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This is my 998 Surf Blue Cooper. Genuine 32000 miles and has a downton engine. The only panels it needs are near side wing and 'a' panel. The floors are excellent including boot floor. All original trims....another on the list to restore!

BRI MK1 wrote:This is my 998 Surf Blue Cooper. Genuine 32000 miles and has a downton engine. The only panels it needs are near side wing and 'a' panel. The floors are excellent including boot floor. All original trims....another on the list to restore!

... i thought there was 6 ??!!... that hooper must have been rotting away for some time because when i came to see them in 1999 it had been outside for sometime then with 2 other coopers..!!.(the others were inside if i remember rightly) great collection of minis though...still trying to ascertain if your the chap who owned them then... ?? i dooont think so..!!? i maybe wrong....also one of the 3 left outside a red mk1 in a mk 2 shell had been owned prev by one of the 2 actors that starred in "The Professionals"...funny the things u remember.....foxy52

hi foxy 52 i did buy all the cars that were there and all the spares lots of intresting stuff. it took along time to get and lots of phone calls to buy it all. i have had the cars for about two years now, the photo of the 970 at shoreham itook only a few months ago as ido not live to far from there ,and yes i did get martin shaws car.thanks for your comments on my restro work,ps supprised you got to see these cars did you know him cheers brian.

The Cooper looks familiar, I think it appeared on Mark's display at Bulee in 2009.

BRI MK1 wrote:hi foxy 52 i did buy all the cars that were there and all the spares lots of intresting stuff. it took along time to get and lots of phone calls to buy it all. i have had the cars for about two years now, the photo of the 970 at shoreham itook only a few months ago as ido not live to far from there ,and yes i did get martin shaws car.thanks for your comments on my restro work,ps supprised you got to see these cars did you know him cheers brian.

...i was rec to go and see him by one of my customers in 1999 who new him...he was a council chap locally in storrington wasnt he .??.. my eyes nearly popped out of my head.!!!!.... i tried to buy bits and bobs on more than one occ....but in those days the prev owner was more than happy to talk all things mini but not to sell..... martin shaws car was the red and black one yes.,? the hooper had one badge on the off side from memory.. i suspect there were less than 7 or 8 hooperised minis ...ever !!! i know of 4 having seen only 2 as i said prev....the shoreham harbour pic gave it away as i lived at one time 7 mins away in lancing..then i moved to ferring and now norfolk...u have got quite a collection there.. all unmolested bar 1 i reckon lol...!!!martin shaws was the mk1 in mk 2 guise..reshelled after a prang ??!!...i would love to call by an say hello when i nex come down to see family ?? ...2 x 970,s the hooper,mk1 and mk 2 s and the blue one then..... i can only guess how long it took for u to persuade him to part with them knowing him as i did lol...

Fantastic condition for the age, a very good project. Regards

Pete wrote:The Cooper looks familiar, I think it appeared on Mark's display at Bulee in 2009.

It did pete I took it then sold to mr fish, nice car, I put the head and carbs on as the head gasket had gone and I had it lying around, would be nice to see it on the road


James

Really nice!

Shame to see it in such a state though.

Sorry if I sound opportunistic, but would you think about selling the car?

It might just be what I'm after

Mk1Lover wrote:
It might just be what I'm after

i suspect that this car may be just a little out of your 2500 quid budget..........

sorry mk1 lover the car is not for sale going to start restoring soon ,and if i did the price is nowhere near it,but you can buy my radford hatchback but a little bit more sorry brian.

I can stretch

No worries.

In fact, I'm rather tempted by Pete's mini up for sale...

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I can stretch that far

pete,s car looks like a nice little car and does not need restoring and is a genuine car, good luck brian.

BRI MK1 wrote:
but you can buy my radford hatchback but a little bit more

Yes, I bet it will be "a little bit more"

BRI MK1 wrote:pete,s car looks like a nice little car and does not need restoring and is a genuine car, good luck brian.

brian,..refresh my memory whats happened to the green hooper cooper ????... rgds foxy52

hi dennis ive still got the hooper just have not got round to it yet but will start in spring also the radford is nearly there.my girlfreind remembers your building company she thinks it was called luke and luke but im not sure she is right. be nice to see you again are you going to any shows this year cheers brian.

just started on this car should not take to long as there is not a lot of welding. the car is very solid and is 95% complete so wont cost as much as the radford . I will post some photos as I go cheers brian.

BRI MK1 wrote:just started on this car should not take to long as there is not a lot of welding. the car is very solid and is 95% complete so wont cost as much as the radford . I will post some photos as I go cheers brian.

Hi Brian,


Love the condition on this car

just a quick "dust off" and then get it running he he.


Jens Christian

Gets my vote for a 100% original rat look with full restored mechanicals! It can be paint at a later stage if you change you mind, but can't! be reversed when painted. Nice bit of boot floor Porn!!

Nevsmini wrote:Gets my vote for a 100% original rat look with full restored mechanicals! It can be paint at a later stage if you change you mind, but can't! be reversed when painted. Nice bit of boot floor Porn!!

Hear hear cars like this, will be SO hard to see, let alone find in the future.

Should I restore it or not would like some comments, or would anybody like to buy it as it is for a nice price cheers Brian.