Speedy, your guess is your oppinion and what i'm after. Put a figure on it mate.
Dave

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1000000 percent more for the S because its a roundie

Given that then, and looking at the fact that you can buy a nice GT for bugger all over $10,000, and an S in pieces for five, I'd say that the GT is probably only "valued" at about 65-75% of an S. Which suits me fine

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"I'm sorry, but a lack of planning on your part does not constitute an emergency on my part!"

Chow, I respect your opinion and thank you for your post.
There is no right or wrong answer here, just peoples opinions so keep them coming.
I want to hear from anyone with an opinion!
Dave

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Maybe it's like bi-polar. You get the roundy or you get the clubbie. They call 'em both minis but they are very different cars aesthetically. I love them both but with my money it's the roundy, the threatened species that counts more.

Heart not head.

And btw, Doc, you nailled it. It ain't necessarily so that rarity is the thing.

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1964 Cooper UK 970 S 'CZ 4289'

Its half the thing. The other half is desirability. Everyone wants a Ferrari 250 GTO but only 39 where made and fewer survive today.

As for a percentage comparison for the S and GT, I'd say 70-80%.

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In the garage:
1970 Morris Cooper S MK2 | 2010 MINI Cooper JCW Challenge Edition

Now with new owners:
1964 Morris 850 Van | 1965 Morris Cooper S MK1 | 1976 Leyland Mini | 1999 Rover Mini Cooper Classic | 2006 MINI Cooper JCW

I'd go the 80% option too

I wonder how many non-mini people would have ever heard of a GT, lack of general recognition must impact the pricing - everyone knows what a Cooper S is

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'62 Morris 850 (Marion)
'65 Mini Delux - sleeper 1275/S discs (Ms Plum)
'69 Vanden Plas Princess 1300
'71 Wolseley 1300
'74 Austin 1300 Countryman
'94 XJ6 Sport 3.2
'04 Rover 75 CDTi

I don`t want a Ferrari 250 GTO

I like both & value both "S"s & GTs equally----> (in equal conditions)

But my favourite is the Monaco

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No offence intended here but--> anyone writing a book about minis 30 years ago may not have experienced such worn or stuffed-with components as we are finding these days.

You should put your heart & soul into everything you do.

One less person in the queue.

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In the garage:
1970 Morris Cooper S MK2 | 2010 MINI Cooper JCW Challenge Edition

Now with new owners:
1964 Morris 850 Van | 1965 Morris Cooper S MK1 | 1976 Leyland Mini | 1999 Rover Mini Cooper Classic | 2006 MINI Cooper JCW

In my opinion the difference is because "everyone know's" the cooper s was the race mini that won Bathurst etc , very few people know the Clubman GT was all but identical but in a clubman body . To a real mini enthusiast they should be valued accordingly but the average person only knows the cooper name ....

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Every marque goes through the same struggles. Jag E types, ferraris, porsche 911's. It's nothing to get emotional over unless you're new.

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SooperDooperMiniCooperExpertEngineering

All garage work involves equal measures of enthusiasm, ingenuity and a fair degree of irresponsibility.

In Italy Innocenti made a Cooper 1300, In Spain Authi made a GT with a round nose body,In South Africa they made the Mini GTS, different markets different values. If I had the money and a garage with 24 hour security I,d have one of each !

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65-70%

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did I tell you that I won a trophy?

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One should never skimp on the zip ties.

hahahahaha i luv the skaty picture

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Aussie Leyland, Aussie Factory, Aussie Mini S.