77 replies to this topic

[minibitsuk]

Cant get my head round how that wrongly shelled car would be worth that much i may be selling some car to them lol 

[nicklouse]

the thing is it is perfectly OK to re-shell with a with a brand new shell at any time. but to me there seems to be too much new stuff there. but again we did ugrade stuff in the 80s.

 

it could all be 100% ok (but not original) with no providence who knows.

[CityEPete]

I honestly wouldn't swap my 95 Mayfair for it which I'd value around £4500.

[CityEPete]

To me a reshell implies taking all the parts from a damaged car and putting them into a new shell, rarely is that the case.

[Northernpower]

I can't believe he genuinely paid £11k for an incomplete reshell. Was it a way of being included in an hour long advert?

[CityEPete]

Has anyone here since purchased the car?

Fwiw I did like it, I just wouldn't pay the £7k premium for the vin plate plus whatever huddersfield wanted on top.

Edited by CityEPete, 25 January 2018 - 10:36 AM.

[mikossie]

Hi all

I caught this programme last night as I watch all the various car programs of this type and was amazed at how nobody pointed out the validity of it being a Cooper S variant. In fact it wasn't even up to standard Cooper speck.

The engine looked to me as though it was a Goldseal factory recon job, single carb. although the shell could have been an S as it did appear to have twin tanks (so long as the second one wasn't a stuck on dummy one) and we did not see any of the suspension or brakes.

As previously stated by other members it was never referred to as a Cooper S in the voice over or by any of the other participants of the show other than the 2 presenters.but I would have thought for legal reasons Quest would have made it clear to the viewers that it was in fact not a Cooper S.

I had hoped that this programme would have gone some way fill the gap that WD left since it's new format but alas it's at the bottom of my list now.

Just as a side bar to my comments a bit of background info. Before moving on to classic fast Fords, I now own a 3dr Cosworth 330BHP etc, I had in the past a tweaked 850cc Mini followed by a 1071cc Cooper S and I have had the pleasure of driving Pat Moss's works Cooper S.

 

I'am looking forward to reading all the comments on the programme from the rest of you guys

Happy mining

 

cheeRS

Mike

[Pistonbroke66]

Not convinced with that one. Panel gaps were to within the nearest square yard and has been noted already, just wasnt finished. A case of making the shoe fit the foot for tv methinks. Anyone know what happened to the porsche?

[minisilverbullet]

Not convinced with that one. Panel gaps were to within the nearest square yard and has been noted already, just wasnt finished. A case of making the shoe fit the foot for tv methinks. Anyone know what happened to the porsche?

 

The Porsche is on eBay

 

https://www.ebay.co....:yzEAAOSwsBtZ97

 

I have been watching Salvage hunters for a while (seen all episodes), I think Drew is great at what he does, but this car thing seems a bit of a stretch.

 

I wonder if it impacts his reputation?  

[Udo]

 

Not convinced with that one. Panel gaps were to within the nearest square yard and has been noted already, just wasnt finished. A case of making the shoe fit the foot for tv methinks. Anyone know what happened to the porsche?

 

The Porsche is on eBay

 

https://www.ebay.co....:yzEAAOSwsBtZ97

 

I have been watching Salvage hunters for a while (seen all episodes), I think Drew is great at what he does, but this car thing seems a bit of a stretch.

 

I wonder if it impacts his reputation?  

 

Seller is dp_classics, wonder who that is!

[Northernpower]

What is curious is dp classic is obviously Drew Pritchard and he's based in North Wales and the workshop is based in Nottingham, why is it being sold in Hampshire? Who's the third party?

[mab01uk]

...although the shell could have been an S as it did appear to have twin tanks (so long as the second one wasn't a stuck on dummy one) and we did not see any of the suspension or brakes.
 

 

The shell was Mk4 and the last factory built Cooper S used Mk3 shells......

[minimissions]

I like the programme I like Drew's original programme to. But I cant help thinking of the all the minis for sale in the UK why couldnt they have picked something more genuine, that car was all over the place. bloody stupid money to!

[CityEPete]

It would be more accurate if it was a 1990 G reg.Lol.

[1984mini25]

Spotted from a comment on Facebook, the mot history doesn't show the restoration to be up to much.... Reg. T.H.T 553G

 

https://www.check-mot.service.gov.uk/

 

 

*edit* seams the forum changes T.H.T without the dots to 'that'.

Edited by 1984mini25, 25 January 2018 - 05:05 PM.