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Looks like a Downton head on it

Ahhh thanks!

I agree with Simon, That looks like it has had a Downton conversion before it was exported. A VERY NICE find indeed!

Is this for real ?, £240k. They are also selling a few other Minis in the £150K price range. A collector getting nervous about future values ?.

https://www.carandclassic.com/car/C1524626

Just J.D Classics doing their thing. Ie unique cars priced at the top.

I thought they were now called Woodham Mortimer after the issue of a few years ago, but must have reverted to the old name?

111Robin wrote: ↑Fri Dec 02, 2022 11:37 am Is this for real ?, £240k. They are also selling a few other Minis in the £150K price range. A collector getting nervous about future values ?.

https://www.carandclassic.com/car/C1524626

5 minis over £130K , as above, must be a collector getting out, surely ?

https://www.carandclassic.com/user/ccts3240

All being offered by the newly resurrected JD Classics.

Now that is one name I really thought we wouldn't see again!

https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/indu ... C2%A364m-0

That's what I thought, figured the "JD" name would be seen as bad news.

mk1 wrote: ↑Fri Dec 02, 2022 12:29 pm All being offered by the newly resurrected JD Classics.

Now that is one name I really thought we wouldn't see again!

https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/indu ... C2%A364m-0

Quote from an absent friend;

"Thats like changing your name to peter Sutcliffe to be more attractive to women"!

mk1 wrote: ↑Fri Dec 02, 2022 12:29 pm All being offered by the newly resurrected JD Classics.

Now that is one name I really thought we wouldn't see again!

https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/indu ... C2%A364m-0

The Mini collection was looked after by Adrien from My Mini Revolution in Paris. He’s bought and sold a lot of cars over the last few years, a few cars from members on here, they’re huge and fantastical prices at JD now though. The one I find particularly interesting is BGJ 947B which has the late Radford hatch conversion, a well known car but now claimed to have been Peter Sellers’ which is news to many of us! Can’t remember that ever being mentioned before in all the articles it’s ever been in.
https://www.myminirevolution.com/

That car was at The Goodwood Revival a few years ago wasn't it (see photo attached). It is a most interesting car but very expensive!
I'm quite shocked to see how poor the masking is between the 2 colours around the rear of the car in the JD photos

I love the Mk2 S - mostly for the (admittedly tenuous) Steve Marriott connection. Hasnt it been offered at auction several time over the last few years? I seem to remember it at Historics -from memory (and given the advert) I assume it never sold.
The most recent "famous owner" mini that I would have loved was Peter O'Toole's car.

scalino65 wrote: ↑Fri Dec 02, 2022 6:57 pm I love the Mk2 S - mostly for the (admittedly tenuous) Steve Marriott connection. Hasnt it been offered at auction several time over the last few years? I seem to remember it at Historics -from memory (and given the advert) I assume it never sold.
The most recent "famous owner" mini that I would have loved was Peter O'Toole's car.

That Mk2 S has been sold several times in the last ten years or so and has quite a history, I chased it a couple of times but it was always just out of reach, but at the current asking price it's taking the proverbial somewhat. Previous owner John Hammel owned it three times and worked for Steve Marriot's band Humble Pie, he drove Steve round in it sometimes. I think the last time it changed hands it went for about £45k but am happy to be corrected on that.

The 1970 Raddie with the lovely JA Pearce alloys has come up a couple of times too, one of the last Ss that Radford ever did I believe. When it first appeared in magazines in 1970 it was thought to be ordered by Ringo Starr but this is not the case. It's a marmite car for some but I'd have it in a shot at the right price (if I had the money that is!).

The ex-John Hammell W&P Mk2 S has appeared in Minimag and Miniworld in its different guises...

Snow on the way, this is still for sale, great for nipping down to the shops

https://www.carandclassic.com/car/C1422499

With the track gear removed that should road drive on its Tyres .. then just the job to go to the shops in the summer
dunno what the steering lock would be

A surf blue '67 S has appeared on Collecting Cars.

https://collectingcars.com/for-sale/196 ... oper-s-mk1

Doesn't look quite right on those reverse rims and falken tyres to my eyes...

That Surf Blue 67S the Colour is showing Red & White on the V5c
Auction blurb say the description is accurate.

Surf blue was discontinued in 1965 !!

tweedy998 wrote: ↑Mon Dec 12, 2022 5:58 pm A surf blue '67 S has appeared on Collecting Cars.

https://collectingcars.com/for-sale/196 ... oper-s-mk1

Doesn't look quite right on those reverse rims and falken tyres to my eyes...

Although it has "Cooper S" on the V5C the chassis number, K-A2S4-1000684 is not Cooper S. There is mention of a Heritage Certificate in one of the comments but presumably it isn't shown because that will likely have Morris Cooper 998 as the model. Caveat emptor