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Re: At The Auctions
Posted: Wed Sep 21, 2022 6:35 pm
by Exminiman
hanlminiman wrote: ↑Wed Sep 21, 2022 5:54 pm
This particular car has a very unusual dashboard which reminds me of what we used to construct as teenagers because we couldn't afford to get a company to do it for us. As I have said any times "Caveat Emptor."
Thought the same, to be honest I think its an awful looking interior........the whole car doesn't seem to hang together, just a random collection of modifications......
Re: At The Auctions
Posted: Thu Sep 22, 2022 8:23 am
by mk1
My very first attempt at a "Custom dash" for my Mini when I was bearly 17 looked similar, but probably a bit better than the effort on that "Coachbuilt" Mini
Re: At The Auctions
Posted: Thu Sep 22, 2022 8:34 am
by Exminiman
mk1 wrote: ↑Thu Sep 22, 2022 8:23 am
My very first attempt at a "Custom dash" for my Mini when I was bearly 17 looked similar, but probably a bit better than the effort on that "Coachbuilt" Mini
...the more gauges the better, funny how no one seems to have a vacuum gauge anymore, was very proud of mine
Re: At The Auctions
Posted: Thu Sep 22, 2022 9:10 am
by Exminiman
Re: At The Auctions
Posted: Thu Sep 22, 2022 11:00 am
by Peter Laidler
While we're on the subject of the Radford, W&P and any of the others who did the various mini and cooper - and even clubman conversions. Are there records left/remaining that show the chassis/registration number against the conversion spec and paint colour? Or have they been lost in the mists of time.
I'm thinking of the various John Cooper conversions too. There seems to be no written records cross referencing a work number against a chassis or registration number of any worth. Just generalisations....... that are a bit obscure and mysterious. Cooper conversions...., another case of "Caveat Emptor" . Luckily, the MCR's John Parnell seems to be slowly unravelling the Cooper conversion mysteries against TRUE quantities
Hope that I haven't upset anyone. Anyway, steel helmet on ready for the incoming flak
Re: At The Auctions
Posted: Thu Sep 22, 2022 11:20 am
by WMU 211G
Exminiman wrote: ↑Thu Sep 22, 2022 8:34 am
mk1 wrote: ↑Thu Sep 22, 2022 8:23 am
My very first attempt at a "Custom dash" for my Mini when I was bearly 17 looked similar, but probably a bit better than the effort on that "Coachbuilt" Mini
...the more gauges the better, funny how no one seems to have a vacuum gauge anymore, was very proud of mine
Definitely the more the merrier...!
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Re: At The Auctions
Posted: Thu Sep 22, 2022 12:09 pm
by mk1
Vacuum gauges were second only to rev counters back in the good old days. What's the point of a Gauge if the needle doesn't swing about wildly
Re: At The Auctions
Posted: Thu Sep 22, 2022 1:31 pm
by surfblue63
If you want gauges that swing about wildly then by an Inno Export Cooper. Those Jaeger and Veglia items could dance to any tune, not just swing. The ones in mine sometimes needed waking up with a slight tap on the glass.
Re: At The Auctions
Posted: Thu Sep 22, 2022 1:41 pm
by surfblue63
Also at the Bicester sale are these two
https://www.historics.co.uk/buying/auct ... /cars/?p=1
Ideal for a bit of class rallying is this Mk2 S. Bit on the pricey side, but it does look clean and tidy.
https://www.historics.co.uk/buying/auct ... eation-jt/
and second is a tidy looking Morris 1100 MkII, being sold with no reserve. It looks clean enough, but I'd be checking for filler in the usual places before bidding.
https://www.historics.co.uk/buying/auct ... -mk-ii-dl/
Re: At The Auctions
Posted: Thu Sep 22, 2022 1:57 pm
by Peter Laidler
Green Cooper S, NWV reg above. Anyone else looking at the small pics, notice the circular and oval cut-outs down the radiator support bracket? Any reason....., except to allow the cooling air you want the fan to push INTO and THROUGH the radiator, to take the line of least resistance and vent itself outwards. Or is this another mini enigma?
Re: At The Auctions
Posted: Thu Sep 22, 2022 2:29 pm
by GraemeC
Possibly helps at speed and hinders at standstill. Suppose it depends if it had an overheating problem and when.
More curiously is why it has a full plumbed in fire extinguisher system when it doesn't look to have been built to be use in anger.
Re: At The Auctions
Posted: Thu Sep 22, 2022 2:43 pm
by WMU 211G
surfblue63 wrote: ↑Thu Sep 22, 2022 1:31 pm
If you want gauges that swing about wildly then by an Inno Export Cooper. Those Jaeger and Veglia items could dance to any tune, not just swing. The ones in mine sometimes needed waking up with a slight tap on the glass.
The needles in the the speedo and rev counter in the two Rover P5B Coupes I had looked like they were conducting the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra at the Albert Hall every time I drove them!
Re: At The Auctions
Posted: Thu Sep 22, 2022 3:41 pm
by Peter Laidler
I was thinking exactly the same as you Graeme. All dressed up and nowhere to go. Or as my mum used to say, big fur coat and no knickers. Just an expensive vanity project. Well done, but what for......? But each to his own
Re: At The Auctions
Posted: Thu Sep 22, 2022 4:07 pm
by GraemeC
Peter Laidler wrote: ↑Thu Sep 22, 2022 3:41 pm
big fur coat and no knickers
I've always believed that to mean something very different!
Re: At The Auctions
Posted: Thu Sep 22, 2022 4:19 pm
by Peter Laidler
Yes, I thought that was probably the wrong phrase after I'd written it. Have a great rest of the day Graeme
Re: At The Auctions
Posted: Thu Sep 22, 2022 6:49 pm
by Old English White
surfblue63 wrote: ↑Thu Sep 22, 2022 1:41 pm
Also at the Bicester sale are these two
and second is a tidy looking Morris 1100 MkII, being sold with no reserve. It looks clean enough, but I'd be checking for filler in the usual places before bidding.
Blimey, that 1100 has had the hydrolastic pumped up a bit hasn't it
Yes, I reckon there'll be some filler in that one. Had a bit of a blowover hasn't it. Not Teal Blue though I don't think. A little too early a car anyway isn't it? Blue Royale or Trafalgar Blue maybe?
Re: At The Auctions
Posted: Fri Sep 23, 2022 4:12 pm
by surfblue63
WMU 211G wrote: ↑Thu Sep 22, 2022 11:20 am
Definitely the more the merrier...!
Is this enough gauges?
Re: At The Auctions
Posted: Fri Sep 23, 2022 4:30 pm
by Exminiman
Class.....
but can you see a vacuum gauge?
Think I still have a couple knocking around, definitely going to fit one now, just for old times sake.....
Re: At The Auctions
Posted: Fri Sep 23, 2022 4:40 pm
by Peter Laidler
I can just about see it Marc, just to the left of the altimeter.....
Re: At The Auctions
Posted: Fri Sep 23, 2022 7:33 pm
by WMU 211G
surfblue63 wrote: ↑Fri Sep 23, 2022 4:12 pm
WMU 211G wrote: ↑Thu Sep 22, 2022 11:20 am
Definitely the more the merrier...!
Is this enough gauges?
Top row, left to right : tea, coffee, milk, sugar, chocolate digestives, jaffa cakes, etc, etc....
