At The Auctions

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surfblue63

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Coming up at the H&H online sale on Wednesday.

This is crying out for a sympathetic re-commission and clean up.

https://www.handh.co.uk/auction/lot/lot ... 8&pn=3&g=1

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Even has the original interior matching door rubbers.

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There can't be many more of these still out there and a great colour combo of Green Mallard and Limeflower.
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surfblue63 wrote: Sun Aug 08, 2021 11:08 am Coming up at the H&H online sale on Wednesday.

This is crying out for a sympathetic re-commission and clean up.

https://www.handh.co.uk/auction/lot/lot ... 8&pn=3&g=1


ReCom 2.jpg


Even has the original interior matching door rubbers.


ReCom 1.jpg


There can't be many more of these still out there and a great colour combo of Green Mallard and Limeflower.
Searching for some useful information. Hang on, what's this?

"With the reverberations of the 1956-1957 Suez Crisis being felt worldwide, Leonard Lord lost little time in commissioning Alec Issigonis to begin work on a radical small car project. Apart from the constraint of using existing BMC mechanical assemblies and a brief to house four adults plus their luggage within as small as space as possible, the brilliant Issigonis was given carte blanche. His response was the now legendary Mini. Featuring an ingenious transverse-mounted powertrain (with engine sat atop gearbox), all-round independent 'rubber cone' suspension, front-wheel drive and compact rack and pinion steering, the newcomer was a packaging masterpiece not to mention one of the most influential automotive designs ever conceived. Developing some 34bhp and 44lbft of torque, its 848cc OHV four-cylinder engine reputedly gave the lightweight saloon a top speed of over 71mph. Though, such modest performance was more than compensated for by the model's exceptional handling and roadholding. Progressively developed, the diminutive four-seater could be had with a succession of larger powerplants including 998cc, 1098cc and 1275cc units and the option of automatic transmission. Launched on August 26th 1959, the Mini has remained close to the nation's heart ever since."

Well f**k me, I never knew that.

They really are full of shit. :lol:
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surfblue63 wrote: Sun Aug 08, 2021 11:08 am Coming up at the H&H online sale on Wednesday.

This is crying out for a sympathetic re-commission and clean up.

https://www.handh.co.uk/auction/lot/lot ... 8&pn=3&g=1


ReCom 2.jpg


Even has the original interior matching door rubbers.


ReCom 1.jpg


There can't be many more of these still out there and a great colour combo of Green Mallard and Limeflower.
Servo on a 1000 ?. Didn't think it looked modified at all until I saw that, wonder what else it's hiding beneath the wikipedia BS description, could be a sleeper.
steve1071
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Just made £2200 plus buyers....
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steve1071 wrote: Wed Aug 11, 2021 1:37 pm Just made £2200 plus buyers....
Sounds about right, all considered ?
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:roll: Strange, the ignition key is in the steering column and not in the dashboard.

My Seneffe built 1973 still has the ignition key in the dashboard.

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I think with early Mk3 minis the key remained in the centre unless a steering column lock was specified as an option.
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£2.5k including buyers is about right. Quite a rare car in that colour. A lot depends when you pull back the carpets / back seat though.......

My mid '71 has the ignition in the column and my early '71 from many years ago also had it in the column. A pals late '69 has the centre key though.

Think the export cars may have been slightly different though. :)
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My '71 van has it on the column.

That looks a great wee project at sensible money (for these days)

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My 1971 Pick also had a steering lock. The business owned it from new so I know it was original.
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My 1971 ,J reg, 850 had the centre ignition switch and flick switches, my 1971, J reg, 1000 had it on the column and rocker switches.
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NJT840J (9/70) was centre start.
LHK497J (10/70) ignition lock.
BVF488J (7/71) ignition lock.
EHU869K (8/71) ignition lock.

The last three had rocker switches.
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Just what ever was in the parts bin......
"Get the wheels in line, Get the wheels in line with it! ..... and then slam your brakes on or we'll be in the cabin ! "

1963 Morris Mini Minor Superdeluxe
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A not overly restored May 1960 Morris Mini-Minor on BAT, with all its paperwork from new!

This could get strong money I think. Just needs a bit of sympathetic fettling - overriders, fuel pump…

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1960- ... ni-minor-6
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I like that!
"Get the wheels in line, Get the wheels in line with it! ..... and then slam your brakes on or we'll be in the cabin ! "

1963 Morris Mini Minor Superdeluxe
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That's a beauty
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From the description, this car was owned by Stan and Anna Trohimovich who owned Gray's Harbor Motors at the time. I met them in the 1990's when they would travel to British car meets around the Northwest to sell parts and accessories from the old dealership's stores. By that time I think Gray's Harbor Motors was mainly a Honda dealership. Stan died in 2011 and Anna in 2013 but they stopped attending meets long before that.

I bought a lot of NOS parts from them and wish I had bought more of course. I still have several issues of AUSTIN magazine from the early 1960s and the shops original Hydrolastic pump. The best bit I bought from them was a NOS mid-60s front panel which I believe is on a local mid-60s Cooper 'S'. Great folks and they are missed.

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This went for £8500 plus commission at ACA recently..
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£9180 inc premium. Seems like a lot for just a shell that needs work and a 998 engine.

https://angliacarauctions.co.uk/classic ... -race-car/
998cc. This competition Mini, from the late 1990's, was raced by Graham Churchill. It was also believed to have been used in the ICS. It comes with a 998cc Mini Cooper engine with earlier 12G202 cylinder head and fitted onto a 22A1288 3‑synchro Cooper S gearbox complete with remote, however, we understand this car was raced originally with a 1460cc Swiftune engine in period. The Weber DCOE carburettor is fed from a foam filled alloy race tank and from a double ended SU fuel pump. Also supplied Austin 1100 large capacity radiator. 3 branch exhaust manifold, 2" exhaust system. Both subframes powder‑coated, fitted with Minisport Hi Lo adjustable suspension, Spax adjustable dampers, heavy duty Tie Bars, currently fitted with Cooper S 7.5" front brakes, also supplied with Cooper 7" brakes. All on a set of original period alloy Dunlop wheels. The car retains the fibreglass bonnet and boot‑lid and a handful of spare wheel arches. The original fibreglass doors are missing, so supplied with a pair of standard steel doors. The period accessory Sundym glass set is fitted into brand new screen rubbers. One rear quarter window is missing. It comes only with paperwork relating to registration URO 646E but there is no history or any other documentation present.
surfblue63

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These were in the last ACA sale, looks like prices a softening a bit, and 12" GTs are not as sort after as 10's

https://angliacarauctions.co.uk/classic ... 27th-june/

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