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try spending 10 min looking at this car and spotting all the errors - its migraine inducing.

I really, really like this car as I usually struggle to spot all the things that are wrong & feel a bit guilty that I don't ever notice all the details that other people on here do.

However in this particular case, even I can spot some of the glaring faults.

I may be speaking out of turn here, but I do suspect that this car just MAY be an early 62 / 63 car that has had a handfull of S tyupe bits screwed to it

Pete wrote:

72MiniPickUp wrote:Status 365 shell

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Status-365-mi ... SwJ7RYSIQB

Is it... could it... is that me 'ol beauty Rich???

no

mine is a genuine early status


this one has the early floor, but I cannot see the chassis number on the bulkhead, so it might be one of the ones that was apparently made with out the knowledge of the people who owned the moulds

make a great track day car thought, they really light

rich@minispares.com wrote: ....make a great track day car thought, they're really light

Track would be really empty too, it is really, really ugly.....

Looks a decent project at reasonable money

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1964-AUSTIN-M ... Sw6DtYSHFi

Pete

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1968-Unipower ... SwXeJYMiHr

steve1071 wrote:Looks a decent project at reasonable money

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1964-AUSTIN-M ... Sw6DtYSHFi

That was sold yesterday for 5k ??

steve1071 wrote:Looks a decent project at reasonable money

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1964-AUSTIN-M ... Sw6DtYSHFi

Yes decent price for a cooper project there for someone.

Edit: no mention of v5/ID ashame.

Hipwell wrote:

steve1071 wrote:Looks a decent project at reasonable money

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1964-AUSTIN-M ... Sw6DtYSHFi

Yes decent price for a cooper project there for someone.

Edit: no mention of v5/ID ashame.

It's relisted £5500 now

And with no V5 this time ??

Yeah here it is with v5;
http://vi.raptor.ebaydesc.com/ws/eBayIS ... 1286508346

Same seller selling that red hooky cooper aswell.

steve1071 wrote:Pete

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1968-Unipower ... SwXeJYMiHr

Seems the seller has finally worked out no one will 10,500 or even 5,500 for these bits of a Unipower...

mk1 wrote:try spending 10 min looking at this car and spotting all the errors - its migraine inducing.

I really, really like this car as I usually struggle to spot all the things that are wrong & feel a bit guilty that I don't ever notice all the details that other people on here do.

However in this particular case, even I can spot some of the glaring faults.

I may be speaking out of turn here, but I do suspect that this car just MAY be an early 62 / 63 car that has had a handfull of S tyupe bits screwed to it

I think you're 100% right.

It's unfortunate that it doesn't include the words "replica" or "recreation" in the listing title because the seller is honest in the description that it is a standard shell with Cooper/S parts built into it. He specifically states that it's on a standard Mini V5.

On the other hand he over-eggs the accuracy of the replication as the rivet-counters on here have already observed.

However, as a car it's probably a solid, driveable example that someone could make into a pretty good replica without too much effort, and somebody less scrupulous could unite with an orphan Cooper S V5 and make a lot of money.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Classic-Mini- ... 2044850745


strong money for an Austin 1100 gearbox.................

But it is in "grate" condition Rich lol

wantafaster1 wrote:But it is in "grate" condition Rich lol

all the best gearboxes do that!

rich@minispares.com wrote:http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Classic-Mini- ... 2044850745


strong money for an Austin 1100 gearbox.................

How do you tell the different 22g1128 boxes apart?

docka wrote:
How do you tell the different 22g1128 boxes apart?

the bolts go left to right, not up and down like they do on minis on the remote mount

thanks

so which is this?