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Pete wrote: ↑Tue Jul 04, 2023 10:43 am Well the boot badges are a discussion on their own. !!

Indeed - "freestyle" application....!

Why on earth do people make such an utter balls of small details?? I think it is probably a Heritage bootlid which doesn't help but.....honestly
A DVLA VIN number doesn't sound a very promising start does it?

Pete wrote: ↑Tue Jul 04, 2023 10:43 am Well the boot badges are a discussion on their own. !!

They’re in line with the numberplate light.

Old English White wrote: ↑Tue Jul 04, 2023 3:35 pm Why on earth do people make such an utter balls of small details?? I think it is probably a Heritage bootlid which doesn't help but.....honestly
A DVLA VIN number doesn't sound a very promising start does it?

Pete hate of mine. It’s really not that small a detail either is it, absolutely sticks out like flashing neon sign when the badges are THAT wonky, it really takes some doing to get em that pissed. Common thing aswell even today with respected restorers is to have S floating in space on the front badges, a real pig of a job to put right once they’re on!!

The badge issue isn't helped by the positioning of the badge on original cars. When positioned correctly, it does still look a bit odd.

mab01uk wrote: ↑Tue Jul 04, 2023 11:53 am 1960 Morris Mini Minor Mk1 racecar bodyshell.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/195857168132 ... R9q7jIekYg

Looks like £50 worth of scrap to me.

The slightly iffy grey 1965 S is probably a deal for 20 grand or so. If it's basically a good car and has all the right bits, it's a Mark 1 S for what some clowns are asking for 850's.

Costafortune wrote: ↑Thu Jul 06, 2023 9:17 am

mab01uk wrote: ↑Tue Jul 04, 2023 11:53 am 1960 Morris Mini Minor Mk1 racecar bodyshell.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/195857168132 ... R9q7jIekYg

Looks like £50 worth of scrap to me.

I disagree like many early '59/60 shells that one looks pretty solid with most of the early bodyshell features intact and well worth saving for some kind of early Mini project, shame it was not painted after blasting though. Probably far less work needed on that shell than many of the expensive 'barn finds' on ebay which need every panel replaced to retain originalty....

I'm just a dinosaur.

My '59 shell cost 30 quid - once bare metalled it needed no welding and it was completely original. That was 1985 however.

That's not worth 3k though. I bet this one only makes 5-6k and it's complete.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/235075350489 ... R8qA3a6lYg

Scrap Riley Elf - but with a nice number plate and lots of trim/chrome and oily bits.

Last MOT'd in 1980.

For £350 I'd buy it were it closer.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/175800604704 ... SwC5Zkoq1-

Costafortune wrote: ↑Thu Jul 06, 2023 12:18 pm I'm just a dinosaur.

My '59 shell cost 30 quid - once bare metalled it needed no welding and it was completely original. That was 1985 however.

Me too....just found an old 1974 diary which reminded me my brothers and I paid £25 for a solid Mk1 Cooper S shell in Almond Green to build a Mini 7 racer! One of the first things we did was cut out the rear lights to upgrade to Mk2/3 look before spraying it in the latest BL 'Citron' colour.

I quite like this..
D

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/225653603765 ... edia=EMAIL

80 quid !

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/166173953387

Does anyone have a 3D printer STL for these?

iain1967s wrote: ↑Mon Jul 10, 2023 2:24 am 80 quid !

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/166173953387

Does anyone have a 3D printer STL for these?

It won't work unfortunatley, the plastic used in the printers is too brittle. It really needs to be injection moulded. I've got one here that I looked at for this purpose

You could probably do them on a filament printer. There will almost certainly be a reel of that polythene stuff available somewhere.

This one looks nice, but the price!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/175811797149 ... name=11021

1964 Austin Mini Mk1 Saloon 850 1 owner car easy Project dry stored since 1993
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/325727826440 ... R8a6_KepYg

And another one…but 1960 ……reserve removed and at £4K

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/235075350489 ... m570.l5997

John Aley

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/204392450496 ... media=COPY

Rare item for mk2 owners

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/404375362203 ... media=COPY