GraemeC wrote:I love that - its period home modding at its best (behind the 'er S obviously).
If I wasn't having to slim the collection I could find that a home!
hell, id slim the collection just to buy it
ive said it before with this car, but i hope the eventual buyer respects the heritage of the thing and looks after it
a bit out of our price range, and probably not that interesting to many on here, but worth a look to see how artcurial list cars that they have for sale.....
scroll down to read the English, the inspection that they have had done on this car makes very interesting reading!!
obviously a complete bitsa, but could you imagine a uk auction house been as thorough on some of the 'high dollar' cooper s's that have been sold recently where its a complete case of 'buyer beware....'
rich@minispares.com wrote:a bit out of our price range, and probably not that interesting to many on here, but worth a look to see how artcurial list cars that they have for sale.....
scroll down to read the English, the inspection that they have had done on this car makes very interesting reading!!
obviously a complete bitsa, but could you imagine a uk auction house been as thorough on some of the 'high dollar' cooper s's that have been sold recently where its a complete case of 'buyer beware....'
A true bitsa!
Having been around vintage cars all my life, I can remember as a kid in the 70’s and early 80’s visiting various old boys with my dad who were making vintage and veteran cars from scratch and even getting a friend in the police to let them have lovely short registration numbers.....
I'm presuming it's been to auction before? What sort of figure did it achieve and what's it likely to achieve do we think?
It was with Historics at Brooklands last September. No price on their site as it did not reach the £10,000 reserve. It has had a few bits done to it when you compare the pictures from then to now, such a different grille, new tyres, added chrome trim and pinstripe etc etc.
It does say that it has been "rebuilt to factory specification" but I don't recall seeing any late Mk2 Cooper/Cooper S with interior other than black. I know that black exterior was available as a special order option. Looks a decent car doesn't it and the red interior does lift it a bit.
My own Mk2 S was black/black interior but the paintwork was a later respray as was popular at the time - late 1970s. The car had been beige with a white roof when new.
