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Re: At The Auctions

Posted: Fri Jan 26, 2024 9:06 pm
by Old English White
That looks a nice car :) . Horrible boring colour :x

Re: At The Auctions

Posted: Fri Jan 26, 2024 10:25 pm
by davidnutland
Super rare car, one of the first Mk3 Coopers, the early ones were built with a British shell 65 bhp 998 with all Cooper S rolling gear, I like the colour.

Re: At The Auctions

Posted: Sat Jan 27, 2024 2:38 pm
by tintoptom
WMU 211G wrote: Fri Jan 26, 2024 8:53 pm 1970 Mk3 1000 at Mathewson's...


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xIfv4OI66jk
Glorious!

Re: At The Auctions

Posted: Sat Jan 27, 2024 3:44 pm
by Peter Laidler
Surely David, it's a '70 Mk3 mini 850 in that bedouin(?) colour. Not an S

Re: At The Auctions

Posted: Sat Jan 27, 2024 4:56 pm
by tweedy998
On the subject of Mini's at Mathewson's, does anyone know anything about the 1970 Innocenti they've got coming soon?

https://www.mathewsons.co.uk/auction/lo ... 8&pn=1&g=1

I may be mistaken, but did I see this car at Blyton last year? Anyone on the forum know of the car? Cheers! Ed.

Re: At The Auctions

Posted: Sat Jan 27, 2024 6:36 pm
by davidnutland
Peter see the car in Tweedy 998 post as the kids say "my bad". The Innocenti MK3 Cooper is well known in Inni circles, I would hope the estimate is a come buy my figure, it has been rebuilt beautifully.

Re: At The Auctions

Posted: Sat Jan 27, 2024 9:40 pm
by Pete
This Mk2 Auto project went for £2850 plus fees today at ACA

Re: At The Auctions

Posted: Sun Jan 28, 2024 10:16 am
by Old English White
davidnutland wrote: Fri Jan 26, 2024 10:25 pm Super rare car, one of the first Mk3 Coopers, the early ones were built with a British shell 65 bhp 998 with all Cooper S rolling gear, I like the colour.
There is, to my knowledge, no such car as a Mk3 Cooper 998?

The car in question is just a Mini 1000 isn't it? Still rare in early Mk3 form I agree.

Re: At The Auctions

Posted: Sun Jan 28, 2024 9:38 pm
by davidnutland
Hi Old English they made over 15k Cooper Mk3's at the Innocenti factory

Re: At The Auctions

Posted: Sun Jan 28, 2024 9:40 pm
by davidnutland
https://www.mathewsons.co.uk/auction/lo ... 8&pn=1&g=1 this was the car I was referring to

Re: At The Auctions

Posted: Sun Jan 28, 2024 11:50 pm
by Old English White
davidnutland wrote: Sun Jan 28, 2024 9:38 pm Hi Old English they made over 15k Cooper Mk3's at the Innocenti factory
That may be so (?) I know nothing about Innocenti Minis which in any case were never sold here. The Mini in question is not an Innocenti anyway so not really relevant ;) Were Mk3 Innocenti Coopers 998cc?

Re: At The Auctions

Posted: Mon Jan 29, 2024 12:23 pm
by MiNiKiN
Old English White wrote: Sun Jan 28, 2024 11:50 pm
davidnutland wrote: Sun Jan 28, 2024 9:38 pm Hi Old English they made over 15k Cooper Mk3's at the Innocenti factory
That may be so (?) I know nothing about Innocenti Minis which in any case were never sold here. The Mini in question is not an Innocenti anyway so not really relevant ;) Were Mk3 Innocenti Coopers 998cc?
Yes they were 998s with more or less the 998 Cooper engine. There were ca. 4800 Innocenti Cooper Mk3 built with the english doors - without quarterlights and ca. 10600 with the Innocenti quarterlight doors. All rated at 60hp SAE!

Re: At The Auctions

Posted: Mon Jan 29, 2024 12:31 pm
by davidnutland
Ill get me coat!

Re: At The Auctions

Posted: Mon Jan 29, 2024 5:06 pm
by sanm72
Hi all,

An intersting link with a table about the Inncoenti's Mini production (period, numbers, chassis n. etc.)
https://www.miniminor.com/dati-produzione/

S

Re: At The Auctions

Posted: Mon Jan 29, 2024 6:52 pm
by Pete
Looks a beauty that Innocenti, one of the nicest Minis theyve had through Mathewson’s that’s for sure!

Re: At The Auctions

Posted: Tue Jan 30, 2024 11:49 pm
by tweedy998
Pete wrote: Mon Jan 29, 2024 6:52 pm Looks a beauty that Innocenti, one of the nicest Minis theyve had through Mathewson’s that’s for sure!
Have to agree Pete, I'm going to watch that one with interest... :D

Re: At The Auctions

Posted: Thu Feb 01, 2024 6:06 pm
by Exminiman

Re: At The Auctions

Posted: Sun Feb 04, 2024 4:36 pm
by Pete
AndyPen wrote: Thu Jan 25, 2024 3:53 pm How can possibly be put up for sale again???
Easily! John Parnell’s words on this subject clearly fell on deaf ears thirty bloody years ago and still do!

Re: At The Auctions

Posted: Sun Feb 04, 2024 4:41 pm
by Exminiman
Pete wrote: Sun Feb 04, 2024 4:36 pm
AndyPen wrote: Thu Jan 25, 2024 3:53 pm How can possibly be put up for sale again???
Easily! John Parnell’s words on this subject clearly fell on deaf ears thirty bloody years ago and still do!
…not helped if the Gamekeeper ( car club) also dabbles in some Poaching :lol:

Re: At The Auctions

Posted: Sat Feb 17, 2024 7:53 pm
by Pete
This went very cheap!!

https://www.evoke-classics.com/auction/ ... ni-cooper/

Crying out for an S logbook :lol: , my old Almond Green / white S lookalike I owned in the noughties has a 970 ‘S’ logbook on it now! :roll: