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Rikki

Post subject: Original Mini gets $A243,500

Posted: Tue Mar 27, 2007 9:04 pm

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Check this out, could be the most a mini has ever been sold, it went for $243,500.00.

Have a look -

http://wheelsmag.com.au/wheels/site/art ... AB00198D8A

Thought some people might be interested

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Posted: Tue Mar 27, 2007 9:07 pm

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still has only 7729km (4825 miles) on the odo

...and hard ones they would be! :lol:

Interesting story.

I wanna know more about that GTHO!

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Monster Mini

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Posted: Tue Mar 27, 2007 9:39 pm

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Location: Sydney

WOW alot of bickies for a Mini....

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Thor56

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Posted: Tue Mar 27, 2007 9:51 pm

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as to the gtho my sis is a motoring journo and she interviewed the guy that bought it the other night......i dont think that article has been published yet, id ask when it is getting published but shes away on a launch atm.....meanwhile heres a previous one shes done not too long ago on the gtho http://carsguide.news.com.au/story/0,20 ... 22,00.html

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VicMini13

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Posted: Tue Mar 27, 2007 10:04 pm

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There was an article on it in todays (27/03) Melbourne Herald Sun.

The purchaser is the same guy who bought the last production Monaro at a charity auction a few months back.

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mad-mk1

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Posted: Tue Mar 27, 2007 11:13 pm

THIS SPACE FOR RENT

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thats crazy,

but 600 odd thou for the gtho wtf beautiful car though

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66S

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Posted: Wed Mar 28, 2007 6:48 am

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What is really crazy is that this car has been built up from a rego number and is not the genuine article at all. Read the comment on the Mini Cooper Register Forum. (hope it works!) http://mcr.mywowbb.com/forum30/960.html

Al

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matt850

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Posted: Wed Mar 28, 2007 7:40 am

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well what does that make this one worth. It was a very successfull rally car out here in Oz
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Posted: Wed Mar 28, 2007 7:41 am

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i think it won the SA rally championship in 71 amongst many other successes

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peter1

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Posted: Wed Mar 28, 2007 8:02 am

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That Dave Potter's??

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matt850

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Posted: Wed Mar 28, 2007 8:51 am

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It was raced by John Taylor and it was the '76 SA championship winner not '71.
It has been owned for the last 10 years by Gary Rainsford. The Rainsford's are well known in the auto industry, not only in SA.
I was lucky to have the opportunity to see some of Gary's private collection of which this is one.
My two boys 9 & 7 thought it was fantastic. Went and climbed in the Mini and ignored the other vehicles in his garage. Lotus Super 7, Bentley #67, Austin Healy, Fraser Nash, Colin Bond's ARC winning ford escort plus more.
It was the kind of garage you dream about.

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dove grey 64

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Posted: Wed Mar 28, 2007 9:12 am

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i know a guy with one of only 3 phase 3 gtho's.

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matt850

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Posted: Wed Mar 28, 2007 9:27 am

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sure you dont mean phase 4

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dove grey 64

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Posted: Wed Mar 28, 2007 9:56 am

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no, phase 3......
personaly i would rather a e49 r/t charger if i had the choice between the two

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Lillee

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Posted: Wed Mar 28, 2007 10:01 am

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And it was a replica!!! :shock:

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