Beach Car

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Beach Car

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I thought that this might interest some of you history freaks, sorry it's a link to TMF.

http://www.theminiforum.co.uk/forums/in ... pic=175094
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That really is the discovery of the year!

Wow!!!
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I think that has come up in the forum a couple of years ago - they used to sell them in Bermuda in the Carribean, and maybe other islands that the rich go to... :)

But a BEACH car - are you making fun of us - it is flipping freezing here. Anyone that drives one of those around here in the last couple of weeks will now be in hospital with double pneumonia, or six feet under! :lol:

But the Wolseley Hornet/Riley Elf backend is interesting. The Bermuda ones looked like this I think, normal Mini back ends,

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Link from a forum discussion - it says it was sold in the US market too,
http://www.samochodyswiata.pl/viewtopic ... 14&t=23013
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The nicest beach car I've seen was the Crayford one made for the owner of Patrick Motors Group as a retirement gift/thank you for all the work he put their way
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Certainly a very nice find indeed. As has been said before, undoubtedly the lowest production factory version ever made.

Cheers for the heads up Wil.
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Wow! :shock:
The booted version certainly is the rarest of the Beach cars.
What a great find!
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I don't care what any of you say, but the internal chrome work in the above photo, is pretty impressive. As rich dollars coming out of their ears tourists no doubt said... As If!
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Be good with an 8 port :D
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almost identical with the one, John Cooper was photographed in.

only the overriders are different.
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Pic of Elf booted Beach car courtesy of Roger Hill.

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Could it actually be the same car?

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'spose that depends how many Elfed ones were made.
It does look very complete though, in fact apart from the roof and the wicker work it looks like a very easy resto.
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Trouble lies ahead...
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Jeroen Booij wrote:Trouble lies ahead...
http://maximummini.blogspot.com/

yikes!

still, with some careful cutting and welding it will be as good as new.

its still a good find, no matter what
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If it can't be registered and put on the road in Greece, would there be a chance to export the car and make it roadwothy elsewhere I wonder?

Due to the rarity I don't doubt that all the hassle maybe worth it in tme.
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Most of these places with the right backhander anything is possible ;)
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Gray wrote:Most of these places with the right backhander anything is possible ;)
I would have thought so.
But according to the buyer the seller 'follows the law in a very un-Greek way'.
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That is surprisingly bad news.

Typical that it is currently owned by the only scrap dealer in the whole world who won't do a dodgy cash deal for £d notes or should that be Euro's.

Hopefully its rarity & potential value will make it well worth someone taking some time to sort things out properly.
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Yes I'm sure some folding stuff would do the talking , hope the guy that's found it doesn't lose out in a bidding war though !

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if it's the same car, it's gained overiders on the front, but still pretty likely. can't have been many made.

We always considered a Monaco auction wasn't complete until it had a fiat Jolly beach car entered. Always got good money for them too.
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Looking at it practically, the Elf/Hornet boot was perfect, more space for suitcases in those certain islands visited by the rich. It is a wonder there isn't a chrome roof rack on them...
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