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Exminiman wrote: ↑Tue Oct 08, 2024 7:18 am Last one……..61 restored by Gaydon

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/135286362160 ... R6yzmavNZA

"Fully restored with authentic parts" The restorers at Gaydon - IF that story is true - have a lot to learn about restoring early Minis.
Even Gaydon seem unable to get the door trims in the right way up

That little Marcos could be a great project. I'd love to see that finished

Old English White wrote: ↑Tue Oct 08, 2024 7:50 am

Exminiman wrote: ↑Tue Oct 08, 2024 7:18 am Last one……..61 restored by Gaydon

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/135286362160 ... R6yzmavNZA

"Fully restored with authentic parts" The restorers at Gaydon - IF that story is true - have a lot to learn about restoring early Minis.
Even Gaydon seem unable to get the door trims in the right way up

That little Marcos could be a great project. I'd love to see that finished

Ohh yes, missed that, one for Rich`

"The restorers at Gaydon - IF that story is true - have a lot to learn about restoring early Minis.
Even Gaydon seem unable to get the door trims in the right way up"

I didn't know Gaydon do restorations.

I sat in mine the other day and realised the door trims I put in 7 years ago are upside down

That Marcos looks great, another for the ever growing "if I had time and money" list

Old English White wrote: ↑Tue Oct 08, 2024 7:50 am

Exminiman wrote: ↑Tue Oct 08, 2024 7:18 am Last one……..61 restored by Gaydon

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/135286362160 ... R6yzmavNZA

"Fully restored with authentic parts" The restorers at Gaydon - IF that story is true - have a lot to learn about restoring early Minis.
Even Gaydon seem unable to get the door trims in the right way up

That little Marcos could be a great project. I'd love to see that finished

Exactly what I thought, and then saw things like the handbrake gator??

Exminiman wrote: ↑Tue Oct 08, 2024 7:18 am Last one……..61 restored by Gaydon

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/135286362160 ... R6yzmavNZA

It's too much money but it does look to be very, very nice. A morning spent dicking about would see it just about right.

AndyPen wrote: ↑Tue Oct 08, 2024 10:03 pm

Old English White wrote: ↑Tue Oct 08, 2024 7:50 am

Exminiman wrote: ↑Tue Oct 08, 2024 7:18 am Last one……..61 restored by Gaydon

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/135286362160 ... R6yzmavNZA

"Fully restored with authentic parts" The restorers at Gaydon - IF that story is true - have a lot to learn about restoring early Minis.
Even Gaydon seem unable to get the door trims in the right way up

Exactly what I thought, and then saw things like the handbrake gator??

Plus yet another early Mini restoration with the gear lever gaiter screwed down on top of the carpet....it should be screwed direct onto the floor with only the magic wand gear lever poking through the carpet.

Or for a little less money you could have the 15th Oldest Surviving (July) 1959 Mini:-
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/235749343451 ... media=COPY

And reduced in price as discussed earlier in this thread:-
viewtopic.php?p=345633#p345633

mab01uk wrote: ↑Wed Oct 09, 2024 9:18 am

AndyPen wrote: ↑Tue Oct 08, 2024 10:03 pm

Old English White wrote: ↑Tue Oct 08, 2024 7:50 am

"Fully restored with authentic parts" The restorers at Gaydon - IF that story is true - have a lot to learn about restoring early Minis.
Even Gaydon seem unable to get the door trims in the right way up

Exactly what I thought, and then saw things like the handbrake gator??

Plus yet another early Mini restoration with the gear lever gaiter screwed down on top of the carpet....it should be screwed direct onto the floor with only the magic wand gear lever poking through the carpet.

Or for a little less money you could have the 15th Oldest Surviving 1959 Mini:-
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/235749343451 ... media=COPY

And reduced in price as discussed earlier in this thread:-
viewtopic.php?p=345633#p345633

is it me door does everything on that car look brand new - for me it spoils it to not have any patina at all.

Minor point, but couldn`t cope with the exhaust rear mounting being that pissed.

Exminiman wrote: ↑Wed Oct 09, 2024 9:30 am

mab01uk wrote: ↑Wed Oct 09, 2024 9:18 am

AndyPen wrote: ↑Tue Oct 08, 2024 10:03 pm

Exactly what I thought, and then saw things like the handbrake gator??

Plus yet another early Mini restoration with the gear lever gaiter screwed down on top of the carpet....it should be screwed direct onto the floor with only the magic wand gear lever poking through the carpet.

Or for a little less money you could have the 15th Oldest Surviving 1959 Mini:-
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/235749343451 ... media=COPY

And reduced in price as discussed earlier in this thread:-
viewtopic.php?p=345633#p345633

is it me door does everything on that car look brand new - for me it spoils it to not have any patina at all.

Minor point, but couldn`t cope with the exhaust rear mounting being that pissed.

Agreed....after the original restoration that my brother did for the original auction buyer in 2013, retaining as much patina and original features as possible bearing in mind the 'barn find' condition, the Mini then got sold on soon after for a much more realistic price than now...but the later buyer seemed to then 'over restore' it much further to the point that it looks like a car off a modern production line with no past history....quite sad to see in many ways but you do also see a lot of mainly Cooper S at shows now done to the same 'over restored' standards with glass smooth shiny paint and perfect panel gaps....way beyond what actually left the BMC/BL factories! eg. orange peel paintwork, poor panel gaps/door fit, water leaks and brown glue stains on the headlining....

It’s amazing how common that is, you can’t control who buys your car! I remember a lovely original September ‘64 Tweed Grey S years ago I went to see. All original throughout save the odd panel, early hydro which got sold to the U.S and in no time was red/grey Newton throughout, cage, door roundels, LHD etc. Another one was a ‘65 Fiesta Yellow 1275 S with the nicest set of blue/grey gold brocade interior I think I’d ever seen which was sold to Germany and yep you guessed it ….all the original trim was ripped out and flogged during its restoration.

Have to admit I think I sinned myself a couple of times, I suspect we all have to some degree!

I have a genuine early hydro '64 in Tweed great and original red interior with 30 odd K miles on it. Some wing rust but amazing interior. One day it will be someone's barn find no doubt, as I got it in the early 90s as a one owner car and never done anything with it as yet.

Exminiman wrote: ↑Wed Oct 09, 2024 9:30 am

mab01uk wrote: ↑Wed Oct 09, 2024 9:18 am

AndyPen wrote: ↑Tue Oct 08, 2024 10:03 pm

Exactly what I thought, and then saw things like the handbrake gator??

Plus yet another early Mini restoration with the gear lever gaiter screwed down on top of the carpet....it should be screwed direct onto the floor with only the magic wand gear lever poking through the carpet.

Or for a little less money you could have the 15th Oldest Surviving 1959 Mini:-
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/235749343451 ... media=COPY

And reduced in price as discussed earlier in this thread:-
viewtopic.php?p=345633#p345633

is it me door does everything on that car look brand new - for me it spoils it to not have any patina at all.

Minor point, but couldn`t cope with the exhaust rear mounting being that pissed.

Interesting to hear people’s opinion on restored cars, I totally get it but I quite like the look of that one and wouldn’t mind driving something that looks new.
I had an old VW that was pulled out of the desert in Texas, pan was fully restored and engine rebuilt but body left completely sunburned so can appreciate patina too

Pre-Cooper Pete wrote: ↑Fri Oct 11, 2024 8:55 am

Exminiman wrote: ↑Wed Oct 09, 2024 9:30 am

mab01uk wrote: ↑Wed Oct 09, 2024 9:18 am

Plus yet another early Mini restoration with the gear lever gaiter screwed down on top of the carpet....it should be screwed direct onto the floor with only the magic wand gear lever poking through the carpet.

Or for a little less money you could have the 15th Oldest Surviving 1959 Mini:-
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/235749343451 ... media=COPY

And reduced in price as discussed earlier in this thread:-
viewtopic.php?p=345633#p345633

is it me door does everything on that car look brand new - for me it spoils it to not have any patina at all.

Minor point, but couldn`t cope with the exhaust rear mounting being that pissed.

Interesting to hear people’s opinion on restored cars, I totally get it but I quite like the look of that one and wouldn’t mind driving something that looks new.
I had an old VW that was pulled out of the desert in Texas, pan was fully restored and engine rebuilt but body left completely sunburned so can appreciate patina too

I reckon the discussion here on this particular car is not about preferences for patina OR freshly restored. It is about how someone cobbled together ("restored") that 1071S in an abysmal quality. You could be forgiven for thinking the car is a made-up corpse!

MiNiKiN wrote: ↑Fri Oct 11, 2024 1:16 pm

Pre-Cooper Pete wrote: ↑Fri Oct 11, 2024 8:55 am

Exminiman wrote: ↑Wed Oct 09, 2024 9:30 am

is it me door does everything on that car look brand new - for me it spoils it to not have any patina at all.

Minor point, but couldn`t cope with the exhaust rear mounting being that pissed.

Interesting to hear people’s opinion on restored cars, I totally get it but I quite like the look of that one and wouldn’t mind driving something that looks new.
I had an old VW that was pulled out of the desert in Texas, pan was fully restored and engine rebuilt but body left completely sunburned so can appreciate patina too

I reckon the discussion here on this particular car is not about preferences for patina OR freshly restored. It is about how someone cobbled together ("restored") that 1071S in an abysmal quality. You could be forgiven for thinking the car is a made-up corpse!

I was referring to the’59 car actually but wouldn’t that 1071S be a half decent buy at £25k? Admittedly I’m a bit out of touch on pricing but have been watching sales for a while as I’m a potential buyer if I can sell my 911.

Now this is a real rarity “ Mk1 Cooper S seats in leather “, not too many of those around ……a snip at £1200

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/325841510745 ... R-C82frPZA

I remember this one , reshelled (into a 65 hydro 850 in the 90s) as the vast majority are, started life as Almond Green! Later gearbox and head but correct short motor. Cheap enough thing though in a way if it floats your boat!

https://www.carandclassic.com/l/C1788671

Pete wrote: ↑Sun Oct 13, 2024 1:30 pm I remember this one , reshelled (into a hydro 850 in the 90s) as the vast majority are, started life as Almond Green. Cheap enough thing though in a way if it floats your boat!

https://www.carandclassic.com/l/C1788671

Nice to see something as affordable as that. The (replacement) shell looks pretty good as far as you can tell.

I'm sorry but I don't get the re-shell thing, as unpopular as my view might be, it was only done to make another car appear to be something it wasn't..

AndyPen wrote: ↑Sun Oct 13, 2024 3:33 pm

Pete wrote: ↑Sun Oct 13, 2024 1:30 pm I remember this one , reshelled (into a hydro 850 in the 90s) as the vast majority are, started life as Almond Green. Cheap enough thing though in a way if it floats your boat!

https://www.carandclassic.com/l/C1788671

Nice to see something as affordable as that. The (replacement) shell looks pretty good as far as you can tell.

Those 1980s door mirrors have to go!