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1959 Morris Mini Minor For Sale by Auction:-
https://www.carandclassic.com/car/C1568105

That car should win an award for the panel gaps
Looks horrific everywhere even at a cursory glance

'S'-type wrote: ↑Tue Mar 14, 2023 8:31 pm

johnv wrote: ↑Tue Mar 14, 2023 7:35 pm

Oneball wrote: ↑Tue Mar 14, 2023 7:17 pm I genuinely don’t understand why they’ve revived the J D Classics name. We all knew Woodham Mortimer were J D Classics but to use the actual name is like calling themselves Ponzi or Madoff!

Or even Ratners

Might be more appropriate given the amount of Brinks Mat gold still sloshing around out there. Allegedly.

God knows but they've just got themselves a heap of free adverts with Mini Magazine writing about their hugely overpriced and misdescribed cars every month.They clearly know nothing about cars but plenty about money. Aren’t JD back sponsoring Goodwood aswell?

rolesyboy wrote: ↑Thu Apr 06, 2023 10:40 am That car should win an award for the panel gaps
Looks horrific everywhere even at a cursory glance

As rough as a bear's arse. It looks like the bonnet badge is migrating North, across the roof and onto the bootlid.

'S'-type wrote: ↑Tue Mar 14, 2023 8:09 pm

Pete wrote: ↑Tue Mar 14, 2023 6:15 pm Ex John Cooper my arse. Mike Cooper owned that car for a couple of years about four years ago before some billionaire bought it and JD have now doubled its value plus Vat. How much crap are they prepared to spout to shovel more wonga in, they’re making similarly wild claims about the Radford hatch they’ve put a quarter of a million price tag on hoping to catch another billionaire in their net.

"And if that wasn't enough.............."
Don't tell me. John Cooper himself might actually have leant on the car once.

Ahh that old chestnut.. That’s a ‘Mike Brewerism’ isn’t it. Added about £20k to its selling price at auction, despite Mike Cooper’s intervention. Good luck to all of them, there’s bound to be someone daft and/or rich enough to buy all that bullshit as happened with the totally fake works Mini that went through Silverstone auctions last year but ultimately most know they’re all p*ssing in the same pot, and all just in it for the money.

Pete wrote: ↑Thu Apr 06, 2023 11:11 am Mini Magazine writing about their hugely overpriced and misdescribed cars every month.They clearly know nothing about cars but plenty about money.

Contrary to popular opinion, you can get the staff.

Unfortunately, they won't pay for them.

Pay peanuts, get halfwits.

Costafortune wrote: ↑Thu Apr 06, 2023 11:22 am

rolesyboy wrote: ↑Thu Apr 06, 2023 10:40 am That car should win an award for the panel gaps
Looks horrific everywhere even at a cursory glance

As rough as a bear's arse. It looks like the bonnet badge is migrating North, across the roof and onto the bootlid.

With a bonnet gap like that I would imagine you could do a full engine swap without so much as lifting it

Loving the way they have let in a beautiful local repair for the oversize Weber box I suspect it had fitted at some point in its life
This car should be on Copart as a Category B.
And I don't see no washer bottle... eek!

mab01uk wrote: ↑Thu Apr 06, 2023 11:48 am

Costafortune wrote: ↑Thu Apr 06, 2023 11:22 am

rolesyboy wrote: ↑Thu Apr 06, 2023 10:40 am That car should win an award for the panel gaps
Looks horrific everywhere even at a cursory glance

As rough as a bear's arse. It looks like the bonnet badge is migrating North, across the roof and onto the bootlid.

Did you notice the rear view shot with bootlid closed look at the line of the bootlid against the bumper

My favourite part of this car has to be the bottom of the A panels where they meet the door step.
I wonder if this body resto was paid for ie 'professionally' done or if it was an enthusiast?

Seems to have a new roof…….……?

EDIT or as pointed out below maybe rails added later ..

Maybe the photo but rear window looks recessed

Windscreen demister vent pipes external to dash liners is a new early feature for me...



As has been pointed out this '59 Mini has a few problem areas to say the least...I would worry what else was under that shiny modern paint finish unless the price reflected that high risk....plus there are probably many more problems to be found that can't be seen just by zooming in on the photos.

Hard to tell from photos but according to the 1959 Mini Register factory roof gutter drip rails appeared in May 1960 but pop riveted drip rails could be retro fitted by dealers and these look different to the factory type with the rivets visible:-
https://1959miniregister.com/variations-shell/

Sat 13th May For Sale by Auction
Morris Leslie Vehicle Auctions Ltd
Errol Airfield Perth Scotland PH27TB.

1991 ROVER MINI 1000 CITY E - 998cc ESTIMATE £10000 - £12000
Chassis number SAXXL2S1020502319 - supplied new on August 9th 1991 by Capital Rover of London and presented in Cranberry Redthe car retains a 10 stamp history with the most recent recorded on March 10th 2023. There are handbooks along with an MOT, test until January 2024. Still displaying its original Dealer number plates and window sticker as well as sitting on its original CN54 tyres with unused spare wheek and tyre in the boot. The second lady owner we are informed used the car until 2004, when she is reported to have hung up her driving gloves parking the car in her garage with it only emerging once in 2010 for an MOT test. The car next saw the light of day at the begining of 2023 and was given a fresh MOT test.
https://www.carandclassic.com/car/C1579163

Maybe this had been posted before, apologies if so. But this is rather brilliant

https://www.carandclassic.com/auctions/ ... elf-n90W3g

another one for the "if only" pile.

That Elf looks neat, and good value too!

A genuine Neville Trickett original Siva Edwardian is currently being offered by Mathewson's.

Not everyone's cup of tea, but Nev did quite a few of these in the early 70's. Most notably for Dr Who.

https://www.mathewsons.co.uk/auction/lo ... 6&pn=1&g=1

InnoCooperExport wrote: ↑Sat May 20, 2023 9:32 pm Maybe this had been posted before, apologies if so. But this is rather brilliant

https://www.carandclassic.com/auctions/ ... elf-n90W3g

another one for the "if only" pile.

I do like that! Very much the look we're going for with ours but the engine spec is a bit more exotic on ours.

It sold for 12,750 bit of a bargain I suspect.

Mk 11 ‘S a like’ at auction today, someone’s put a lot of work in….

https://auctions.manorparkclassics.com/ ... 6&pn=1&g=1