I Wouldn't Have Paid £20K For It
#1
Posted 08 November 2018 - 10:19 PM
#2
Posted 08 November 2018 - 10:41 PM
..a Cooper S in pristine condition may well be worth £50K, but what's a restored Cooper worth i wonder ?
#3
Posted 08 November 2018 - 11:03 PM
There has been a lot of discussion about this on the MK1 forum, both pre and post auction
I was at the sale and there was a lot of interest in the car, I personally thought £5/£7K, but
there was £10K on the table when the sale started! so kept my hands in my pockets.HaHa.
The sale was being filmed for a program sometime about April apparently.
#4
Posted 08 November 2018 - 11:44 PM
still look's cool in that state if i had a garage id had that no matter what and reshelled it ect
Edited by ukcooper, 08 November 2018 - 11:44 PM.
#5
Posted 09 November 2018 - 07:36 AM
supply and demand
no supply and too much demand
makes ££££££ simples
#6
Posted 09 November 2018 - 11:23 AM
the car, which needs a new body, engine and full restoration.
So this is gunna be a legit restoration or another one where the vin plates fall off and attach themselves onto the body of an 850 city ??
#7
Posted 09 November 2018 - 12:33 PM
Is it a legit restoration if the shell is just used as a jig to hang all new panels from before the VIN is moved over?
#8
Posted 09 November 2018 - 02:28 PM
Trigger's Broom?
#9
Posted 09 November 2018 - 04:06 PM
But one might suspect that a Mk.1 shell will be found to replace this one.
Since a high proportion of 'S's have been reshelled in this way and this includes virtually every rally Mk.1 it is a bit hypocritical to criticise this approach.
Author Graham Robson said that he can't think of any ex-works Mini which has not been re-shelled at least once.
#10
Posted 09 November 2018 - 04:26 PM
the car, which needs a new body, engine and full restoration.
So this is gunna be a legit restoration or another one where the vin plates fall off and attach themselves onto the body of an 850 city ??
I’d imagine if someone has spent £20k on this, they’re going to do it properly.
#11
Posted 09 November 2018 - 05:10 PM
#12
Posted 09 November 2018 - 07:22 PM
I wasn't criticising the approach, just my understanding is that it isn't legal, which makes it quite risky if you've put pics of the car as it is now in the public domain with the reg plate on display.
#13
Posted 09 November 2018 - 08:14 PM
#14
Posted 09 November 2018 - 08:18 PM
You can buy heritage mk1 shells these days so I think it can be done legally, just.
They’re a lot better now I believe, but not good enough to use to restore something like this.
#15
Posted 10 November 2018 - 12:07 AM
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