Barnfind "S" ?????

[JC T ONE]

Hi guys,

Thought id also post this inhere.

kwj send me this link, its nice story about a lucky barnfind

Its suppose to be a Cooper S (1965) with 1275 S engine.

Its been sitting in the barn since 1980.

Look at the pictures, and lets hear what you guys have to add ???????????

http://www.hundkoja.com/j/f/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=9968




Jens Christian.

[JC T ONE]

Looks like a good shell Jens, but no chrome steering column bracket and no black trim on the dash rails ?

Yeps, thats some of it, but there,s more.

[fred1380]

morris grill, austin badge, no vinyl on dash

[JC T ONE]

Yes, thats some of it but there are more items "missing/wrong"

Any thoughts regarding the rear wheel ? is it far enough out ? = S brakes ?

[nick@dunsdale]

No chrome gear leaver

Wrong ashtray

Wrong dash cards

Suppose being a 65 car it would have just missed twin tanks, as this car appears to be single tank.

[JC T ONE]

No chrome gear leaver

Yes, dash cards are also wrong.

Which picture can you see the gear lever ?

Noticed it also is missing the alloy strip, that cover the rubber door seal, at the bottom of the door frame.

[nick@dunsdale]

No chrome gear leaver

Yes, dash cards are also wrong.

Which picture can you see the gear lever ?

Noticed it also is missing the alloy strip, that cover the rubber door seal, at the bottom of the door frame.

I was looking on my ipad last night and just looked again this morning on computer this time, and realised it was just a shadow.

Lol could have sworn it was the lever, must have a look again on ipad when i get home tonight

sorry about that.

Re the rear drum setup, zooming in on the rear wheel it looks like the wheel is spaced out from the hub nut dust cover
starts to get a bit fuzzy as the resolution is not that high though, so wouldnt bet my last fiver.

[foxy52]

No chrome gear leaver

Yes, dash cards are also wrong.

Which picture can you see the gear lever ?

Noticed it also is missing the alloy strip, that cover the rubber door seal, at the bottom of the door frame.

I was looking on my ipad last night and just looked again this morning on computer this time, and realised it was just a shadow.

Lol could have sworn it was the lever, must have a look again on ipad when i get home tonight

sorry about that.

Re the rear drum setup, zooming in on the rear wheel it looks like the wheel is spaced out from the hub nut dust cover
starts to get a bit fuzzy as the resolution is not that high though, so wouldnt bet my last fiver.

...so its a barn find but not the real McCoy then ??...if u think it only spent some 15+ years on the road before it was barned !!!! ??.. its not that much to get exited about or is it ??!!....foxy52

[JC T ONE]

its not that much to get exited about or is it ??!!....foxy52

Well the Swedish guy, is very exited, cant blame him, if it IS the real McCoy ??

But I have my doubts, genuine S,s are rare, both here & in Sweden.

[JC T ONE]

Well after I asked about pictures of the boot & engine bay, he pulled all the pictures from the thread

For those who found this link through "köja forum" I made a poll on the MCR forum, and 85% dont think its a S.

Shame when people just get "iffy" about a request, if its a real S, why not post pictures & defend / show the car genuine ?

Jens Christian