1963 Cooper S on BAT

[Pete]

The voltage regulator had me scratching my head but the rest of the car looks like yet another very dry survivor in the U.S

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1964- ... MTZieXRlcw

[mk1]

What a lovely thing!

If it was mine, I'd leave it exactly as it is, possibly find some decent 2nd hands carpet & that would be it.

. . . . . Well. . . . . . . .maybe. . . . . . .


The Nikki carb would have to go too

[AndyPen]

I mentioned that I would sort the carbs, but that would be it - what a great survivor it is!

[Costafortune]

I would certainly paint it (I hate tatty cars) but reuse as much of the chrome and interior as possible.

Nikki carbs, as seen in your Mum's catalogue in the 70's.

I had one on a 1970 1275GT - I binned it, fitted the correct SU and air filter and it must have gained 10 bhp. It went much better.

[mab01uk]

[MiNiKiN]

I would certainly paint it (I hate tatty cars) but reuse as much of the chrome and interior as possible.

All tastes are different. I loathe classic cars that shine like bacon rind, with better than new paint finish. It's just wrong.

[Pete]

If anyone paints that car they should be arrested! You just can’t recreate that kind of patina, so unusual to see genuine ageing on a car like that and it’s pretty tidy as it is! VW guys spend alot of effort getting their cars to look likes that!

[mk1coopers]

I'm with Pete, should be refreshed and used as is, not painted, would be interesting to see if its a Cooper with upgrades, or a genuine early 1071

[steve1071]

It does need leaving, even the faded roof.

Does the body number date it as later in '63?

[1071 S]

The chassis/engine numbers predate mine by 200(ish)/100(ish). My Heritage Cert has a 3 Oct build date.

The FE number is about 20k earlier…

He does provide all the numbers on the auction site, so if anyone was in a position to peek at the Gaydon records……..

Cheers, Ian

[iain1967s]

Sold for $45,000

[mk1]

Very stiff money, particularly in this climate. Just shows that people will still pay really good money for an interesting car.

[Pete]

The U.S market is certainly stronger than ours. A lot of them used to come here ten years ago but the Americans now value them as much as we do, possibly more so. I remember when I bought MEG in the early noughties American buyers weren’t interested! Times have certainly changed!