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[pdaykin]

Never spotted the timeline. However, I will be keeping an eye out for the build thread

[mab01uk]

As there seems to be a thread revivable on this! wonder how mine fairs on rare minis

I am just about to start restoring it after having owned for over a year.

Coachbuilt by Oyler in Halifax West Yorkshire  as far as I can find out they apparently

converted 7 don't know how many if any are left,

 

 

will be starting a thread on its restoration soon

 

 

 

I got this new Mini book (see link) for Christmas and page 213 from the 'Coachbuilt Mini' chapter is shown below:-

https://www.whsmith....i/9781906133726

 

 

 

The Maximum Mini blog has this:-

"Then there is the Oyler Contessa with its door open. That car, built by Oyler Coachtrimmers of Halifax, is a trimmed treasure indeed. The Oyler company was part of the Homfray Group - big carpet manufacturers and so the interior was richly equiped to say the least. 'When they've finished, you wouldn't know it was a Mini' Motor magazine writes. Apart from carpets and dralon everywhere you could also find cigar lighters en suite with champagne panniers and chrome glass holders. But the Contessa also is a hidden treasure as information about Oylers coachbuilt Minis is so scarce. The car in the article is said to be owned by a Mrs. Stephenson, and I believe it to be the same one as in Oyler's brochure. Did they ever build any more than that?"

http://maximummini.b...over-stars.html

Edited by mab01uk, 30 December 2016 - 10:12 AM.

[mab01uk]

Tilling Mini de Ville, Oyler Contessa and W&P Margrave from an old Motor Magazine I have kept from 1975.

 

Edited by mab01uk, 30 December 2016 - 10:13 AM.

[spraybeater]

Thanks for the comments Martin! and also sharing on Mk1 forum will need to take a look

at the mini book. I have been doing some research round about locally about  Oyler

coach builders but so far have not had a lot of luck?did also send some details to

Steve Burkinshaw Coach built register MCR .

[iowcooper]

 

As there seems to be a thread revivable on this! wonder how mine fairs on rare minis

I am just about to start restoring it after having owned for over a year.

Coachbuilt by Oyler in Halifax West Yorkshire  as far as I can find out they apparently

converted 7 don't know how many if any are left,

 

 

will be starting a thread on its restoration soon

 

 

 

I got this new Mini book (see link) for Christmas and page 213 from the 'Coachbuilt Mini' chapter is shown below:-

https://www.whsmith....i/9781906133726

 

 

 

The Maximum Mini blog has this:-

"Then there is the Oyler Contessa with its door open. That car, built by Oyler Coachtrimmers of Halifax, is a trimmed treasure indeed. The Oyler company was part of the Homfray Group - big carpet manufacturers and so the interior was richly equiped to say the least. 'When they've finished, you wouldn't know it was a Mini' Motor magazine writes. Apart from carpets and dralon everywhere you could also find cigar lighters en suite with champagne panniers and chrome glass holders. But the Contessa also is a hidden treasure as information about Oylers coachbuilt Minis is so scarce. The car in the article is said to be owned by a Mrs. Stephenson, and I believe it to be the same one as in Oyler's brochure. Did they ever build any more than that?"

http://maximummini.b...over-stars.html

 

Well that's £22 spent today thanks to this thread !!!!!

[MIGLIACARS]

 

the first one!

is it more rare than the last 1 ?

 

I think so they only made 1!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[simplyminis]

Is there. Website that shows what cars are left?

[r3k1355]

Not in such great detail, it lists make and model (or however they were registered by the dealer)

[simplyminis]

Want to see how many of the limited edition stripey are on the road

[r3k1355]

Want to see how many of the limited edition stripey are on the road

 

Unless it was a discrete limited edition then the official site can't help.

 

I wouldn't hold out hope anyway, records dating back that far aren't amazingly accurate to begin with.

[simplyminis]

Ok thanks, seen a few post of people stating there are not many left on the road just wondering how they knew

[Mini-dude]

I can't take the Mini Wildgoose seriously, the thing just makes me laugh, seems like something that should be in the top gear motorhome episode.

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[Retroman]

A fiesta yellow 970 Cooper S has to be up there they only built 6 or 7

 

I believe there are only 1 or 2 left, one went to Japan in 1989 ish

[Mini-dude]

I would like to submit this mini van as one of the rarest mini. A former Aero-Development Mini Van which had been used by the team in the '60s to hone the early wings for the Formula 1 and Can-Am racers.

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[hazpalmer14]

What about the cooper s estate?