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[kada1980]

Just picked this up today, been stored in a barn for 2 years failed last mot on a ball joint and then got reversed into.

Question is what shall i do with it??

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[minipixie]

The possibilities are endless!

[kada1980]

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[minimadjonesy]

fix it up and drive it!
how much did it cost?

[kada1980]

Had a quick look around it,

*the front wings are nearly on there way out and the bonnet is rusty,
*one door appears repairable and the other needs re skinning
*Interior looks ok apart from front seats and carpet needs good clean
*Headling spot on
*Roof in brill condition
*door bins no rust
*need new boot lid and repair rear panel should beat out ok
*havn't had a proper look underneath yet
*engine hasn't been tested
*the head is painted a goldy yellow colour????
*rear opening windows
*3 clock dash
*Minature alloys????

Whats so special about the mini 25 what extras were added???

[minimadjonesy]

IRRC the mini 25 was the first true anniversary special (not counting the 1100 special here guys even though it was effectively the 20th anniversary special)

they are getting rare because the metallic paint didn't do much to help the rot and they tended to rot out a lot! people didn't bother restoring them so if you can get one that is restorable it's worth doing!

[kada1980]

how much did it cost?

Not very much!!! Ebay special. :grin:

[Bungle]

it would be nice if you could save it

there arent many left :sad:

[kada1980]

It would be i was orignally going to use it for spares to help finish off my other project. But now i've found out its a limited edition i would feel quite bad about ripping it to bits. May do a few quick fix's and get it through a mot. I haven't got the time to do a full restoration just yet, it would be fun to get back behind the wheel of a mini again :grin: Its been 9 years since i've driven one

[kada1980]

Any idea how much these are worth If i was to restore it to a reasonable standard.

cheers

Karl

[miniboo]

looks like non standard arches

W+P type by the looks of it

[marsden]

in reasonable condition they can get around 1k i think, ive got 1 aswell and mines rusted its tits off lol cant wait to get it back on the road


oh and from standard all the exterior trim would have been grey, and wouldnt have alloy wheels, so looks like ures has had some nice touches added

[R1minimagic]

Karl

How many cars have you got?? You sound worse than me!!!