35 replies to this topic

[james94]

cant repair it, is to far gone unfortunatly, mine is the mini flame, sorry for the confusion there, confused myself :S, so yes is the rarer one :)

[minidave1991-89]

Are you going to sell any of the parts off it by any chance?

[james94]

i wanted to but the insurance company wont allow it, sorry

[minidave1991-89]

damn spawn of the devil insurance companies! waste of some decent door cards lol!

[minimarco]

They don't tell you how many they've made for export. Mine's from Japan and I don't think it's included in the 1000 total.

I've also noticed more Flame Reds and Racing Greens than the Check Mate or the Sky and Rose.

[Guess-Works.com]

Many Flame and Racing were registered as Racing Flame or Flame Racing, it was easier for the DVLA to do this than make the differentiation. So to be honest not nothing special at all.

[james94]

o so my car isnt that good then

[1275GTS]

This is my flame red from japan.

[1984mini25]

i was looking into my car today, it has been written off and was trying to work out the value of it so i can get more back from my insurance. it turns out there is only 370 licensed flame racings left in the world like mine :)

If it's now written off, its already devalued it to start with. Plus you can't realy use the number of other similar for sale as a means to increase it's value. If you think yours is rare, try finding another 84 Areg 25 up for sale

The only way to get any sort of decent value from your insurance is to have an agreed value. Without you'd be lucky with any more than the book value of a few hundred quid.

[minimarco]

This is my flame red from japan.

Those are very nice seats. I would like some old style seats without headrests for my car too, but I can't where I'm from.

[l_jonez]

As said its nothing special, I looked into it as my flame red has racing flame on the log book. It's basically a mess up by the dvla they registered them wrong.

[Guess-Works.com]

Don't get confused between a "Flame" and a "Flame Red" they are two distinct models with different specifications...

Originally the Flame and Racing were released prior to the Mini 30, after the success of the Mini 30 the Racing Green, Flame Red were re-launched and the Checkmate added with an updated specification, including a 3.4 final drive instead of the original 3.1, alloy wheels and various trim changes.

[mab01uk]

As said its nothing special, I looked into it as my flame red has racing flame on the log book. It's basically a mess up by the dvla they registered them wrong.

I think you will find the DVLA just accept whatever the new car selling dealer writes on the original application for a V5 registration document, hence why the 'How many Left' website can be inaccurate as many 'special editions' were simply registered with the same description as any other 'regular' Mini under the vehicle make/model description.

Edited by mab01uk, 05 January 2012 - 08:32 PM.

[matt615]

Flame Reds are pretty rare these days, but unfortunately that doesn't make them valuable. Rover made loads of different special editions in the 1980s and 1990s, all very similar spec but just with different badges and interior. These days when people want to buy a Mini, they generally just want the best condition one they can find, and don't get too excited whether it has Flame Red, Neon, Mayfair or City badges on it. So people won't pay a premium for most special editions, and I'm afraid your Mini is worth pretty much the same as any 1989 Mini.

[james94]

damn thats burst my bubble . o well still an epic car, minis FTW