

[Pete]

It's got an S motor now and 3 1/2" S rims but didn't when built in 1961 obviously. Did it have a 997 originally or an 850 ? Apparently the dealer selling it wants too much money for Jeroen, though it's his dream car by all accounts :

http://maximummini.blogspot.co.uk/

[ronie]

I just saw this today, and I absolutely love it.

It would look great next to the Beach car.... They are both unique Minis made in 1961.

[steve1071]

The book on mini derivatives says a tuned 998 motor with Dellorto carbs, but presumably would have been a 997 in 1961.

[JC T ONE]

Thats nice, but as Jeroen pointed out, real shame they seem to have sandblasted the fragile Alloy panel work
good luck in getting that LH front wing back in shape

[999 ORX]

I know someone than could remake a wing for that.. He's just redone some rear wings on a 250gto swb.... Mmm interesting.. How Much is the seller actually wanting? Does anybody actually know?

[ronie]

Who could be so cruel an sandblast a one-of alloy panel?


The styling is very similar to the Zimp (Zagato Imp)

2 out of the 3 Zimps built are for sale. one in Japan and the other is going to be auctioned in the UK.

http://www.collectioncar....53&category_id=1&lang=en

http://www.collectioncar....29&category_id=1&lang=en

One of them previously sold for 26.000 GBP

http://www.classiccarsforsale.co.uk/cla ... lman-zimp/

[tedmcedd]

Love it! I might have to make one....

how much would someone pay for an alloy replica!?

[mk1]

If that early MK1 is "worth" £40,000 I hate to think what this is worth.

It is for my money a MUCH more interesting car though.

M

[Pandora]

In my experience, Zagato collectors tend to have deep pockets.

It's worth a lot more than the Imp based ones I should think, (though they are somewhat better known).

I could see this sharing garage space with other exotice of the same period. imagine it sitting next to your DB4 Zagato, restored to match?

[mk1]

Similar to the Alexander Turner GT.

Another alloy bodied 1 off sports coupe.