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

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steve1071 wrote: Sat Aug 20, 2022 7:01 am Have a look at the business address, Strawberry Fields…. Wasn’t he same bloke selling a load of log books some time back. Think we assumed it was an ex scrapyard.
I think you are right, didn’t he have a photo of all the cars in the field ?

Its also a B&B :shock: , the mind boggles
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It’s the same geezer with “the ex John Lennon” Mini.🤦‍♂️

‘Mini Cooper S’ printed on a logbook means absolutely jack sh*t without the right chassis number as we all know.
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Andrew1967 wrote: Fri Aug 19, 2022 8:10 pm https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/304603083681 ... R4DP9PfWYA

One to have a look at :?
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£50 worth of scrap sold by some joker not quite wired up correctly.

I've got that right, haven't I?
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Just don’t call him mate, cos he ain’t :shock: :lol:
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Classic Mini Mk1 Mini Sprint (engine removed)
Paul Wigintons no.3 chassis build.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/284940412216 ... R7Car8_aYA
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steve1071 wrote: Thu Aug 25, 2022 2:03 pm Early 'dry' 1275 S.....

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/125480201960 ... R_Sbn9HaYA
That looks like a lovely thing.
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mk1 wrote: Thu Aug 25, 2022 2:17 pm
steve1071 wrote: Thu Aug 25, 2022 2:03 pm Early 'dry' 1275 S.....

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/125480201960 ... R_Sbn9HaYA
That looks like a lovely thing.
Not too far from me - happy to have a shuftie and report back if anyone is interested in it.
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steve1071 wrote: Thu Aug 25, 2022 2:03 pm Early 'dry' 1275 S.....

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/125480201960 ... R_Sbn9HaYA
I reckon that’s possibly a late 1071? Speedo is 120 dead and the voltage regulator is mounted on the crossmember instead of on the inner wing.

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We’re t the first dry 1275 S set up like that too Tim???
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AndyPen wrote: Thu Aug 25, 2022 5:31 pm We’re t the first dry 1275 S set up like that too Tim???
I think they were Andy.

Got the wrong carbs on it maybe. Aren't they later Mk3 type carbs with breather take offs like that ?

Nice survivor car ..
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Interesting paint colour on the boot floor

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AndyPen wrote: Thu Aug 25, 2022 5:31 pm We’re t the first dry 1275 S set up like that too Tim???
I think the changes were when hydro came in, so looks right. Those boot board bracket rivets look a bit new but it’s had work on the hinge panel, which might explain it. On the face of it looks like a very nice survivor
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It is part of the Anthony Hamilton Collection; he was thinking of selling it a couple of years ago then changed his mind.

The carbs and inlet manifold are MG 1300/1300GT.

The right hand tank is a later addition, not sure what the square patch at the bottom of the tank is for.
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Patch looks like an access section or maybe just a rubber buffer of some kind???

Just notice the rear wiper isn't offset but in the centre, and parked to the right. I'd need to double check but I'm ours were always parked to the left???? Maybe fitted before the kits came out???
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“Unrestored” is a pretty loose term nowadays for a nearly 60 year old car. Even the most pampered Minis of that age on 60 odd thousand miles driven in the U.K. have usually had a panel or two and a repaint in all that time. The usual exceptions to that rule are being kept in a dry climate for most of their life like MEG was in California. Always really interesting cars like that but VERY optimistic valuation me thinks.
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Very interesting finds - let's hope they both find good homes.
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From then same stable as those two: this is absolutely lovely and doesn't look expensive either. A good MGB roadster is a nice thing.

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https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/325319983514

Can't see engine or chassis plates!
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