WTH??!?! Have you seen this item on ebay.

[Nick W]

looks like a different paint job to me ,or painted over silver after?

[Pandora]

I think they might be coming back to a pretty full inbox!

But then again - look at it now. It's knackered. If you had a scrap of canvas that used to be a Van Gogh, it's not easy to reach full market value.

Al

[Pete]

Cynical as it may sound I wouldn't have thought that any Banksy artwork would have been knowingly left outside for most of the paint to seemingly wash off. I suspect the link may be a little tenous?

[surfblue63]

If you take a look at the numerous web pages featuring the 2008 Cans Festival not one picture of that Mini appears. My guess it was outside the tunnel that was used for the festival and passers by got to chuck poster paints over it, hence why the colour has washed off now.

[mini63]

I dont think ive seen so many '970s'
http://m.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C647033

But a very clean WP GT
http://m.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C634162

[Jack of all trades]

If you take a look at the numerous web pages featuring the 2008 Cans Festival not one picture of that Mini appears. My guess it was outside the tunnel that was used for the festival and passers by got to chuck poster paints over it, hence why the colour has washed off now.

Well a quick web search places a mini (is it the one on Ebay??) at the Cans festival;
https://www.flickr.com/photos/herschell/2875996274/
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3039/279 ... f98722.jpg

Looks like it's in the tunnel, but for all i care this isn't art in my eyes anyway

[surfblue63]

If you take a look at the numerous web pages featuring the 2008 Cans Festival not one picture of that Mini appears. My guess it was outside the tunnel that was used for the festival and passers by got to chuck poster paints over it, hence why the colour has washed off now.

Well a quick web search places a mini (is it the one on Ebay??) at the Cans festival;
https://www.flickr.com/photos/herschell/2875996274/
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3039/279 ... f98722.jpg

Looks like it's in the tunnel, but for all i care this isn't art in my eyes anyway

I looked through a bunch of blogs looking for snaps of that Mini, typical that two show up just like a bus when I've given up waiting!!!!!!!!!!

[surfblue63]

But a very clean WP GT
http://m.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C634162

This car has been discussed here

viewtopic.php?f=5&t=2313&hilit=wood+pic ... &start=130

[UHR850]

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/AUSTIN-METRO- ... 1c57404ca9

[STG95F]

Pink VR6

[smithyrc30]

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/AUSTIN-METRO- ... 1c57404ca9

I wonder how long the damper mounts are going to last now that all the suspension loads go through them instead of into the subframe?

[madaboutcherry]

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/AUSTIN-METRO- ... 1c57404ca9

I wonder how long the damper mounts are going to last now that all the suspension loads go through them instead of into the subframe?

rusty damper mounts

[Nick W]

I didn't think Speedwell made an alloy rocker cover

http://ebay.to/1Nt8tCQ

[InimiaD]

Looks like a HRG item to me.

[mini63]

Looks like a HRG item to me.

....a fresh one at that.

cast neck?

[GraemeC]

It's not a cast neck, but odd that the badge plinth has never been drilled?

[tjw89]

I've had lots of HRG's over the years and most of them never had the badge holes or badges on them. Think it's only three I've had with badges/holes. I think I saw a original advert from HRG with one on but then another company in the day without them on.

[mk1]

I agree with Tim.

M

[rich@minispares.com]

as I have pointed out before

HRG did the covers drilled with badges on that they sold as there own

they also sold them undrilled & unpainted, presumably to sell to other companies to sell on to retail customers.

[GraemeC]

I'll get back in me box.....