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

[111Robin]

Don't know if this has already been posted...I thought it might be a Clubman conversion, but apparently they converted the MK1 shell to allow MK3 doors to be fitted and later sills by the look of things, Pity no underbonnet pics.....£30K on Ebay and £60K on their website.


https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/235873543505 ... media=COPY

I would class that as a kibble special, ie. dog's breakfast !

[Costafortune]

Don't know if this has already been posted...I thought it might be a Clubman conversion, but apparently they converted the MK1 shell to allow MK3 doors to be fitted and later sills by the look of things, Pity no underbonnet pics.....£30K on Ebay and £60K on their website.


https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/235873543505 ... media=COPY

No way did that start life as a Clubman Estate. No Sir.

[mab01uk]

There was a company a few years back making what I thought were rather nice more subtle conversions to Clubman Estates to produce a 'modern' Mini Countryman/Traveller woody. There was also an option with 13" MPi sportpack wheels where the rear arches had woodwork rear arch extensions which looked quite good!
If only the Countryman/Traveller had still been in production when BMW took Rover over, I am sure it would have been given the go ahead by BMW for an MPi upgrade and become a top seller in the Mini range for a couple of years.

[maxidave]

A simple internet search for RIG Automotive and Rigspeed Mini shows what this company produces.To suggest it is a cut and shut is totally
uncalled for.The Countryman may not be to everyone's taste but it appears to be well built by people who know what they are doing.If it's
a 1966 car with relatively modern updates i can't see an issue.Please don't condemn something without going into more depth. I had not
heard of this company before doing a search on them.They did show a car at the NEC Classic Car Show which looked okay.

[cockney21]

Don't know if this has already been posted...I thought it might be a Clubman conversion, but apparently they converted the MK1 shell to allow MK3 doors to be fitted and later sills by the look of things, Pity no underbonnet pics.....£30K on Ebay and £60K on their website.


https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/235873543505 ... media=COPY

No way did that start life as a Clubman Estate. No Sir.



There does seem to be plenty of Clubman Estate conversions out there, a brief search throws up plenty of examples. As said who knows what it is...apart from a car waiting for someone with too much £££ and not too bothered about what they buy.

[maxidave]

I intended to say that yes the price is too high.What would forum members suggest.

[Old English White]

I would suggest avoiding paying anything like that price for a car made out of all sorts of bits and fitted with oversills, claiming tax exemption for what would seem to be a rather more modern motor car. However nice it looks in a photograph

[mini_surfari]

There was a company a few years back making what I thought were rather nice more subtle conversions to Clubman Estates to produce a 'modern' Mini Countryman/Traveller woody. There was also an option with 13" MPi sportpack wheels where the rear arches had woodwork rear arch extensions which looked quite good!
If only the Countryman/Traveller had still been in production when BMW took Rover over, I am sure it would have been given the go ahead by BMW for an MPi upgrade and become a top seller in the Mini range for a couple of years.

Weren’t MBM (Bristol Minis), turning out quite a lot of these in the early 00’s, many MPI’s went to America wearing a pre 73 reg if I remember correctly too!

[mab01uk]

There was a company a few years back making what I thought were rather nice more subtle conversions to Clubman Estates to produce a 'modern' Mini Countryman/Traveller woody. There was also an option with 13" MPi sportpack wheels where the rear arches had woodwork rear arch extensions which looked quite good!
If only the Countryman/Traveller had still been in production when BMW took Rover over, I am sure it would have been given the go ahead by BMW for an MPi upgrade and become a top seller in the Mini range for a couple of years.

Weren’t MBM (Bristol Minis), turning out quite a lot of these in the early 00’s, many MPI’s went to America wearing a pre 73 reg if I remember correctly too!

Yes...MBM that was the company who were building them, here is another one they produced back in 2005:-
https://miniowners.org/used-cars/1963-a ... tryman-197

[steve1071]

Weston Rev counter

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/396109069016 ... media=COPY

[Pete]

Interesting early 997 Cooper here, ‘wrong’ colour and engine which is a shame but a nice car with interesting pedigree..

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/116443766361 ... R96q94eRZQ

[Old English White]

I thought the same Pete - and not a ridiculous price either considering what the restoration must have cost. Shame they didn't spend some time reworking the landing panel and just left all the late details present and incorrect But a very interesting car which I'd be proud enough to own.

[Costafortune]

Interesting early 997 Cooper here, ‘wrong’ colour and engine which is a shame but a nice car with interesting pedigree..

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/116443766361 ... R96q94eRZQ

If it's as good as it looks, that's worth the money. I bet it drives really well.

You think 22k is a lot of money, but when you look at the prices of new shit, it really isn't.

[Costafortune]

There was a company a few years back making what I thought were rather nice more subtle conversions to Clubman Estates to produce a 'modern' Mini Countryman/Traveller woody. There was also an option with 13" MPi sportpack wheels where the rear arches had woodwork rear arch extensions which looked quite good!
If only the Countryman/Traveller had still been in production when BMW took Rover over, I am sure it would have been given the go ahead by BMW for an MPi upgrade and become a top seller in the Mini range for a couple of years.

Weren’t MBM (Bristol Minis), turning out quite a lot of these in the early 00’s, many MPI’s went to America wearing a pre 73 reg if I remember correctly too!

Yes...MBM that was the company who were building them, here is another one they produced back in 2005:-
https://miniowners.org/used-cars/1963-a ... tryman-197

I'm not sure BristolMinisBristolMinisMinisBristolMinis ever built much.

There was a guy called Mike near Bridgewaaater in Zummerzet who did some lovely restorations and this sort of thing.

[minimadmanben]

As Costa says, they weren’t made by MBM, it was Mike @ M-Tech, and they’re still going too: https://www.facebook.com/share/19uEUxGA ... tid=wwXIfr

[minimadmanben]

https://www.facebook.com/share/1XhGkbvX ... tid=wwXIfr

This is the Woody sports pack one I remember fondly, saw it at MITP many moons ago and was bowled over how good a job of it they did

[UHR850]

CLASSIC MINI COOPER S Mk1 Mk2 Sackville Ltd Remote Gear Change Lever.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/356454784596 ... SwVmZnI7wQ

[Pete]

CLASSIC MINI COOPER S Mk1 Mk2 Sackville Ltd Remote Gear Change Lever.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/356454784596 ... SwVmZnI7wQ

Can’t say I remember even seeing one those before!

[Peter Laidler]

I wondered aboyt how a bolt-on remote gear change facility would be applicable to a Cooper or Cooper S.

[mab01uk]

1960 Early Mk1 Mini Bodyshell With V5c Austin Seven Restoration PickUp Prototype....
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/316154528882 ... edia=EMAIL