51 replies to this topic

[megamini_jb]

Hopefully ebay remove it before auction ends

[Noah]

I've contacted them but haven't really said anything, as there report section isnt very helpful. I'm trying to find an e-mail address.

[scrog]

Off topic abit. im slowly rebuilding mine. i know mine is a reshell. it was reshelled in 82 into a 80 shell after the original 66 shell was rolled several times on a night rally. now with all these threads about tax diddleing/ringing should i just give up on mine as i suppose im going to be getting ripped like all these ebay ringers

you should be ok if iit was done before they change the points system around 2009
before that you could use a second hand shell and keep reg ,as long as you used most of the other major parts ie:subframes engine steering rack susspention

[scrog]

bit more of an effort gone into this one
http://www.ebay.co.u...d8#ht_594wt_983

[camp freddy]

Off topic abit. im slowly rebuilding mine. i know mine is a reshell. it was reshelled in 82 into a 80 shell after the original 66 shell was rolled several times on a night rally. now with all these threads about tax diddleing/ringing should i just give up on mine as i suppose im going to be getting ripped like all these ebay ringers

you should be ok if iit was done before they change the points system around 2009
before that you could use a second hand shell and keep reg ,as long as you used most of the other major parts ie:subframes engine steering rack susspention

as long as you state it has been re-shelled into a later shell at some point you should be ok , IMO if someone who is looking for an early car should know what they are looking for.
you can't get mk1/2 shells from BMH now so what can you use ???
Fitting a mk4 heritage shell would be wrong aswell , surely........

Edited by camp freddy, 06 October 2012 - 11:13 PM.

[AVV IT]

bit more of an effort gone into this one
http://www.ebay.co.u...d8#ht_594wt_983

This really isn't my field of expertise, so I don't know exactly how old this car is. But it looks more like a genuine example that has been styled to look like a late sportspack to me, (as opposed to a late sportspack that has been assigned an earlier cars identity). It appears to have drip rails around the roof gutter, which I believe makes it a pre 76 model. It's also clearly a carb engined model, without a break servo, and with the washer bottle under the bonnet (although I thought that the washer bottle would have actually been on the bulkhead on a 71 model) .

So I'm not too sure how old this one actually is, but it's certainly not the MPi sportspack, with a centre speedo pod and 71 plates, that it appears to be at first glance.

Edited by AVV IT, 07 October 2012 - 10:55 AM.

[Big Sam]

http://www.ebay.co.u...9#ht_1131wt_984

here's another
not much effort converting this one

How about this for a quote:


HI THANKS FOR EMAIL
CAR HAD MANY WORK ,BUT NOT BEEN RESHELED
THERE IS INVOICE MORE THAN 20K
IN VERY GOOD CONDITION


- yorkshiremotorseurocars Reply in your email program or through My Messages

[CCX]

http://www.ebay.co.u...9#ht_1131wt_984

here's another
not much effort converting this one

How about this for a quote:


HI THANKS FOR EMAIL
CAR HAD MANY WORK ,BUT NOT BEEN RESHELED
THERE IS INVOICE MORE THAN 20K
IN VERY GOOD CONDITION


- yorkshiremotorseurocars Reply in your email program or through My Messages

You know what, I'm not sure I believe him...
Even if I had the largest barge pole ever created, I wouldn't take it within a mile of these two Minis. It's sad that this seems to happen so often, let's just hope nobody buys it.

Edited by CCX, 07 October 2012 - 11:18 AM.

[sledgehammer]

just got a reply -


YES IS 1963 ACORDING TO DVLA,
AND IS REAR BECOUSE IAM NOT SEEN ENYWERE ELSE SOMETHINK LIKE THAT,
IF YOU SEEN SHO ME , I WOULD LIKE TO SEE,
- yorkshiremotorseurocars (0 feedback)


righty ho - must be rear then ;o)

Edited by sledgehammer, 07 October 2012 - 01:23 PM.

[Big Sam]

I sent him this reply:


Are you sure?

i'm not that clued up on minis but looking at pictures it looks like a lot later mini, doesnt look like a mk 1 mini at all, where are the external door hinges?


-myusernameissacred

and got this:

as you can see is been changed to normal doors


- yorkshiremotorseurocars

I'm having some fun here!

[MiniLuke]

bit more of an effort gone into this one
http://www.ebay.co.u...d8#ht_594wt_983

This really isn't my field of expertise, so I don't know exactly how old this car is. But it looks more like a genuine example that has been styled to look like a late sportspack to me, (as opposed to a late sportspack that has been assigned an earlier cars identity). It appears to have drip rails around the roof gutter, which I believe makes it a pre 76 model. It's also clearly a carb engined model, without a break servo, and with the washer bottle under the bonnet (although I thought that the washer bottle would have actually been on the bulkhead on a 71 model) .

So I'm not too sure how old this one actually is, but it's certainly not the MPi sportspack, with a centre speedo pod and 71 plates, that it appears to be at first glance.

No, it's a later shell. Single bolt front subby and there aren't any drip rails from what I can see. Not an MPi sports pack either. Looks nice though.

[yeti21586]

http://www.ebay.co.u...1#ht_720wt_1271

this one tops them all on looks and everything!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Daviewonder]

Good lord, both of them make me just want to cry.

Have you seen a Doctor about this?

[AVV IT]

No, it's a later shell. Single bolt front subby and there aren't any drip rails from what I can see. Not an MPi sports pack either. Looks nice though.

I thought it looked like it hand the drainage holes in the roof gutters in this pic, like I said though this really isn't my area of expertise, I wouldn't know a genuine drip rail if it slapped me in the face!! .

Edited by AVV IT, 07 October 2012 - 04:04 PM.

[Artful Dodger]

That's a mk4 drainage hole, definitely not a pre 76 shell!

It's even got the mk4 lights!

Edited by Artful Dodger, 07 October 2012 - 04:07 PM.