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[mab01uk]

"First registered on 10th October 1966, this Mini Cooper S is the most important of all the vehicles owned by Alex Moulton and was his personal favourite. It is of great historical significance and has not been seen in public for many years. 'GMR 135D' has been extensively modified and reworked by several acknowledged Mini experts and comes with a large file of supporting paperwork, some of which is highly desirable in its own right and certain to be of immense interest to Mini historians."

More Details:

http://www.bonhams.c.../21274/lot/351/

 

[SecretSugar]

'll just go under my mattress and find my pocket change....LOL!

 

Absolutely lovely, nice to see.

[Black.Ghost]

This could fetch a pretty penny or two.

[sledgehammer]

and for the less well off - 

 

http://www.ebay.co.u...id=551232978025

 

http://www.ebay.co.u...=item2c773ad1b6

 

both well crispy & not mine

Edited by sledgehammer, 22 November 2013 - 06:34 PM.

[mab01uk]

sold for £20,125 inc. premium

http://www.bonhams.c.../21274/lot/351/

 

and his Hydrolastic Moke sold for £11,730 inc. premium

 

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"This Moke was one of the first produced (at Longbridge, where all UK Mokes were built) following the model's introduction in August 1964. The first owner was Morris Motors Limited of Cowley, Oxford. On 23rd August 1965 the vehicle was transferred to The Austin Motor Co Ltd, Longbridge, Birmingham. At the suggestion of Alec Issigonis, Alex Moulton (through Moulton Developments Ltd) acquired the Moke from BMC in January 1966 for the purposes of suspension research, and it was delivered to Bradford-on-Avon where work immediately commenced to fit Hydrolastic suspension. Subsequently it was used for several years as a test-bed for further Hydrolastic system development."

http://www.bonhams.c.../21274/lot/349/

Edited by mab01uk, 15 December 2013 - 04:42 PM.

[Tanya]

I quite like his Metro - http://www.bonhams.c.../21274/lot/347/

[mab01uk]

I quite like his Metro - http://www.bonhams.c.../21274/lot/347/

 

I asked Keith Adams to put it on AROnline.......despite the low price hopefully the buyer will preserve it for future posterity:

http://www.aronline....ent-metro-sold/

Edited by mab01uk, 15 December 2013 - 08:35 PM.

[Tanya]

I met up with a journalist after he'd been to the auction and he told me about it, as he was much more interested in the Metro than he was the Minis.  I think he also told me who brought it (I've got a memory of a goldfish), he seemed to know the person, but I'll let him pipe up with the new owner's name first, and if he does, I'll let people know.  

Edited by Tanya, 15 December 2013 - 09:06 PM.

[Tanya]

Good news!  Keith has posted this - Good news - it's gone to an aficionado from the Metro Owners Club. He says this: 'Good news for those of you that have been watching the Moulton 1.3S in Peat Brown metallic (BL's description, not mine!), it has joined my fleet and will in time be tastefully restored with appropriate trim etc as near as possible to that originally fitted by the factory. Expect to see it on the show circuit within a few months when we will also be displaying some Moulton-related memorabilia to complement it.'

 

Paul Vincent is the new owner.   

 

 

[evosal]

Yes the metro was bought by someone closely connected to the Moulton company, I was the underbidder !!

Managed to bag the cooper s though  : )

Edited by evosal, 16 December 2013 - 12:18 AM.

[mab01uk]

The Moulton Cooper S made around £20K at auction recently ...
http://www.bonhams.c.../21274/lot/351/

and his Moke just short of £12K...
http://www.bonhams.c.../21274/lot/349/

Moulton Cooper S now on ebay for £37,995.....
http://www.ebay.co.u...=item43c411eec5