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My father-in-law has decided that the 1968/9 Mini Cooper he's had dry-stored for the last 15 years or so is going to be sold.
It's a genuine 998 Cooper, in Fjord blue with the inevitable OEW roof, and aside from a set of reverse-rims and (I think) a woodrim wheel it's utterly standard and unmolested.
It's rusty in all the usual places, but saveable. Bearing in mind that there is some joker on Ebay asking £250 for a non-Cooper 'restoration project' which actually consists of a front subframe with an 850 engine/gearbox, a wheel, a bonnet and a V5 (yes really....).....what should he ask for it??
Think I'm gonna have to break the camera out. ;D
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£1500?
Money for genuine 'Coopers' hasn't inflated with the rest of the Mini 'scene' IMO... they have remained pretty static for at least 10 years, whereas base-spec horrid projects are now fetching £500 when previously you couldn't give them away (as I know from experience!)
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^^^Yeah I was thinking something along those lines....
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does depends on what needs doing, stick some pics up mate. there is a bit of scene tax developing with mk1 and 2 coop's so he might be in for a nice surprise
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Here 'tis....I've removed the reg.no for obvious reasons.... Date of Liability 01 05 1991 Date of First Registration 14 04 1969 Year of Manufacture Not Available Cylinder Capacity (cc) 998CC CO2 Emissions Not Available Fuel Type Petrol Export Marker Not Applicable Vehicle Status Unlicensed Vehicle Colour BLUE Vehicle Type Approval null The information contained on this page is correct at the time of enquiry.  It's actually better than I remembered!! Island Blue, not Fjord....  Needs boot floor corners and battery tray....he's still got all the boot board, badges, grill etc, he took them all off for safekeeping.  I was wrong about the woodrim wheel......   Needs sills, heelboard...floors and seat crossmember aren't too bad.   Had new rear subframe, new rear displacers (it's Hydrolastic) and pipes, A-panels in 1990, a year before it was taken off the road. It's been dry-stored ever since, he's going to get it running this week...apparently it does still drive. He bought it back in the mid-80's for SWMBO's elder sister to have when she'd passed her test....when that didn't happen he kept it for himself, then when he took it off the road he said he'd restore it when he retired. Now he has, he's so busy shooting and sailing he just hasn't got time. I'm almost tempted myself now, looking at it!! |
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Last Edit: Mar 7, 2007 12:56:30 GMT by briandamaged
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Revised estimate = £1750  |
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Hydrolastic Minis rock! So much more comfortable. Drove a mk1 Cooper towards the end of last year - that was immaculate and sold for around £4500.
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sort it out yourself mate, wouldnt take very long or cost much if u can weld. price would go up lots too.
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If only I had the time....or the energy....or my welding didn't look like pigeon curse word....or even if I actually LIKED Minis  (actually I do, but they are a bit like children- OK for a while, but much better when you can give them back to their owners when they become annoying). Once he gets it up and running I'll stick it in the For Sales....cheers guys :-) |
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I d say send it to Ireland where it should fetch 3K as it is
yes I did say 3k
- when you think a decent mk1 capri fetches 8k - 10K over there - 3k is small change for a genuine cooper
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Last Edit: Mar 7, 2007 19:00:17 GMT by Autofive
Someone just shot the elephant in the room. |
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Mark
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Needing a heelboard is gonna hurt your price!
I'd say somewhere around £1500 is fair - it would make a lovely Mini after some time and money was spent on it!
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Mark
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Mar 10, 2007 13:14:59 GMT
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It's not in Ireland!
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Mar 10, 2007 13:40:06 GMT
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no - but it could be...............................
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Someone just shot the elephant in the room. |
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Mar 10, 2007 20:00:34 GMT
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*checks pockets*
Hmm... If I only had a little more money...
That is fantastic!
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Mark
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Mar 10, 2007 21:31:10 GMT
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I d say send it to Ireland where it should fetch 3K as it is yes I did say 3k - when you think a decent mk1 capri fetches 8k - 10K over there - 3k is small change for a genuine cooper Cant see that car making €4500 over here as it is. Not when you can import a Fully restored one for about €6000. Only unrestored original Irish Minis make good money here. |
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(actually I do, but they are a bit like children- OK for a while, but much better when you can give them back to their owners when they become annoying).
