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Hello everyone, I'm new to this forum. I have a mini Mpi that I'm restoring. I'm a big fan of minis but I'm looking at Mini Jems and Mini Marcos. The Jem is a very good looking car, a bit more rounded. I used to own a marcos a few years ago, chassis 6143 and instantly regretted it. So my next project will be a Jem or a Marcos. All I have to do is get the cash together for one. I know the marcos is still available new but what of the jem. I dug out a back issue of mini world mag from the mid 90s and it said the moulds belonged to some one in the club, but a long time has passed since then. I tried to join the marcos forum but can't. Is it possible to buy a new jem?

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There is some good info about the MMs and Jems on the Mini Marcos owner club website. The MM Mk6 is still available as a kit from Marcos Heritage in Wiltshire, not sure how easy it will be to build this to comply with current standards in the UK.

The MMOC website mentions that the Jem moulds still exist (Harlequin Kit Cars) but I don't think any have been produced for quite a while, and the problem here is likely to be getting hold of a laminated windscreen to fit a Jem.

jems have not been made since about 1975, I would say that they will not be made in the near future, You can view the Mini Marcos club as a guest and there is a lot of info about the history of both cars, look at the mini Jem plus , you will find all the info of the car from the start to the end , They made few under licence In OZ ,If you join the club , you would get a magazine 4 times a year and often people selling there cars sell them through the club, otherwise eBay , but they are quite rare, a few in Australia, New Zealand , Japan , I think USA and the French love them,
I am restoring a Jem at the moment, I owned one first time round in 1968.
Good luck with your search ,They do pop up , but are getting quite expensive , but that goes for all mini's
Regards
Goff

Mk1 Mini Marcos 1965-1966 barn find unfinished restoration project - Recently Sold £2653:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Mk1-Mini-Marc ... 7675.l2557

"Mk1 marcos for sale. Confirmed as mk1 by marcos owners club verified by correct features.
Also comes with original 850 gt engine which serial number from mid 60's. Meaning this can be used to apply for an age related reg from the dvla. Engine comes complete with magic wand gearbox with short shift linkage system. Twin stromberg carbs and 3 branch mainifold. Also a spare 1275 engine is available but does not come with the car."

This Mini Jem went for £680 in 2012.....
http://www.theminiforum.co.uk/forums/to ... o-project/

Does anybody on here know much about the ogle thinking of buying one not sure how much they are worth, it looks a lovely car cheers Brian.

A mate of mine Mike Youles had a couple of these, I know one was a racer, don't know about the other one.

Very nice variants!

M

Ogles are now produced by Nostalgia Cars and the f/glass is much stronger than the originals
the met blue one that raced at Goodwood is a reshell of an original sales brochure car

Thank you Mark the car I am looking at is one from Mike it was an ex racer but was used on the road as well it has got a brand new body and the original body as well. Mike has done a fantastic job it has a brand new chassis 90% of the car is there and is very tempting but I know very little about them and what there worth when finished, if anybody could let me know cheers Brian.

coop12g295 wrote:Ogles are now produced by Nostalgia Cars and the f/glass is much stronger than the originals
the met blue one that raced at Goodwood is a reshell of an original sales brochure car

Any idea how much bare shells from them come in at? (no prices on their website). Also wouldn't it be great if they decided to do Broadspeeds?! I'd soon be re-mortgaging the house the get one if they did!

BRI MK1 wrote: what there worth when finished, if anybody could let me know cheers Brian.

One was advertised for £16K recently that was a decent useable example, not restored, don't know what it went for. Hard to value though as so few ever appear for sale. I'd say it'd need to be a pretty top car for that money.

BRI MK1 wrote:Thank you Mark the car I am looking at is one from Mike it was an ex racer but was used on the road as well it has got a brand new body and the original body as well. Mike has done a fantastic job it has a brand new chassis 90% of the car is there and is very tempting but I know very little about them and what there worth when finished, if anybody could let me know cheers Brian.

Is this the one which is (or at least was) red, and raced in the SMRC historics championship by George Leitch until a few years ago?

Great car, and I remember following it through Edinburgh on my commute one morning, a few days after watching it race at Knockhill.

Al

Yes Pandora that's the car.

Mikes cars will be beautiful, he has a superb eye for detail & makes a superb job of everything he does.

As far as value is concerned, I am afraid I have no idea.

M

Thank you for all your comments on the ogle going to have another look today its only 10 miles away.

BRI MK1 wrote:Thank you for all your comments on the ogle going to have another look today its only 10 miles away.

surely your going to oogle it, not look at it!

I knew the mk6 Marcos was available but I prefer the look of the mk 1-3. I tried to join the marcos forum but I guess you need to join the club to join the forum. I was really interested in that marcos that was recently on ebay but it went for a lot. As for Jems, it would be great if someone made them again like they have for the ogle. At the moment I will keep saving for one. It would seem that I missed that Jem that was for sale on the mini forum as that would have Been ideal for me.

I think you may need to have a MM, Jem, or other mini based kit car before joining the MM Forum.

But if you have any questions you can post on here, and are likely to get a sensible reply. Just about everything apart from the bodyshell is the same and there are quite a few Mk1 Forum members with MMs.

A design many of you may not have seen before. Designed here in CA I think
http://ontario.kijiji.ca/c-cars-vehicle ... Z505756173

Thanks to all those who have contacted me regarding leads. I'm frantically going through all my stuff to raise the funds needed. There have been some exciting prospects come up.