Does anyone have any comments on the 1965 Cooper S Mk1 for sale on eBay at the moment? The item number is 4535168962.

I'm a mug punter at this stage of my Mini career and I'm not sure what to make of it. I'm fortunate enough to have the $$$ but not much genuine background yet.

Does it stack up as a genuine machine? The price seems a tad high, but my half-hearted searches to date indicate that the market is tight in WA for this type of thing. I'd hate to miss the opportunity if it's a goodun'. Don't want to buy a dud either...

Any wisdom anyone has to pass on would be muchly appreciated!

Cheers,

TSG-1

i think I saw that a few days ago and thought pricey!

But, as you say....demand = price

That's exactly what I was going to say. $6500 for an unfinished mini that still requires a bit of money and time to get on the road... I would seriously recommend looking around a bit more, unless you are the type of person who is really into rebuilding cars. Even if you are, that's a bit too much dough to fork out. IMO.

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Jonathan
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can you put a proper link up?? what its worth is kinda up to you if you want a cooper S and you fancy restoring it yourself then it may well be a good deal.. if you try and build an S from scratch its going to cost a few arms and legs just to collect the parts... if its all there, genuine, in usable condition, and matching, then that price may well be fine. if you want to, and can do the labour, that will save a quid.. to end up with a tidy genuine S under 10 is pretty good thats my opinion anyway..

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No longer Ms Westwoods mini outside her original kings road shop

or negotiate....when it doesn't sell.....

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"Show me the Mini!"

good point always worth starting low....

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No longer Ms Westwoods mini outside her original kings road shop

Starting bid AU $6,500.00

Say no more!!

Mate there has to be more....... gotta be fair bit of it available or its way to exy... motor/box?? numbers??

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No longer Ms Westwoods mini outside her original kings road shop

Paul gulson tryed to sell us a replica S rolling shell freshly painted for $4000.. note replica.. no interior no running gear, no rhs tank.. apparently he sold it too???

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No longer Ms Westwoods mini outside her original kings road shop

Gents,

Ta muchly for input to date. My apologies for the lack of a link. Here 'tis::

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll ... eName=WDVW

Speil says all original, bodywork & motor/ g'box done, matching numbers, just a few bits missing...

Price is certainly a factor but originality is more important. Like I said a genuine S for sale seems to be rare in this neck of the woods.

Cheers,

TSG-1

If it's genuine (sounds like) and all there it's a bargain at that price, IMO. Some Mk1 S stuff is bloody hard to find now.
Be interesting to see how high it goes..

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DrMini- 1970 wasaMatic 1360, Mk1S crank, 86.6HP (ATW) =~125 @ crank, 45 Dellorto (38 chokes), RE282 sprint cam, 1.5 rockers, 11.0:1 C/R.

it hasn't gone anywhere yet, after 9 days....

It's a genuine ID plate and presumably engine but there are a number of other numbers and codes to check on the body shell to make sure it's a genuine shell. Do a search for Cooper 'S' on this site as I put a lot of info on identifying genuine shells in reply to a post a few weeks ago. You need to check body numbers and production codes etc. The fact that the ID plate is NOT fixed to the bodyshell is not necessarily a bad thing but it's not a good idea to remove it to repaint the shell and must bring into question the originality of the shell. (IMO anyway). There are plenty of fake cars around and just having an ID plate and a shell doesn't make it genuine. From the photo it is missing the vertical grille panel brace and the oil cooler is not on the engine. An early body shell should have the first type floor pan without the full length protection plates covering the hydro pipes etc. This didn't appear till 67. The CAR number range quoted are for cars built up to early/ mid 66. My first S was CAR No 1090 and was in this range and was purchased in July 66. It should have four protection plates, 2 at each end corner of the centre tunnel. It would originally have had rubber inner Unis. Check that the CAR number (without YKG2S2 prefix) is stamped on the shell immediately below where the ID plate should be fixed. Check the BODY number is approx 500 less than the CAR number and the production code is
M2
06
and they should both be stamped on the top of the radiator shroud panel.
This should give you a good idea of whether the shell is genuine. As for price etc - absolutely no idea.

Regards
RonR