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mab01uk wrote:Silverstone Auction 26 July:

https://www.silverstoneauctions.com/1959-austin-mini

https://www.silverstoneauctions.com/196 ... r-s-1275cc

https://www.silverstoneauctions.com/196 ... ini-cooper

....eeeek !!! boot script badges on the white car may just as well be on the glass lol ??!!!...plus 2 angle stiffeners instead of one ?? spose it gives more rigidity ??. engine bay looks a bit iffy to ??!! foxy52

mab01uk wrote:
https://www.silverstoneauctions.com/196 ... r-s-1275cc

you know when your a BOSS when your mini needs two front panel stiffeners!


I don't think ive ever seen this 'attention to detail' on any other car........

1992 Rover Mini ERA Turbo in British Racing Green only 84 miles from new £39,995
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/-/181457846365?roken=N4bE9Y

Ex Plant brothers network Q rally GB 1998
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Mini-Cooper-r ... 3f3919a31c

rich@minispares.com wrote:

mab01uk wrote:
https://www.silverstoneauctions.com/196 ... r-s-1275cc

you know when your a BOSS when your mini needs two front panel stiffeners!


I don't think ive ever seen this 'attention to detail' on any other car........

and MK III boot handle.

foxy52 wrote:

mab01uk wrote:Silverstone Auction 26 July:

https://www.silverstoneauctions.com/1959-austin-mini

foxy52

That 59 has had a lot of time put into it, a little over restored some might say, but plenty of dedication has went into it for sure.

Door cards upside-down, how often do you see that?

Al

Actually they are the wrong door cards altogether. 1959 Minis did not have ribbed cards.

From the same auction, we have a 997 Cooper in its natural habitat :




Love it !

The nicest thing about that Biota is the "Houghton Coldwell" steering wheel.

The buy it no price of that wreck also makes the 4 cars & all the moulds etc that were offered a while ago look like exceptionaly good value.

Thats one ugly kitcar

vegar wrote:Thats one ugly kitcar

even I wouldn't want to buy it........


and that is saying something when it comes to mini based kitcars

You mean UGLY Mini based kit cars!

http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C518377

Seriously?
Add a few more zeros, why not.?

David Griffiths wrote:You mean UGLY Mini based kit cars!

oh, I like a pathetic ugly mini based kit car, one that you stand back and ask, 'what where they thinking'

sure, you can get reasonably pretty ones like gtms etc, but its the underdogs that I really like (he says, owing a status 365...)

Most mini-based kit cars are not very pretty. They might be cool like the Marcos and nimbus, but not very good looking, I am sorry to say

thefarmer wrote:http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C518377

Seriously?
Add a few more zeros, why not.?

I wonder if it's had a restoration, it was looking pretty rough last time I saw it. I wonder how many shells EBL 56C was attached to after all those rallies (inc two RAC's!), one or two I'd have thought. One of the best known works Minis though that one.

thefarmer wrote:http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C518377

Seriously?
Add a few more zeros, why not.?

I'll be looking for some commission there as they have used one of my pictures from the 2009 Goodwood FoS

Did they have Quartz clocks back in the 1960's?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/281374520426? ... 1436.l2649

surfblue63 wrote:Did they have Quartz clocks back in the 1960's?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/281374520426? ... 1436.l2649

They must have, judging by the bids.