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Re: WTH??!?! Have you seen this item on ebay.
Posted: Wed Mar 18, 2015 6:58 pm
by minimans
surfblue63 wrote:JC T ONE wrote:
The reason for the old/wrong no & documents, is that you cant legally import/registre any Mini into USA, after 69 (app)
The law changed in 1998, there is now a rolling 25 year cut off for personal imports.
Section 8 on the following link.
There is now a fast growing market for Euro spec 1980's hot hatches in the US. This could also see an increase in demand for Rover Minis in the next 10 years, so buy now whilst they are still relatively cheap.
Except good old California which has no rolling exemption...................I want a Metro R4 but it ain't going to happen.....................
Re: WTH??!?! Have you seen this item on ebay.
Posted: Wed Mar 18, 2015 7:59 pm
by JC T ONE
Jack of all trades wrote:
It's an '89 BAC M-30 car
Only 30 even made
One of the Mini guys on fb, posted an old article, from the 90ies, it say "only 3 were made"
The article I have from when the BAC was new, say they "planned" to do 30, as it was a 30 jubilee model,
but the reporter could not see that anyone would pay that amount of money.
Re: WTH??!?! Have you seen this item on ebay.
Posted: Wed Mar 18, 2015 8:20 pm
by UHR850
Re: WTH??!?! Have you seen this item on ebay.
Posted: Wed Mar 18, 2015 8:25 pm
by mab01uk
BAC 30 below that was Bernie Ecclestones and raffled in 2009
Mini BAC M30
This is a truly rare opportunity to win a British icon, a Mini Thirty Special Edition. There are only three of these in existence and this is a head turning show stopper!
This was once owned by Bernie Ecclestone.
http://www.classiccars.co.uk/mini/mini/advert/1527
Avonbar converted a couple with their ZX engine
Quote:
"I knew of 3 BAC M30's. Red, Blue and Green. We converted the red and blue one. DVLA says that the red one G568 FHB is now green.
Only pic I have of Blue one is the interior."
http://www.theminiforum.co.uk/forums/to ... ?p=3171472
Re: WTH??!?! Have you seen this item on ebay.
Posted: Wed Mar 18, 2015 9:05 pm
by Pete
Jack of all trades wrote:
It's an '89 BAC M-30 car (or a look alike with all the right stuff attached)
Only 30 even made
Looks like Laurence Llewelyn Bowen was let loose on that, I'm surprised they sold 3 never mind 30!
Re: WTH??!?! Have you seen this item on ebay.
Posted: Wed Mar 18, 2015 9:31 pm
by UHR850
Re: WTH??!?! Have you seen this item on ebay.
Posted: Wed Mar 18, 2015 10:39 pm
by rich@minispares.com
And its an abarth as well..
Re: WTH??!?! Have you seen this item on ebay.
Posted: Thu Mar 19, 2015 9:14 am
by mk1
The Saxon Green unfinished project looks fantastic!
Re: WTH??!?! Have you seen this item on ebay.
Posted: Fri Mar 20, 2015 8:53 am
by greyghost
mk1 wrote:The Saxon Green unfinished project looks fantastic!
that mini is a pretty clean car, engine colour is wrong though. it should be UK engine green, where they have painted it Aussie engine green.
and its a pity about the non factory white roof.
Re: WTH??!?! Have you seen this item on ebay.
Posted: Fri Mar 20, 2015 2:59 pm
by Pete
The Bill Bell fanclub strikes again..
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1959-Austin-S ... 541bdf3be7
If you give 'em good news you're an expert, if you give bad news you're anal. You can't win mate!
Re: WTH??!?! Have you seen this item on ebay.
Posted: Fri Mar 20, 2015 3:39 pm
by gs.davies
Seems like quite an abrasive guy - I remember the hoo-haa over the 1960 car on 59 plates that he sold recently. Surely no need for comments like 'extremely anal' and 'ask the wife's permission'...
Re: WTH??!?! Have you seen this item on ebay.
Posted: Fri Mar 20, 2015 3:51 pm
by mk1
Please refrain from referring to this ebay auction.
I have no wish to see another bout of arguments on here! I'll concede that the seller does himself no favours referring to the 59 register as he does, but I have no say as to what people put in their ebay adds. I do not however want to see any bad blood over these comments drawn out here.
For what it's worth, & if it is right it looks like an excellent project 59.
Re: WTH??!?! Have you seen this item on ebay.
Posted: Fri Mar 20, 2015 7:07 pm
by evosal
The comment about the "anal 59 register" was just a bit of light hearted banter after all the stick over the last advert, hence the smiley face after the comment on the advert, in fairness I think Bill has seen the funny side of it as well.
Chris
Re: WTH??!?! Have you seen this item on ebay.
Posted: Fri Mar 20, 2015 7:15 pm
by In the shed
I like it.
Re: WTH??!?! Have you seen this item on ebay.
Posted: Fri Mar 20, 2015 9:15 pm
by IAIN
Re: WTH??!?! Have you seen this item on ebay.
Posted: Fri Mar 20, 2015 9:38 pm
by Andrew1967
For that 'no corners cut' price, I'd expect Hydrolastic suspension and a much better detailed engine bay.
Very nice looking car though.
Re: WTH??!?! Have you seen this item on ebay.
Posted: Fri Mar 20, 2015 9:42 pm
by Nick W
Looking at the engine bay , it's got the mk3 moulded heater pipe , were these ever fitted to mk2s?.
Re: WTH??!?! Have you seen this item on ebay.
Posted: Fri Mar 20, 2015 10:19 pm
by Charlynsane
Never..
Re: WTH??!?! Have you seen this item on ebay.
Posted: Fri Mar 20, 2015 11:08 pm
by Spitz
I thought wet suspension was phased out in 68....would dry not be correct for the last of the Coopers?
Re: WTH??!?! Have you seen this item on ebay.
Posted: Fri Mar 20, 2015 11:31 pm
by IAIN
Spitz wrote:I thought wet suspension was phased out in 68....would dry not be correct for the last of the Coopers?
no, it should be hydolastic.
The early clubmans and mk3 S's were still hydrolastic.