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mab01uk wrote:

ivor badger 2 wrote:64 with a 3 letter/ 3 number reg. not a B suffix like everything else?

"Year letters were not compulsory until 1965 (C reg), so a vehicle may have been registered during 1963 and 1964 without a year letter."
http://www.cvpg.co.uk/REG.pdf

(I also remember my dad bought a brand new 1964 Ford Zephyr without suffix).

It was not about year letters being compulsory in 1963/1964 ,All the authorities were allocated x amount of registrations , If they run out then they would use the year letter A 63 , B 64 and of course it became standardized in 1965 all would use a C.

9748KO was registered in March '64.

Kent was still using pre suffix up until Jan '65. Have explained this on more than one occasion at cars shows

Andrew1967 wrote:9748KO was registered in March '64.

Kent was still using pre suffix up until Jan '65. Have explained this on more than one occasion at cars shows

Andrew some folks just don't get it All to do with allocated registrations ,If they had used up the allocation then on to letter after the number , Easy

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Austin-Cooper ... Swo0JWN~nP

Looks a fair price, got to be worth 10k

'S'-type wrote:I think it's the same guy who sold the Vortz? Rose Petals recently.

I suppose those seat brackets are going to be thin on the ground as most people didn't bother to cut them off when scrapping an early shell. I know I didn't about 20 years ago. Got loads of the (worthless) later ones of course.

But trying to fake a '59/60 shell is going to be tricky, what with the non-recessed screen apertures, so I can't see too many takers.

...of course those that re-shell can really mess it up sometimes - Poole Quay Minis on 10th July 2015 there was a 1965 'Cooper' (well, that's what the badges and chassis plate said), but the shell was a 1959/60 with non-recessed screen apertures. It also had a 1990's Cooper interior so a right mash up. On the plus side it was in great condition even if in IMHO rather charmless...

Interesting colour scheme for a MkII

http://www.angliacarauctions.co.uk/en/c ... ni-cooper/

This one, at the same auction, seams a better bet

http://www.angliacarauctions.co.uk/en/c ... ooper-mki/

surfblue63 wrote:Interesting colour scheme for a MkII

http://www.angliacarauctions.co.uk/en/c ... ni-cooper/

This one, at the same auction, seams a better bet

http://www.angliacarauctions.co.uk/en/c ... ooper-mki/

Didn't stop to see these cars sold yesterday but ......

The FY Mk2 belonged to a late friend of mine - a genuine Mk2 Cooper, colour changed to suit his own preference - actually inspired when he saw my 'S'

The Mk1 was, by the looks, a genuine Mk1 Cooper but the shiny paintwork looked to hide quite a lot of potential future bodywork. Some of the welding left a lot to be desired.
Nice car though (for the right sort of money) - be interesting to see what it made.

The Mini van made £6700 I think - was not worth that IMO. Had new half floors and then wrap round sills Again, nice shiny 2 pack paint covered a lot of not so good bodywork.

The X reg S works made £11K plus buyers premium Nice looking car with excellent, original bodywork BUT a quick look at the MOT history website revealed no MOT and failed on emissions in June 15.

Andrew

Wow

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/201456716908

That's over twice what I've seen them go for, strange!

I have our original copy. Nice reference book. The late one is very collectable

ok.......this is what a proper 'barn' find should look like......and sell for a lot more than currently seeing...

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1965-CLASSIC- ... SwAYtWQMfh

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/metro-moke-ra ... Sw5VFWQPjl


Something different to us ex Metro owners, not quite a 60s moke, but i bet it wont fetch much !

There's one reason that won't make much Murph - it bounced off every branch of the ugly tree on it's way down to that pile of leaves!

GraemeC wrote:There's one reason that won't make much Murph - it bounced off every branch of the ugly tree on it's way down to that pile of leaves!

Metros ............ My guilty pleasure

GraemeC wrote:There's one reason that won't make much Murph - it bounced off every branch of the ugly tree on it's way down to that pile of leaves!

I don't know about that - there's something captivating about it. I actually kind of want to bid on it!!

Nice rims

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/AUSTIN-MORRIS ... SwWnFWAQ5M

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/AUSTIN-MORRIS ... XQVERS4EVd


Kees

minitravellerman wrote:

GraemeC wrote:There's one reason that won't make much Murph - it bounced off every branch of the ugly tree on it's way down to that pile of leaves!

I don't know about that - there's something captivating about it. I actually kind of want to bid on it!!

I nearly did

billycooper wrote:

minitravellerman wrote:

GraemeC wrote:There's one reason that won't make much Murph - it bounced off every branch of the ugly tree on it's way down to that pile of leaves!

I don't know about that - there's something captivating about it. I actually kind of want to bid on it!!

I nearly did

It would actually be a perfect Autotesting car. Metro Special

UHR850 wrote:Nice rims

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/AUSTIN-MORRIS ... SwWnFWAQ5M

They look like the love child 0f a Mk1 Cosmic and a JAP!