WTH??!?! Have you seen this item on ebay.

[Costafortune]

I think it was a 1071 crank in standard steel and some kind of big bore block.

[360gts]

I think it was a 1071 crank in standard steel and some kind of big bore block.

SA crank was a very strong item...had larger journals...used A + rods.
Bore 70.6mm
Stroke 68.85mm
Engine displacement ....1097cc
Cranks are fairly rare now....and difficult to find a good standard one.............they were a favorite for fast rod and racers...could be stroked to use the S rods.
Very strong reliable cranks.

[WMU 211G]

Considering that a lot of other Mk1s for sale are around £20k it looks like a lot of fun and good value.

Im not sure any Mk1 ‘non Coopers’ are selling for that kind of money anymore. I’ve a mate in London with a lovely fully restored OEW/black Mk1 998 Cooper selling for £20k ono.

There are quite a few advertised at around £20k Pete (and a few well north of that) but they've been hanging around for a while now. I look at the ads on c&c most days and some of the Minis have been on there since the start of the year.

If I had a spare £20k and somewhere to put it I'd be interested in your mate's 998! I thought I'd managed to shake off the Mini bug a couple of times but it refuses to budge and I find I'm almost constantly looking at the for sale ads. I'd love another Mk1 S / or a Mk3 S / Radford / W&P / Nev Trickett Sprint / Innocenti one day.

[coopertim]

I’m in the same boat as you Nidge! If anyone knows anyone wanting a beautiful 1970 MGB GT in Blue Royale with 15” wires, MGC bonnet and Webasto, I’m itching to get back into a nice Mk1! Almost bought DPU back but was pipped at the post!

[Brynmor]

Add another to the ‘looking to get back into’ list

I’m looking for ideally a Mk1 Rally/ Race car, it’s noticeable that lots (very highly priced) are just sitting there for months and months , in the case of a couple they are now scheduled for auctions.
Do know of a couple of Mk3 S, and one 74 rally car all around the 16-24k mark, but problem is there’s a limit on the events they’re eligible for.

My gut feeling is it’s a case of biding ones time and seeing how those auctions go, there’s a massive price reset going on but it’s where it resets that’s the question.

[BigWig]

@Brynmor There is a nice looking Mk1 on race cars direct for £22K if I remember correctly… it was on there last night.

Just found it: https://racecarsdirect.com/Advert/Deta ... tition-car

[Brynmor]

@Brynmor There is a nice looking Mk1 on race cars direct for £22K if I remember correctly… it was on there last night.

Just found it: https://racecarsdirect.com/Advert/Deta ... tition-car

Cheers for the link, it’s one of the on sale for ages cars but with a significant price drop. It’s one I need a close look at for sure.

[WMU 211G]

I’m in the same boat as you Nidge! If anyone knows anyone wanting a beautiful 1970 MGB GT in Blue Royale with 15” wires, MGC bonnet and Webasto, I’m itching to get back into a nice Mk1! Almost bought DPU back but was pipped at the post!

Stop it Tim, just stop it!

It's not just Minis for me, I keep looking at Jag Mk2s, S-Types, 420s and Series 1 XJs, Jensen Interceptors, Volvo P1800s, MGAs, Bs and Cs.... it's ridiculous!

[snoopy64]

Nidge, you need to do more overtime to keep you away from the internet… unless it’s selling some of your stock

[GraemeC]

@Brynmor There is a nice looking Mk1 on race cars direct for £22K if I remember correctly… it was on there last night.

Just found it: https://racecarsdirect.com/Advert/Deta ... tition-car

Presumably the auto it started life as was a 67 and the log book on it now is the D suffix registration?
If it has been married up to an S log book then it seems a very honest price.

[BigWig]

I read the ad as a Cooper S recreation, over something that has an S logbook.

One of few honest mk1 ads it seems good value over an appx K car as well.

[WMU 211G]

Nidge, you need to do more overtime to keep you away from the internet… unless it’s selling some of your stock

Keep your jolly sound advice to yourself young Kev!

Meanwhile, out there on the internet...

Original '79 Mini Special 1098, you don't see many of these around anymore...

https://www.carandclassic.com/l/C1702544

Original '80 Clubman 1098 with period extras...

https://www.carandclassic.com/l/C1754657

What are people actually paying for Mk1 Ss at the moment...? This ex-New Zealand '67 S is up for £40k...

https://www.carandclassic.com/l/C1754657

[GraemeC]

I read the ad as a Cooper S recreation, over something that has an S logbook.

One of few honest mk1 ads it seems good value over an appx K car as well.

I did too at first - but the couldn’t marry up the fact it was a 67 and on a D plate

[beardylonodn]

FYI, last two links are the same, no link to an Mk 1 S ?

Nidge, you need to do more overtime to keep you away from the internet… unless it’s selling some of your stock

Keep your jolly sound advice to yourself young Kev!

Meanwhile, out there on the internet...

Original '79 Mini Special 1098, you don't see many of these around anymore...

https://www.carandclassic.com/l/C1702544

Original '80 Clubman 1098 with period extras...

https://www.carandclassic.com/l/C1754657

What are people actually paying for Mk1 Ss at the moment...? This ex-New Zealand '67 S is up for £40k...

https://www.carandclassic.com/l/C1754657

[WMU 211G]

FYI, last two links are the same, no link to an Mk 1 S ?

Nidge, you need to do more overtime to keep you away from the internet… unless it’s selling some of your stock

Keep your jolly sound advice to yourself young Kev!

Meanwhile, out there on the internet...

Original '79 Mini Special 1098, you don't see many of these around anymore...

https://www.carandclassic.com/l/C1702544

Original '80 Clubman 1098 with period extras...

https://www.carandclassic.com/l/C1754657

What are people actually paying for Mk1 Ss at the moment...? This ex-New Zealand '67 S is up for £40k...

https://www.carandclassic.com/l/C1754657

Ooops, fat fingers I'm afraid, here it is...

https://www.carandclassic.com/l/C1747870

[floormanager]

Bit of a beast
https://www.carandclassic.com/l/C1739062
I was parked next to the beast at Beaulieu in 2023.

[Exminiman]

Bit of a beast
https://www.carandclassic.com/l/C1739062
I was parked next to the beast at Beaulieu in 2023.

A nice thing, looks very original, been for sale for a while I think, maybe the POA is too much ..?

[floormanager]

It is very original, with a lovely patina and a whiff of fuel eminating from it. If I had the money...

[Exminiman]

It is very original, with a lovely patina and a whiff of fuel eminating from it. If I had the money...

agreed, but how much money (POA) .........might be really cheap, but somehow I doubt it

[WMU 211G]

'61 Morris Mk1 850 in that lovely shade of cherry red...

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/375552805608 ... SwPthmoAGl

And a '60 Morris Mk1 850 with some interesting extras...

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/276535514144 ... SwmvdmhUU4