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Re: At The Auctions
Posted: Sun Mar 06, 2022 3:46 pm
by Pete
66Traveller wrote: ↑Thu Mar 03, 2022 5:43 pm
Pete wrote: ↑Mon Feb 28, 2022 2:02 am
First Mini I ever properly restored (and then destroyed!
) is back. Not quite the same car and I have to say I think I did a better job of the original than the ‘new’ one.
https://www.carandclassic.com/car/C1427636
Was it island Blue in a previous life? Interior is from an Island Blue car - Tweed Grey would have a Cumulus grey/Dove grey interior not Cumulus grey/ gold brocade.....
No. It was an original Tweed Grey 65 S, single tank and had grey / grey trim when I had it. I sold the remains of the heavily crashed wreck without the engine in 1996. It’s had a new ‘base unit’ since I had it, replacement engine, extra tank and Newton grey / brocade trim. It was “restored” very badly with a later shell by the infamous Henley Classic Minis which was completed about ten years ago, it had terrible panel gaps. It’s recently been repainted again and looks better.
Re: At The Auctions
Posted: Wed Mar 09, 2022 9:28 am
by Old English White
111Robin wrote: ↑Sun Feb 20, 2022 12:25 pm
surfblue63 wrote: ↑Wed Feb 16, 2022 11:11 am
For those up North and over the Border Morris Leslie have a 1964 Morris Mini Traveller on offer this week. It's been hiding in a garage for a number of years but does not look too bad. Has some of the usual rot, but the wood looks good and it does not look like it has been bodged in the past. There is no estimate so one assumes that it is being sold without reserve.
https://stock.morrisleslie.com/stock/de ... erence_asc
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Sold for £2k
Looking much more presentable after a jet wash and some inflated tyres, this Almond Green Traveller is now on ebay. Item no 363755228288.
Re: At The Auctions
Posted: Thu Mar 10, 2022 9:15 am
by 111Robin
Old English White wrote: ↑Wed Mar 09, 2022 9:28 am
111Robin wrote: ↑Sun Feb 20, 2022 12:25 pm
surfblue63 wrote: ↑Wed Feb 16, 2022 11:11 am
For those up North and over the Border Morris Leslie have a 1964 Morris Mini Traveller on offer this week. It's been hiding in a garage for a number of years but does not look too bad. Has some of the usual rot, but the wood looks good and it does not look like it has been bodged in the past. There is no estimate so one assumes that it is being sold without reserve.
https://stock.morrisleslie.com/stock/de ... erence_asc
.
Sold for £2k
Looking much more presentable after a jet wash and some inflated tyres, this Almond Green Traveller is now on ebay. Item no 363755228288.
Up at £5600 already, good return. Just shows it's definitely worth expanding the audience. Morris Leslie isn't a well enough known auction, definitely worth checking for the occasional bargain. I bought my ADO16 Wolseley there for a decent price. There is rarely anything "spectacular" there so you have to sift through the dross to find the gems.
Re: At The Auctions
Posted: Sat Mar 12, 2022 1:01 pm
by surfblue63
It's having another go, same price, same seller, probably same result?
https://www.handh.co.uk/auction/lot/lot ... 8&pn=2&g=1
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Re: At The Auctions
Posted: Sun Mar 13, 2022 5:22 pm
by Tupers
1965 Austin Mini Cooper Mk. I (998cc) sold at £47,040 (£15k over estimate)
70E71390-0174-42BB-A9C1-AAA8282EB26A.jpeg
https://www.historics.co.uk/buying/auc ... -998cc-wp/
Re: At The Auctions
Posted: Sun Mar 13, 2022 6:08 pm
by Exminiman
Wow, someone must of wanted it........should it of been wet ?
Re: At The Auctions
Posted: Sun Mar 13, 2022 6:14 pm
by Nick W
Wow that's a lot of money!
Re: At The Auctions
Posted: Sun Mar 13, 2022 6:27 pm
by Oneball
Exminiman wrote: ↑Sun Mar 13, 2022 6:08 pm
Wow, someone must of wanted it........should it of been wet ?
Think so. Chassis plate looks very new too.
That’s an awful lot of money, better put mine back to standard then now they’re so much rarer than an S
Re: At The Auctions
Posted: Mon Mar 14, 2022 8:01 am
by 66Traveller
Oneball wrote: ↑Sun Mar 13, 2022 6:27 pm
Exminiman wrote: ↑Sun Mar 13, 2022 6:08 pm
Wow, someone must of wanted it........should it of been wet ?
Think so. Chassis plate looks very new too.
That’s an awful lot of money, better put mine back to standard then now they’re so much rarer than an S
So new it even has the protective plastic still on it! Detail is pretty horrible on it - lots and lots of things (engine bay and interior) that would annoy me if it were mine. Wrong mirror and I wonder if it has 1965 swivelling sunvisors (it doesn't appear to have the earlier 1964 type)....
Re: At The Auctions
Posted: Mon Mar 14, 2022 8:20 am
by Exminiman
66Traveller wrote: ↑Mon Mar 14, 2022 8:01 am
Oneball wrote: ↑Sun Mar 13, 2022 6:27 pm
Exminiman wrote: ↑Sun Mar 13, 2022 6:08 pm
Wow, someone must of wanted it........should it of been wet ?
Think so. Chassis plate looks very new too.
That’s an awful lot of money, better put mine back to standard then now they’re so much rarer than an S
So new it even has the protective plastic still on it! Detail is pretty horrible on it - lots and lots of things (engine bay and interior) that would annoy me if it were mine. Wrong mirror and I wonder if it has 1965 swivelling sunvisors (it doesn't appear to have the earlier 1964 type)....
So thats > £50K with fees…….it a nice car in its own right, but there are some anomalies, so why so much ..maybe a personal connection?
Re: At The Auctions
Posted: Mon Mar 14, 2022 11:30 am
by 66Traveller
Yes it is a weirdly high price for a 998 Cooper. I wonder what the story is?
Re: At The Auctions
Posted: Mon Mar 14, 2022 10:36 pm
by Pete
This is abit of a mix and match. Too young to be Island Blue too.
https://www.carandclassic.com/car/C1432394
On which note, I had a ‘64 850 in Island Blue in the 90s, how much earlier did they introduce Island Blue on 850s than Coopers? Coopers is late ‘65 isnt it.
Re: At The Auctions
Posted: Tue Mar 15, 2022 8:24 am
by 66Traveller
Oh my eyes my eyes….
That interior is truly hideous!
Re: At The Auctions
Posted: Tue Mar 15, 2022 9:05 am
by Old English White
Pete wrote: ↑Mon Mar 14, 2022 10:36 pm
This is abit of a mix and match. Too young to be Island Blue too.
https://www.carandclassic.com/car/C1432394
On which note, I had a ‘64 850 in Island Blue in the 90s, how much earlier did they introduce Island Blue on 850s than Coopers? Coopers is late ‘65 isnt it.
Interesting point. Parnell suggests that Island Blue was introduced in October 1965 and he may be right but I too had a very original 1964 850 Morris Mini in the 1970s in that colour
Parnell will be talking about Coopers of course and although I think it is unlikely that the colour was excluded from the Coopers for a while, I wonder if the colour was used at Cowley before Longbridge possibly? Would that explain it? It is an older BMC colour which was used on the A35 amongst others.
Colours are a very personal thing of course. I like Island Blue and I like Surf Blue but the Powder Blue interior looks quite wrong with Island Blue
Re: At The Auctions
Posted: Tue Mar 15, 2022 5:08 pm
by surfblue63
At my local auction house they have a clean looking 1969 Morris Mini traveller coming up in their next auction. Priced according to the market but has an auto box which most will be put off by. Looks like it has been restored a few years ago, with it's original interior, it appears ready to go. If I ws buying I'd take a close look at the bottoms of the A-panels and check what type of sills had been fitted.
https://wbandsons.com/listing/mini-traveller/
Youtube description
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0UXuR-Z9vcc
Re: At The Auctions
Posted: Tue Mar 15, 2022 5:22 pm
by surfblue63
Re: At The Auctions
Posted: Tue Mar 15, 2022 9:29 pm
by Ronnie
I don't think Andrew has done a van
Re: At The Auctions
Posted: Tue Mar 15, 2022 9:58 pm
by steve1071
I hope the pallet is included with that van….
Re: At The Auctions
Posted: Wed Mar 16, 2022 9:24 am
by Andrew1967
Ronnie wrote: ↑Tue Mar 15, 2022 9:29 pm
I don't think Andrew has done a van
Scrapped a few in the past that were a damn sight better than that one Ronnie.
I’ll give it a miss this time
Re: At The Auctions
Posted: Wed Mar 16, 2022 10:03 am
by Old English White
SURELY that van is just a parts source
