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Title: Oldest Surviving (?) Mini sold for
Post by: MiniDave on April 12, 2017, 07:37:12 PM

over £40,000!

http://www.motorauthority.com/news/1075689_oldest-surviving-unrestored-austin-mini-up-for-auction (http://www.motorauthority.com/news/1075689_oldest-surviving-unrestored-austin-mini-up-for-auction)

Title: Re: Oldest Surviving (?) Mini sold for
Post by: BruceK on April 13, 2017, 08:59:08 AM

I'm not sure that car 'survived'.

I guess it is like looking a some old castle ruins and imagining what used to be.

However, this 'oldest Mini', reg '434 NWL' has some provenance:

Title: Re: Oldest Surviving (?) Mini sold for
Post by: MiniDave on April 13, 2017, 10:21:35 AM

"survived" is why I added the question mark......when it's rusted to pieces, doesn't run, there no paint or interior left, is it really a survivor?

But $50K in today's money is a lot to spend for a hulk that will only be used as a display in a museum or something....but I guess people have spent more for less.

Title: Re: Oldest Surviving (?) Mini sold for
Post by: gr8kornholio on April 13, 2017, 10:24:55 AM

I don't get the survivor collector market. If it's running and driving then fine that's pretty special. But once it's to this point I don't get it. And like it stated, the drivers door isn't original anymore.

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