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Exminiman wrote: Mon Nov 14, 2022 9:14 pm
Minisprinter wrote: Mon Nov 14, 2022 8:01 pm
1ely wrote: Mon Nov 14, 2022 5:23 pm DJB 93B sold for £124,875 looks like someone was happy to spaff the cash!!!
I presume its the same guy that spent £455.00 on a throttle cable recently.

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Do you think hes got any money left, £140k for another works car 569 FMO, nice to have a pair of them ……….. :mrgreen:

https://racecarsdirect.com/Advert/Detai ... ris-mini-c
I think for the £140k, ex-works or not, I think I'd like the wipers to actually sit on the windscreen properly... :D
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Re 569 FMO
What is the idea of the mini screen, perspex, I assume ?

Maybe to improve demisting or safety ?
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That must be a record for a Mk2 S

£39,375 inc fees

https://www.silverstoneauctions.com/sa0 ... n=1&pp=100

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For me, I'd have walked away with £28,000 in my pocket and had a very handsome coupe.

https://www.silverstoneauctions.com/sa0 ... n=2&pp=100

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Exminiman wrote: Mon Nov 14, 2022 10:10 pm Re 569 FMO
What is the idea of the mini screen, perspex, I assume ?

Maybe to improve demisting or safety ?

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No heated screens then, used to dissipate the heat (demist) evenly over the whole windscreen.
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Ronnie wrote: Tue Nov 15, 2022 2:53 pm
Exminiman wrote: Mon Nov 14, 2022 10:10 pm Re 569 FMO
What is the idea of the mini screen, perspex, I assume ?

Maybe to improve demisting or safety ?

66CF3A32-A036-45D9-8405-C77F09214797.png
No heated screens then, used to dissipate the heat (demist) evenly over the whole windscreen.
Cheers for that, was it common on works cars ?
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Exminiman wrote: Tue Nov 15, 2022 4:11 pm
Ronnie wrote: Tue Nov 15, 2022 2:53 pm
Exminiman wrote: Mon Nov 14, 2022 10:10 pm Re 569 FMO
What is the idea of the mini screen, perspex, I assume ?

Maybe to improve demisting or safety ?

66CF3A32-A036-45D9-8405-C77F09214797.png
No heated screens then, used to dissipate the heat (demist) evenly over the whole windscreen.
Cheers for that, was it common on works cars ?
Only the earliest cars, heater elements were also used to warm the upcoming air, then once the heated screens arrived, they were used.
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The 64 monte cars had the deflector as well as a drivers side only (no Tok switch) windscreen. :shock:
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surfblue63 wrote: Tue Nov 15, 2022 11:55 am That must be a record for a Mk2 S

£39,375 inc fees

Both cars look like blinders to me. Strong money for a Mk2 S but what a bewt

https://www.silverstoneauctions.com/sa0 ... n=1&pp=100

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For me, I'd have walked away with £28,000 in my pocket and had a very handsome coupe.

https://www.silverstoneauctions.com/sa0 ... n=2&pp=100

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Certainly not a record for a mk2 . As some of you may know my mk2 cooper sold for £55k in 2015 . Quite proud of that and at this present time I don’t know or have heard of a higher price achieved… Ken
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Pickup on face ache WTF …….does the wood come with it ? . :lol: :lol:
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That is just nuts :?
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Hello together,

For sale in Germany: early Smiths Speedometer/Tacho with silver facial:
https://www.ebay-kleinanzeigen.de/s-anz ... -223-10634

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https://www.broadarrowauctions.com/vehi ... i-race-car

Sold for $45k. That’s strong money for a racecar that still needs work before it’s legal to race here in the states.
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Exminiman wrote: Tue Nov 15, 2022 6:53 pm Pickup on face ache WTF …….does the wood come with it ? . :lol: :lol:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/classic ... 9703454769
Funny, I offered 6k but they did not seem keen on my money... :mrgreen:
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Its definitely an early woody :lol:

Looks like the tunnel in the great escape with all those timbers holding it up
Exminiman wrote: Tue Nov 15, 2022 6:53 pm Pickup on face ache WTF …….does the wood come with it ? . :lol: :lol:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/classic ... 9703454769

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Historics Auctions Mercedes Benz World results

https://www.historics.co.uk/buying/auct ... /cars/?p=1

A 1963 997 Cooper. £22,960

https://www.historics.co.uk/buying/auct ... -997cc-sb/

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A rally prepped Mk2 Cooper that is ready to go. £19,040

https://www.historics.co.uk/buying/auct ... mk-ii-mrp/

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On Racecarsdirect. Racing Jag for the price of a Mini shell…… :o

Sounds like quite a bit of development work done already

https://racecarsdirect.com/Advert/Detai ... -x306-1995
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There is what appears to be a super original and possibly low mileage MkII Cooper S on Bring a Trailer right now. It was a personal export to Canada and one thing that is strange is there is an extra “KC” on the engine tag (that is not on the heritage certificate). Anybody know what that might be??https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1969- ... nts-anchor
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It looks like the car has optional 1.5” carburetors and someone is speculating that the engine may have had some custom modifications done by the factory that the KC corresponds to. But I have no idea if that makes sense.
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KC = 11AC alternator
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