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mattant
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22nd Feb 13 at 18:07   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Daily Mail so take it with a pinch of salt, but it's the 15th oldest (surviving) Mini in the world and is set to fetch £10k at auction:









http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2281569/Morris-Mini-Minor-saloon-sale-One-oldest-surviving-Minis-world-left-rusting-barn-set-fetch-10-000.html
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Can't say I'm surprised at all. Will be worth 50k all day long when fixed up.
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One carefull lady vicar owner, Nice little runner,

Makes me wander what someone will want with that, Looks like the chassis is going to be rottern, so will probably never see the road again!
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quote:
Originally posted by Robin
Can't say I'm surprised at all. Will be worth 50k all day long when fixed up.


One day, not now.
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I think it would be worth more if it was a mint original.
mattant
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It says another sold for £40k two years ago
AlunJ
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I wouldn't pay £10 for that
mwg
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Never liked old minis
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quote:
Originally posted by Nath
quote:
Originally posted by Robin
Can't say I'm surprised at all. Will be worth 50k all day long when fixed up.


One day, not now.


It really would though. Minis fetch big money, mk1 minis fetch bigger money. The 15th oldest surviving mk1 mini will be worth stupid money
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How can it be worth so much when 90% of it is going to be replaced?!

No matter the age once fixed up with parts off other, newer Minis and possibly brand new parts it is not going to be that unique?!

[Edited on 22-02-2013 by deano87]
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Doesn't matter. Can just be a basic frame work from original car.

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It's nothing special though. If you saw it on road you wouldn't know it's the 15th oldest mini. If it was 1st mini ever produced and was a mini fully original with a certificate then maybe . They are shit cars as well , infact I am struggling to think of anything remotely positive about the thing
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Would rather have the 15th newest.
All Torque
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quote:
Originally posted by baza31
It's nothing special though. If you saw it on road you wouldn't know it's the 15th oldest mini.


The reg kinda gives it away though....

But yeah, thats a heap and if it were mine it would already be a cube and I'd be £90 richer.
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Will be worth 50k when they've replaced all the panels with new ones, triggers brush comes to mind again.
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looks like it`s had too much salt already!friends of mine restore these things and there is quite a market for these old things,god only knows why tho?
I see on ebay someone sells shell and logbook only £1000.
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Hope whoever buys it puts a motorbike engine In it. Would be cool.
LeeM
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one of my biggest car regrets is not being quicker at getting the J reg cooper s i was offered a couple of years ago. was offered it in a half restored state for free. needed engine and wheels.
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quote:
Originally posted by deano87
How can it be worth so much when 90% of it is going to be replaced?!

No matter the age once fixed up with parts off other, newer Minis and possibly brand new parts it is not going to be that unique?!

This is my problem with restored cars. Nice car at the end but its not technically the same car anymore!
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quote:
Originally posted by 3CorsaMeal
Hope whoever buys it puts a motorbike engine In it. Would be cool.


That would be funny.

Could raise more than 10k I am tickets to watch the unveiling to the mini owners club. It'd be like Steve race car thread on steroids!
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They shoulda told me they wanted a rusty pile of shit, Id of sold them my car for half what they paid for that mini.

 
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