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Anyone know much about this beauty?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayI ... 500wt_1064

what a project !!!!! rocker box looks ace

How amazing. There's a picture of it on page 233 of Pressnell. That could be another project to rival John's beautiful beach car.

Tim

It has an S engine and the FE number is still attached to the rad shroud.

I like the steering wheel.

More info on the Zagato website.

http://www.zagato-cars.com/contents/en- ... agato.html

oooh, that is nice! My pal Edward recently sold a 'Zimp' through his 'Historics at Brooklands' auctions. must ask him what it made.
Surely Jeroen will know someone who'll buy this?

oh my god

i would own that and be well happy


i think jeron would make me the king of his book if i did!!!!

Funnily enough, I did think "that's got guru written all over it"

I was thinking that it would be the perfect business vehicle for Jeroen.

Tim

Reading about it, it looks like Jeroen has seen this car. What do people reckon it will fetch?

It's got an S motor now and 3 1/2" S rims but didn't when built in 1961 obviously. Did it have a 997 originally or an 850 ? Apparently the dealer selling it wants too much money for Jeroen, though it's his dream car by all accounts :

http://maximummini.blogspot.co.uk/

I just saw this today, and I absolutely love it.

It would look great next to the Beach car.... They are both unique Minis made in 1961.

The book on mini derivatives says a tuned 998 motor with Dellorto carbs, but presumably would have been a 997 in 1961.

Thats nice, but as Jeroen pointed out, real shame they seem to have sandblasted the fragile Alloy panel work
good luck in getting that LH front wing back in shape

I know someone than could remake a wing for that.. He's just redone some rear wings on a 250gto swb.... Mmm interesting.. How Much is the seller actually wanting? Does anybody actually know?

Who could be so cruel an sandblast a one-of alloy panel?


The styling is very similar to the Zimp (Zagato Imp)

2 out of the 3 Zimps built are for sale. one in Japan and the other is going to be auctioned in the UK.

http://www.collectioncar....53&category_id=1&lang=en

http://www.collectioncar....29&category_id=1&lang=en

One of them previously sold for 26.000 GBP

http://www.classiccarsforsale.co.uk/cla ... lman-zimp/

Love it! I might have to make one....

how much would someone pay for an alloy replica!?

If that early MK1 is "worth" £40,000 I hate to think what this is worth.

It is for my money a MUCH more interesting car though.

M

In my experience, Zagato collectors tend to have deep pockets.

It's worth a lot more than the Imp based ones I should think, (though they are somewhat better known).

I could see this sharing garage space with other exotice of the same period. imagine it sitting next to your DB4 Zagato, restored to match?

Similar to the Alexander Turner GT.

Another alloy bodied 1 off sports coupe.