" I AM THE SPECIAL ONE"
Posted 05 January 2014 - 06:41 PM
now?
now its all like
edit: there is none of that silly arch gap now. who needs arch gap
yeah stripes were on wrong then because my dad rebuilt it late 80s, the original shell was fairly rusty after 17 years use... not long eh! now its near completion with a full race engine to go in. even though its a show queen!
Edited by Artful Dodger, 05 January 2014 - 06:45 PM.
Mini Mad
Posted 05 January 2014 - 11:04 PM
Uncle Cooperman, Voted Mr TMF 2011
Posted 05 January 2014 - 11:42 PM
The 1275 GT will become more popular as the Mk.1 & 2 Coopers become more hard to find and thus more expensive to buy. A 1275 GT with period modifications such as a Cooper 'S' spec engine will attract buyers and go up in value.
However, did the OP say that he has a GRP front? That is one thing which will seriously hold down the value. Best to re-fit an all-steel as-original front end. This will really enhance the value and increase the safety as well.
Personally I love the GT, even though it is one Mini I've never owned. I did build a historic rally 1275 a few years ago which had full 'S' engine mods and gave just over 100 bhp at 6400 rpm. It was sold by my friend who owned it for a lot of money and has won several events since. Was featured in Mini Magazine too.
Snuggle-Buddy
Posted 06 January 2014 - 12:59 AM
We bought Trevor, our 1275GT at the end of 2012 and paid a considerable amount of money for him.
He's quite unusual though, and I think he's the earliest, more or less original (the majority of his paint is orginal) surviving 1275GT. He was built on 17th April 1970 and registered on 1st February 1971. He has every MOT, service sheet and bill from new.
It was really my husband who wanted him, as I was a little unsure about square noses. However, I have to say that he has bags of character, is a lot of fun and I prefer him to our Mk3 Cooper S. However, I have been amazed at the interest in him. He is very popular when we take him to general classic car shows and has recently been featured in Practical Classics. Before we had even picked him up, Corgi had asked us if they could use him as their new 1275GT model.
I guess the fact the magazines are interested in 1275GTs and that Corgi want to make a model of them, shows there must be strong interest. I guess this translates into rising values.
Here's Trevor's Corgi model (due out in March) - http://www.corgi.co....-yellow-trevor/ and here's Trevor himself (the photo's not mine)
Mini Mad
Posted 06 January 2014 - 01:05 AM
One Carb Or Two?
Posted 06 January 2014 - 07:38 AM
stunning car Tanya, what colour is he?
J
Crazy About Mini's
Posted 06 January 2014 - 05:23 PM
sounds like you will build a very nice GT!!
black tulip is an original GT colour and is probably the lest common, with the gold stripe and cream interior i think it looks the best!
why oh why did i change it 8)
He has fitted the strips on the wrong sides.
That is not a 71 shell though with those gutters?
" I AM THE SPECIAL ONE"
Posted 06 January 2014 - 05:50 PM
sounds like you will build a very nice GT!!
black tulip is an original GT colour and is probably the lest common, with the gold stripe and cream interior i think it looks the best!
why oh why did i change it 8)
He has fitted the strips on the wrong sides.
That is not a 71 shell though with those gutters?
yup, my dad did that, was reshelled with a later shell, so i dont feel TOO bad about doing what i have done to it. but dont tell anyone ;)
One Carb Or Two?
Posted 06 January 2014 - 06:27 PM
Didn't check the gutters, not so eagled eyed anymore :)
" I AM THE SPECIAL ONE"
Posted 06 January 2014 - 06:30 PM
actually, the older picture, when the car was shinier, thats the original shell ,that was the day they bought it in 73! so the stickers must have been like that when they got it from marshalls in cambridge!. hmm strange
Speeding Along Now
Posted 07 January 2014 - 08:14 AM
actually, the older picture, when the car was shinier, thats the original shell ,that was the day they bought it in 73! so the stickers must have been like that when they got it from marshalls in cambridge!. hmm strange
The one where it's parked next to the 1985 reg car? 
Mini Mad
Posted 07 January 2014 - 12:11 PM
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Posted 07 January 2014 - 12:14 PM
Think Trevor is blaze orange.
Nope, Bronze yellow.
Crazy About Mini's
Posted 07 January 2014 - 01:07 PM
actually, the older picture, when the car was shinier, thats the original shell ,that was the day they bought it in 73! so the stickers must have been like that when they got it from marshalls in cambridge!. hmm strange
The Alfa in front is an 85 so I think it is later than 73?
Snuggle-Buddy
Posted 07 January 2014 - 01:21 PM
Yes, Trevor is Bronze Yellow 
A nerdy 1275GT fact is that early cars had their stripes painted on rather than being stickers. Here's Trevor's slightly warn stripe (thanks to surfblue63 for the pic).
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