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Author:	mini maxx [ Thu Jun 18, 2009 7:10 pm ]
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Hi All, im looking to buy this roundie and fix him up, What do you all think of maurie, worth the splurge or walk away. please no one buy him out from under me if its worth the cash, The seller paid $5500. Does any one know the car, it originally came from Adelaide http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll ... 0349379155

Author:	NG [ Thu Jun 18, 2009 7:37 pm ]
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I've been thinking about buying this also. but then again do i need another mini. hehe. looks like a cool little car wonder how it would go.

Author:	lil-ute [ Thu Jun 18, 2009 7:44 pm ]
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i like that hope you get him and do him justice good luck

Author:	mini maxx [ Thu Jun 18, 2009 7:45 pm ]
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Goes well aparantly, just spoke to the owner on the phone and she said they got it transported from Adelaide to Melbourne then drove it from there to Ballarat with no troubles

Author:	superSeven [ Thu Jun 18, 2009 9:22 pm ]
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Quote: engineered as he has had a the firewall modified by previous owner and therefore is missing his compliance plate. I didn't think compliance plates came in til 1969.. this is a 63... looks nice, would be interesting to get some more detail on the "firewall modifications" though.... and lose the bonnet...

Author:	mini maxx [ Thu Jun 18, 2009 9:27 pm ]
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Thats what i thought

Author:	blue_deluxe [ Thu Jun 18, 2009 9:36 pm ]
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I thought about looking further into this mini, and it wouldve involved a flight down. Would be a good car and if its got no rust i think its a bargain. With a supercharger and all. Good luck with it.

Author:	mickmini [ Fri Jun 19, 2009 5:50 am ]
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superSeven wrote: Quote: engineered as he has had a the firewall modified by previous owner and therefore is missing his compliance plate. I didn't think compliance plates came in til 1969.. this is a 63... looks nice, would be interesting to get some more detail on the "firewall modifications" though.... and lose the bonnet... There were no ADRs to comply with until 1969, so yes it would not have had a compliance plate. However it would have had a BMC Australia build plate which is not the same as a compliance plate. The build plate would have had the car number, colour and engine number on it. People do confuse them. The engine number will be on the block, and the car number on the radiator shroud, unless that has also been "modified" by the PO. The firewall is probably also missing the body number, which is not the one that you need for registration anyway. I think all you would need to do is convince the registration authority of the identity of the car if it is still there on the radiator shroud. Seeing as it is now supercharged, I would suggest this is the real reason that it needs an engineers certificate. I would also be looking at putting discs on if it does not already have them, i know it says new, but that may mean new single leading shoe drums for all i can see there.

Author:	willy [ Fri Jun 19, 2009 9:21 am ]
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As an Adelaide-ian, I haven't seen this Mini before. But it certainly looks the biz

Author:	Bully [ Fri Jun 19, 2009 9:40 am ]
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I've not seen it before either, but looks to be a good'n. Would be suspect of the firewall though.

Author:	graham in aus [ Fri Jun 19, 2009 10:55 am ]
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Even assuming you can sort the identity issues, I would steer clear of this one! It seems a bit of a lash up! Difficult to tell from the pics, but is there a car build plate on the firewall? looks like it may be painted over? Or simply not there. The rad shroud has gone, so no ID there either. The body number may be on the firewall, but there are holes for wiring there too! If it had discs, it may be worth 3K, but without, I would only buy it if I had another 2k to spend on it ! Would need to have no rust, excellent workmanship on deseaming and no other major issues, engine / clutch / gearbox wheel brgs etc. to be worth 3K, then you would still need to spend another couple to get it right.....

Author:	1310/71 [ Fri Jun 19, 2009 11:20 am ]
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graham in aus wrote: Even assuming you can sort the identity issues, I would steer clear of this one! It seems a bit of a lash up! Difficult to tell from the pics, but is there a car build plate on the firewall? looks like it may be painted over? Or simply not there. The rad shroud has gone, so no ID there either. The body number may be on the firewall, but there are holes for wiring there too! If it had discs, it may be worth 3K, but without, I would only buy it if I had another 2k to spend on it ! Would need to have no rust, excellent workmanship on deseaming and no other major issues, engine / clutch / gearbox wheel brgs etc. to be worth 3K, then you would still need to spend another couple to get it right..... You would also have to be sure you're not going to have issues with rego proving it's identity, if, as graham says some of the typical chassis number locations have been removed or tampered.

Author:	minsta [ Fri Jun 19, 2009 12:09 pm ]
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Hiya, I would also want to know why it has a Rover front end and boot on it too..... cheers! jon

Author:	cush [ Fri Jun 19, 2009 12:17 pm ]
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Bare metal respray and the engine bay looks like that? Sheesh... at least give it a bit of a wash..

Author:	Mike_Byron [ Fri Jun 19, 2009 12:35 pm ]
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Didn't the owner say it had issues she couldn't afford to fix - at a guess its engineering and compliance issues. Compliance in that its unroadworthy. I would back away from that one regardless of its "mean" look. It suddenly becomes a $10k car. Mike

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