52 replies to this topic

[MaxAndPaddy]

Anyone willing to admit trading one in for the scrappage scheme, there are 702 of you out there somewhere 

[MiniGrin]

Nope it doesn't, but speaking to the insurer today, and them using the term "Disposed of" when talking about my cars fate. The shell is crumpled and twisted, the subframes one is bent the other ripped, the engine may or may not run, and the suspension parts and wheels are mostly bent smashed and rather dead. So its not worth me buying back as only really the interior and small stuff like window glass, boot etc, so it will be cutting it close to the cars buy back value.

[mab01uk]

Nope it doesn't, but speaking to the insurer today, and them using the term "Disposed of" when talking about my cars fate. The shell is crumpled and twisted, the subframes one is bent the other ripped, the engine may or may not run, and the suspension parts and wheels are mostly bent smashed and rather dead. So its not worth me buying back as only really the interior and small stuff like window glass, boot etc, so it will be cutting it close to the cars buy back value.

 

In 20 years time when rare mint MPi's are selling for 50K+ you will wish you re-shelled it......

[MiniGrin]

Hahahaha, i know! XD  if I had the moneys I would..... really really dont want to hand over the keys and logbook.

[robminibcy]

Nope it doesn't, but speaking to the insurer today, and them using the term "Disposed of" when talking about my cars fate. The shell is crumpled and twisted, the subframes one is bent the other ripped, the engine may or may not run, and the suspension parts and wheels are mostly bent smashed and rather dead. So its not worth me buying back as only really the interior and small stuff like window glass, boot etc, so it will be cutting it close to the cars buy back value.

Is there no way someone else could biy it cheap?? Even with a write off marker there are a lot of people who would love that car and could have it back on the road with very little bother.

[jaydee]

Happy to loose this challenge

One, bent the shell

I have to admit if that was today, i was able to get it square again, but at the time i wasnt

[Mini 360]

84 Mayfair and 84 City.  Both beyond repair but their parts live on in many many cars.  

[nicklouse]

none.

 

sold each and every one I owned.

 

may not have sold some as a complete car but none went to the scrappers.

[Nick Warwick]

Hahahaha, i know! XD  if I had the moneys I would..... really really dont want to hand over the keys and logbook.

 

Pretty sure i saw you driving your metro over the last few days down Catcliffe. Looks nice

[surfblue]

With my brothers, (when we all still lived at home), back in the 1970's we broke up or wrote off racing about 10-15 all of which were Mk1 Mini's including a 1959 and several early1960 Mini's. We used to find it interesting to see how the early ones had many different looking component parts before tossing these early parts in the scrap bin !.....as no one wanted these 'obsolete' old parts on a later 1960's/70's Mini when the later improved parts were freely available.......of course these are the very rare early parts that now fetch a small fortune on ebay when they turn up !

 

Most of the Mk1 Mini's were given to us free or offered for a nominal sum like £20-30 to break up for parts, as people knew we were into Mini's, for a few if the bodyshell was good or worth repairing we used them for our race Mini's or sold them on to other Mini 7 or Free Formula special saloon Mini racers (who replaced most of the rusty panels with alloy anyway) and the rest were too rusty or accident damaged and only good for scrap.......although now they would be very viable restoration projects. You have to remember old Mk1 Mini's were still ultra common and parked on every street at this time, just like New MINI's are today. The 1959 shells were much sought after for Mini 7 racing in the 1970's as they were lighter than later Mk1 shells and Mini 7 had more restrictions on lightening and fitting non-standard alloy panels. Also the early flat foam filled sills to cure water leaks often mean't they had little if any rust in the sills or A panels.

I would say about 15 as well. We were a mad mini family too and got them donated or bought for very little. Ours were a bit later than yours though mostly mid 70's up to mid 80's. Broke loads that were in better condition than many restoration projects now. Chopped up a Park Lane ltd edition to make a trailer, all the unique interior just skipped!

[The Principal]

2 for me a horrible purple 998 in the late eighties and ashamed to say a 1970 Cooper Dohhhhh

[MaxAndPaddy]

 

 

 

Park Lane trailer!!!!! I can't decide whether thats classy or just plain wrong, no its wrong 

[CityEPete]

Nope it doesn't, but speaking to the insurer today, and them using the term "Disposed of" when talking about my cars fate. The shell is crumpled and twisted, the subframes one is bent the other ripped, the engine may or may not run, and the suspension parts and wheels are mostly bent smashed and rather dead. So its not worth me buying back as only really the interior and small stuff like window glass, boot etc, so it will be cutting it close to the cars buy back value.

Is there no way someone else could biy it cheap?? Even with a write off marker there are a lot of people who would love that car and could have it back on the road with very little bother.

I think this is why so many tidy mpis are getting stolen, the car goes on ebay in good faith, someone buys it then nicks a mint mpi, swaps the vin plate and job done! How can anyone get it back on the road cheaply? They cant can they, I dont agree with the often done chopped up mayfair with all these mpi bits fitted unless it stays as a mayfair which it wont will it as the lure of the cooper v5 is too strong for most, scrapped, ringer or expensive reshell will be one its only outcomes.

[robminibcy]

Nope it doesn't, but speaking to the insurer today, and them using the term "Disposed of" when talking about my cars fate. The shell is crumpled and twisted, the subframes one is bent the other ripped, the engine may or may not run, and the suspension parts and wheels are mostly bent smashed and rather dead. So its not worth me buying back as only really the interior and small stuff like window glass, boot etc, so it will be cutting it close to the cars buy back value.

Is there no way someone else could biy it cheap?? Even with a write off marker there are a lot of people who would love that car and could have it back on the road with very little bother.

I think this is why so many tidy mpis are getting stolen, the car goes on ebay in good faith, someone buys it then nicks a mint mpi, swaps the vin plate and job done! How can anyone get it back on the road cheaply? They cant can they, I dont agree with the often done chopped up mayfair with all these mpi bits fitted unless it stays as a mayfair which it wont will it as the lure of the cooper v5 is too strong for most, scrapped, ringer or expensive reshell will be one its only outcomes.

It doesn't look that badly damaged, for someone handy with the spanners and the paint I reckon it could be put back on the road for less than its value. When I saw write off marks I mean cat C/D.

[megamini_jb]

I nearly scrapped a mini sky project few years back. Dad kept moaning saying it was an eye sore put it in the local Friday ad paper and to my surprise a local chap bought it! Then he scrapped it a few months later

Edited by megamini_jb, 13 November 2014 - 08:09 PM.