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Re: At The Auctions
Posted: Fri Nov 01, 2024 10:29 am
by phib
A little bit of googling on the net and the engine number before someone changed the plate was
9FF-AH39418 Which obviously isn’t a cooper an engine !
I really don’t think the headline description of that car should be 1966 Mini Cooper s
Nothing wrong with it if it’s sold and advertised as what it is a mini mk3 shell with an unknown engine and a stuck and none running Q plate mini.
Which is probably £1-2k not as advertised.
Phib
Re: At The Auctions
Posted: Fri Nov 01, 2024 11:55 am
by rolesyboy
He sounds like Rowley Birkin QC off the Fast Show for the first 5 minutes
Pete wrote: ↑Wed Oct 30, 2024 6:36 pm
Moody “S” at Mathewson’s , built from a 1960 850 by the looks of the shell and loom, not that Derek would know the front end from the back of a Cooper S to be brutally honest!
Pribably a while ago though looking at the early Newton trim.
https://youtu.be/g0n20-F4CZ8?si=Y7R_NlvLke-gjbbg
Decent buy for someone though if it’s cheap enough.
Re: At The Auctions
Posted: Fri Nov 08, 2024 8:09 am
by Exminiman
Exminiman wrote: ↑Thu Oct 31, 2024 3:12 pm
Struggling to find much "Cooper s" about that one except Servo, Twin Tank and maybe engine, but maybe not as cant see much of it..
What shell is that, I get a bit lost when you get past a MK3, is it a MK4 ?
£5.5k inc fees…….I wouldn't of bid that much, in the end its just the value of the bits and then you have to shift a shell witn a sunroof etc…..
Re: At The Auctions
Posted: Fri Nov 08, 2024 9:20 am
by Pedromintor
If it has a 1275 cooper s engine and gearbox then it looks good value for 5k ? Worth that in bits ? The story was on this car that when then owner bought it on the logbook the chassis number was wrong . So the owner sent in the heritage certificate to dvla to get them to put the chassis number correct on the logbook. Dvla asked for photos of the car. When they seen it was in a mk3 shell cancelled the logbook and asked him to re register it. Shame it was not re shelled in a mk1 shell back in the day and it probably been fine . Its a shame and even if it was re shelled again with a brand new mk1 shell and new application to dvla under the chassis number i reckon there be a marker on it and wont be able to be registered again under the correct mk1 s chassis number.
Peter
Re: At The Auctions
Posted: Fri Nov 08, 2024 9:21 am
by Pedromintor
Exminiman wrote: ↑Fri Nov 08, 2024 8:09 am
Exminiman wrote: ↑Thu Oct 31, 2024 3:12 pm
Struggling to find much "Cooper s" about that one except Servo, Twin Tank and maybe engine, but maybe not as cant see much of it..
What shell is that, I get a bit lost when you get past a MK3, is it a MK4 ?
£5.5k inc fees…….I wouldn't of bid that much, in the end its just the value of the bits and then you have to shift a shell witn a sunroof etc…..
if its a cooper s engine and gear box its worth that . looks a good mk3 shell as well . few other cooper s bits
Re: At The Auctions
Posted: Fri Nov 08, 2024 10:15 am
by Exminiman
Pedromintor wrote: ↑Fri Nov 08, 2024 9:21 am
Exminiman wrote: ↑Fri Nov 08, 2024 8:09 am
Exminiman wrote: ↑Thu Oct 31, 2024 3:12 pm
Struggling to find much "Cooper s" about that one except Servo, Twin Tank and maybe engine, but maybe not as cant see much of it..
What shell is that, I get a bit lost when you get past a MK3, is it a MK4 ?
£5.5k inc fees…….I wouldn't of bid that much, in the end its just the value of the bits and then you have to shift a shell witn a sunroof etc…..
if its a cooper s engine and gear box its worth that . looks a good mk3 shell as well . few other cooper s bits
I am not so sure, it depends on the condition of the engine, it may need re-lining, the crank/rods may not be S , the servo may be knackered etc etc...you may or may not be lucky.....I still see it as a gamble, that you dont need to take, when you can readily buy an S engine in bits and check the parts.
Re: At The Auctions
Posted: Sat Nov 09, 2024 12:06 am
by Pete
Pedromintor wrote: ↑Fri Nov 08, 2024 9:20 am
If it has a 1275 cooper s engine and gearbox then it looks good value for 5k ? Worth that in bits ? The story was on this car that when then owner bought it on the logbook the chassis number was wrong . So the owner sent in the heritage certificate to dvla to get them to put the chassis number correct on the logbook. Dvla asked for photos of the car. When they seen it was in a mk3 shell cancelled the logbook and asked him to re register it. Shame it was not re shelled in a mk1 shell back in the day and it probably been fine . Its a shame and even if it was re shelled again with a brand new mk1 shell and new application to dvla under the chassis number i reckon there be a marker on it and wont be able to be registered again under the correct mk1 s chassis number.
Peter
Seems fairly harsh. Oodles of Mk1s got rebooted into Mk3 shells, even so called £200k works cars that are now magically back to Mk1 again and still retain their number plates, Mk3s reshelled into Mk4 or 5 is quite common, GTs reshelled info Clubman or later shells aswell. Just bad luck for that one then but one thing you can’t count on with DVLA is consistancy!
Pribably a while ago though looking at the early Newton trim.