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[dj226]

hiya everyone i have a 1999 mini cooper sports pack.

Now the colour of it is Almond Green, when ive been looking for other mini's forsale, i find that this is the most rare colour to find, and dont come across many if any!

was this not a popular colour at the time?

is it actualy a rare colour on minis at that time?

even though, really like the colour as it seems to be a more vintage colour.

heres a pic for u 2 see.

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[DAVEY_C]

what i got for you from b.m.c service paint scheme that you may be able to get mixed is:

almond green part no. gn37

ylt.7...... middle chrome.......60%
grt.2..... dark grey.............. 29%
but.2.... monastral blue....... 11%
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100%

[dj226]

i was just wondering if it was a rare colour they did a the time?

[DAVEY_C]

oh right, i thought you couldn't find it either ..... i wouldn't quite say it was rare but you are right in saying it is a vintage colour.... almond green was a colour used on mk1/mk2 cooper and cooper s as well as moggy minors, mg's etc etc.... i think not many mk1/2 mini's have their original colour to date and that could be why its rarely seen...

Edited by DAVEY_C, 08 November 2010 - 07:55 AM.

[stu_cooper]

I no that croydon minis has/ had one for sale and when i asked them they said it was very rare. they also have a mini convertible which is mint and limited edition. heres a link to there auto trader account. http://www.autotrade...postcode/br49de

[Pitcrew6464]

it was an original cooper s colour

[clovus]

Here's another picture of an almond green car. It's not mine (wish it was), hopefully mine will be almost as nice when it's finished the resto

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Edited by clovus, 08 November 2010 - 08:51 AM.

[leaky]

I dunno if they are really that rare. I know of 3 in Basingstoke. What is quite rare is when they have the seats to match that colour. So what seats do you have in your mini?


EDIT: I should add the 3 I'v seen are all modern coopers as well.

Edited by Mini-jon, 08 November 2010 - 08:55 AM.

[clovus]

My mk1 was originally an Australian colour, Seamist Green. Think babypoo brown and you're on the money. The original colour of the seats was a lighter green, but the last owner sprayed them black.

edit: just realised you might not have been asking me... D'oh

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Edited by clovus, 08 November 2010 - 09:04 AM.

[jake cooper]

It's not that rare. However it's not as common as red and white or blue and white. I have seen a few mini 35s in this colour. It's more of a classic colour.
I don't see why this should change the price a big amount, there again it only takes I mug to pay up and it makes everything that’s it's worth loads more.

Looks like Croydon minis are getting as bad as Swanley minis with their BS.

[tomsbluemini]

If you're intereswted in Almond Green, PM Bamby on here.

He's recently restored his mini and resprayed it in Almond green and had all the interior re-upholstered to match. it's a very good job.

He's always willing to help so worth a shot for more info

I'll tell him to expect you...

Cheers

Tom

[DowntonMini]

As otherts have said Almond Green is a classic 60's colour. THere aren't many modern classic Minis in Almond Green they did the cooper 35 in it. In 1999 when I orderd my Downton Sport Touring I wlooked at loads of colour options including Tahiti Blue, BRG. Red Surf BLue then I was an Almond Green Sports Pack and decided that was the colour I wanted it suited the look I wanted. I had to order it as a special order. THe garage I brought the it from also sprayed the roof snowberry white to complete the look. YOu don't see many about and thats what I like about it and it complements my 1Island Blue 1969 MKII quite well too

Heres a picture for you

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[dj226]

yeah hiya everyone the pic i put up is my own almond green mini, just was wondering if it was a rare colour, as if u look through say pistonheads and autotrader , theres hardly any!

the interior is all green leather aswell.

[leaky]

yeah hiya everyone the pic i put up is my own almond green mini, just was wondering if it was a rare colour, as if u look through say pistonheads and autotrader , theres hardly any!

the interior is all green leather aswell.

In that case yea it is a bit rare but I still wouldn't say it was worth anyway more than a normal MPI cooper of that year but not many came with the matching interior. Its my favorite mini interior they ever made.

[dj226]

i'll have to get a photo up of the interior!