Starting My Mini Up
Posted 21 February 2015 - 06:22 PM
I know this car, as it was built by a mate in Wiveliscombe, Somerset, some years ago...
I originally supplied many of the parts used, & it was running for a while with a 40 DCOE fitted.
Built from a brand new shell, with mostly new parts, including 'S' discs & shafts, it sat unused under a tarpaulin on his driveway for a very long time...
Have not seen this car in many years.
Looks like the number plate Fairy has since paid a visit!...
Contact me (PM) for more details...
One Carb Or Two?
Posted 21 February 2015 - 06:29 PM
PM'd Wurzell.
Located in South West. Interested to find out what it's worth before taking offers.
Camshaft & Stage Two Head
Posted 21 February 2015 - 07:00 PM
Up Into Fourth
Posted 21 February 2015 - 07:21 PM
In my opinion it's probably worth £5-£6.5K.
The biggest problem with a car like this is that it's a bit of a mongrel and was obviously built for someone's own style.
There are plenty of similar spec cars that get advertised for more but they all hang around for a long time and eventually sell for less.
One Carb Or Two?
Posted 21 February 2015 - 08:04 PM
Thanks Tupers, appreciate your reasoning. Hoping for a bit more - maybe it would be worth more to break it?
What's a really low mileage 1380 with that spec worth?
Edited by Lukie-J, 21 February 2015 - 08:04 PM.
One Carb Or Two?
Posted 21 February 2015 - 08:25 PM
Well I don't have a great knowledge on tuned A- series engines. What do you think the engine is worth? Then I could try help work out backwards as I have owned two minus's and my brother has also owned a TDK shell project previously.
Regards Blue
Up Into Fourth
Posted 21 February 2015 - 08:54 PM
Thanks Tupers, appreciate your reasoning. Hoping for a bit more - maybe it would be worth more to break it?
What's a really low mileage 1380 with that spec worth?
The engine is probably worth £1.5K on it's own. Maybe more on an ebay with a decent listing, pictures and a receipts for the work.
I'm not saying you won't get more than £6.5K for the whole car but the only sure fire way for knowing is to put it in a auction (ebay or otherwise) and see what it gets.
Speeding Along Now
Posted 22 February 2015 - 04:52 PM
pleasseeeee don't break that car!! someone will love it! why go to all the effort of taking it apart and selling everything individually for a little bit extra, if someone likes it enough they Will pay what you are hoping for!
One Carb Or Two?
Posted 24 February 2015 - 01:33 PM
The key to any value is that the DVLA are aware of the re-shell and you can PROVE that. They could have said anything on the phone and it means nothing unless you've got it recorded and can prove it was really a DVLA person you were speaking to and that the conversation was about this car and that they were informed of all the changes (and they were aware you were recording the call or it's illegal). Unless you've got it in writing from them that they are happy and that letter leaves no room for doubt that it's this car that it refers to with this fibreglass shell then it's a can of worms and if this stuff isn't in place then as I've just said in another thread it's worth what it contains in parts and no more.
The fact that it's registered as an Austin Mini rings lots of alarm bells.
Couple that with the photos disappearing when someone pops up who says they know the history and make what reads like a veiled suggestion that there's something dodgy gone on. Those alarm bells are just getting louder and louder.
As for the DVLA saying they weren't interested because the re-shell happened so long ago - that smells like something from the south end of a north-bound bull and unless I see it in writing I won't believe it. IF the change was made pre-regulation change (and that's more than 15 years ago at this time) then they would want proof of what changes were made and when (and from experience the proof needs to be pretty irrefutable). If you couldn't prove that to their satisfaction then as far as they are concerned the rules would be applied as if the change was made yesterday.
Iain
One Carb Or Two?
Posted 26 February 2015 - 08:33 PM
Edited by Lukie-J, 26 February 2015 - 08:37 PM.
One Carb Or Two?
Posted 27 February 2015 - 10:03 AM
Hence the first thing I said was that the proof that it's registered correctly is they key to the value. If it's registered correctly then it's worth a good chunk of money but if it's not then it's worth the sum of it's parts.
There are a good number of this type of car that pop up and aren't correctly registered. Often they come up for sale because the owner realises they won't be able to get it registered, either because there's something fundamentally wrong with the design that can't be rectified to meet current regs or because they don't have the skill/experience/funds to go through the correct procedure. Just as often the current owner has been conned by the previous seller.
At that point it goes one of two ways - they are up-front and sell it to someone who knows what they are getting into and what they will ultimately be able to do with the car (and who pays accordingly) or........ they are cagey and see if they can get someone enthusiastic to pay for a dream that will probably come crashing down when they find the same problem.
I've obviously not got all the details that a prospective buyer should be getting so I can't say which way this one is going.
Iain
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