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[Pitcrew6464]

Not mine but thought I would share great price for a rare works rally car https://www.facebook...599930573468473

[rally1380]

This has been on and off ebay for quite a while....wish I had the cash! But to be honest, if you want to be competative in the up to 1400 class, you wouldn't use a mini really.....not for forestry anyway.  Historic rallying they are still very competative though.

 

Think it was originally on for nearer £20K.

[keefr22]

When I saw 'Ex-Network Q' I thought it was for sale in a Vauxhall dealers somewhere...!! Completely forgot that's what some youngsters called the R.A.C. Rally...!!

 

Don't like the colour scheme, Kiwi green is OK for Ibiza's (!) but looks odd on a Mini. Still, if I could afford to buy it I suppose I could afford some cans of Halfords tartan red...!! 

[rally1380]

I wonder how much they'd accept...or rather how low they'd accept.  Seats and belts are out of date I assume, and only a poxy single carb which isn't right!!! 

 

What should the spec of this car be??

 

Wonder if the missus would have my balls for ear rings if I bought myself another car? 

[domdee]

would love this! wasmt it a mag feature earlier this year?

[rally1380]

would love this! wasmt it a mag feature earlier this year?

 

Yeh, I get the impression the current owner has bought it as an investment, done the magazine article, and is now trying to cash in. 

[BronkoMini]

Put in a cheeky low offer and see what he says, there's no harm in trying, the worst he'd say is no.

[Cooperman]

Can it be described as 'works'. It was not prepared by the Rover Comps Dep't.

One might wonder how and where this car might be used. It won't be at all competitive against modern cars on forest rallies, as Dave so rightly points out. It is too new for historics and it won't be eligible for any international tarmac events as it is too old.

A well prepared Rover 25/MG-ZR or Peugeot 106 would be no more expensive to buy either fully prepped or to prepare yourself and would be just so much more competitive.

[rally1380]

Can it be described as 'works'. It was not prepared by the Rover Comps Dep't.

One might wonder how and where this car might be used. It won't be at all competitive against modern cars on forest rallies, as Dave so rightly points out. It is too new for historics and it won't be eligible for any international tarmac events as it is too old.

A well prepared Rover 25/MG-ZR or Peugeot 106 would be no more expensive to buy either fully prepped or to prepare yourself and would be just so much more competitive.

 

Was the very last 'Works' mini the one that Paddy competed on the Monte in the 90's before the mini ran out of homologation? Or was that prepped by someone else?

 

For the money they are asking for that mini, you could buy a prepped 106, feed it with fuel and tyres for a year on events and still come in less than £12000.  It would be worth a punt at £8k i reckon, but you've still got to spend some money on it to make it even remotely competative - probably a engine refresh and better carb setup for one.

 

Think i'll stick to my old clubby and the DayGlo Ibiza!!!

Edited by rally1380, 07 November 2014 - 10:42 AM.

[Rob Jones]

The last true "works" cars were built by Abingdon in the early 1970's before being closed by Stokes. The later 90's Rover cars were built by "specialist" companies like BCM (Brigden C...(?) Motorsport) and Bill Richards with some financial assistance from Rover, as Rover didn't have a competitions department. One of the test drivers for the early cars, Dave Paveley is a member of our car club ... and it a very interesting person to talk to. He is still activity involved rallying, having just built a historic Group 4 Escort for Gwyndaf Evans to drive and drove a Mitsi as course car on the Cambrian Rally a few weeks ago.

Edited by Rob Jones, 07 November 2014 - 09:53 AM.

[rally1380]

The last true "works" cars were built by Abingdon in the early 1970's before being closed by Stokes.

 

So the last ones were the Clubmans with the 7 port heads?

[ace01]

The last true "works" cars were built by Abingdon in the early 1970's before being closed by Stokes. The later 90's Rover cars were built by "specialist" companies like BCM (Brigden C...(?) Motorsport) and Bill Richards with some financial assistance from Rover, as Rover didn't have a competitions department. One of the test drivers for the early cars, Dave Paveley is a member of our car club ... and it a very interesting person to talk to. He is still activity involved rallying, having just built a historic Group 4 Escort for Gwyndaf Evans to drive and drove a Mitsi as course car on the Cambrian Rally a few weeks ago.

Brigden Coulter.

[Hopkirk]

Hi Saw this on the network Q- think it should be gp A spec with injection ? Not sure what you would use it for, surely in future historic classes will acom this era of car- off to oulton park on sat for the tarmac rally+fireworks:)