1960 Classic Mini Cooper Early Shell - Austin 850 - April 1960 on 2040-cars
Orlando, Florida, United States
Up for sale is my collectors find that I no longer have the time to finish. Hoping to pass it on to a fellow enthusiast.
April 1960 Classic Mini Cooper Shell / Early Same body as the 1959 Austin 850 MKI Super-Deluxe First Original Production Year Body Style TITLE Titled Florida 1959 Austin Mini - Clean in Hand ABOUT Started Restoration and unfortunately have no time to complete. Taken half the car to bare metal and primed, then started working on floor when work stopped. Car is in amazing shape except for the floors. Body is in extremely great shape for these first cars, only the floors need attention. Note there is a missing section of front floor (like Fred Flintstones car) I have the new firewall replacement panel that will be included. Key Features in the 1959/Early '60 Minis that make them unique and rare
WHAT YOU GET Early April 1960 mini rolling shell. as seen in photos.No Engine. Steering Wheel Glass & Trim minus half a sliding window and front windshield. Heritage Firewall floor pan - New Metal Gas Tank SHIPPING I am located in Orlando, FL. I will arrange shipping to you at your expense at lowest cost possible. or you can make your own arrangements. If you are in the South East I can trailer the car to you at cost for time and gas. If you are overseas you will need to arrange your own transport Again you are responsible for any shipping expenses. car weight is probably 700 lbs. Please plan accordingly before bidding! Can be transported via most traditional car carrier services. Sold As-Is |
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Mini Oxford gives birth to 3-millionth car [w/video]
Tue, 09 Sep 2014With the latest generation of Minis having only recently launched a few months ago, the company's Plant Oxford has found another reason to celebrate as it reached two major milestones almost simultaneously. Since production of the new, BMW-revived version began there in 2001, the factory has produced 3 million of the retro-looking models and 2 million vehicles exported outside of the UK. Just four years ago, it was celebrating building 1.5 million of them.
The three-millionth model was a Mini Cooper S five-door hatchback with a special Union Jack paint job. At about the same time, the factory hit its two-millionth exported Mini to leave there, as well. It was a standard Mini hatchback in Volcanic Orange heading for a buyer in Japan.
UK Transport Minister Baroness Kramer attended the ceremony and said: "I congratulate the workers at Mini Plant Oxford on reaching this remarkable milestone. The Mini is a British icon and is a major part of a thriving automotive industry spearheading the growing British economy."
Mini John Cooper Works gets ready to rumble
Fri, 14 Nov 2014Mini gave us our first taste of its next-generation John Cooper Works Hardtop in concept form at the 2014 Detroit Auto Show. And in fact, we already know that the production version will make its debut at the 2015 Detroit show in January. Fitting, then, that this most recent round of spy shots shows a JCW that's pretty much ready to roll - peel back that yellow swirly paper, and you've pretty much got the final deal.
It's easy to make out the final design for the revised front and rear fascias, and we can clearly see a more robust brake package nestled behind those alloy wheels. Speaking of, we must admit, the wheels here look rather pedestrian for a JCW model, but they could just be prototype rollers and not indicative of the final rolling stock. We expect the flashy red decals of the concept to be offered on the production model, as well, though they could be optional kit.
As reported earlier, power is expected to come from a 230-horsepower turbo-four - a modest increase over the 208 hp from the outgoing Mini JCW. Expect that to route through a six-speed manual transmission, sending turbocharged oomph to the front wheels.
Honda engines and giant killing in the classic Mini Cooper
Mon, 22 Jul 2013Electric Federal has taken a fresh look back at the enduring legacy of original Mini with a video interview with Heritage Garage's Graham Reid, one of the foremost experts on classic Minis. As Electric Federal points out, it's important to remember that the Mini did not start out as a performance car. It was built in response to the Suez Canal crisis of the mid-50s, which had a similar effect on British gas prices as OPEC did on American prices in the 1970s - rationing and rapid price jumps.
Through the years, Minis have grown from their budget roots to become seriously competent performance machines. As Reid says, a 150-horsepower Mini on the right track should have no problem outpacing a contemporary Porsche 911.
For some time now, classic Mini owners have been dropping Honda engines under the tiny hoods of their classics. With up to 250 horsepower pulling a car that tips the scales at barely 1,200 pounds, the upgraded Mini is "a real sleeper," Reid says. Interestingly, Reid doesn't mention another increasingly common swap in the Mini community - Suzuki Hayabusa-powered Coopers.