Signs of true age and history are great. Rubbing panels through to bare metal, lowering the life out of the ride height and piling rusty roofracks with knackered suitcases is another matter entirely. And that's not taking into account the genuine death traps, of which I have seen far too many. I think you'll find most of the people on here know the difference.
"This early unrestored surviving mini would have not had half the interest and price had it been an immaculate resto."
Got proof of that, or is that an opinion?
64rotbox wrote:
If you'd bothered to read the link provided by Cute Splitty then the title and copy imply that rather clearly (it does to me anyway).
Here as copied:
A 1959 Austin Mini Seven De Luxe Saloon,
believed to be the oldest surviving unrestored Mini, sold for an impressive £40,250 on Monday (30 April 2012) in Bonhams Sale of Collectors' Motor Cars and Automobilia at the RAF Museum, Hendon. Having attracted the attention of press worldwide, this amazing survivor sold for over three times its estimate of £12,000 – 15,000.
The problem with a car such as this is how do you keep it as is untouched without it slowly dissolving away. I read in one of the classic magazines that the car was suffering from some structual corrosion.
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1956 VW Beetle, 1962 Morris Minor, 1968 VW Beetle (Old Blue), 1972 Morris Mini, 2005 MGTF
Blue, blue, Electric Blue, that's the colour of Old Blue!