Looking to buy yourself a Christmas prezzie, Bonhams

[The Sock]

Can you do certificates Alan for your Jotas?

Paul

Now that one made me LOL out loud! 

 

[Dai P.]

Hey, the certificates are worth more than the bike now Alan.
I was watching Bangers and Cash last night, it's about a small northern auction house in the UK. They had a genuine 1965 Mini Cooper S up for auction. It was so rotten it had to be moved on a pallet, the front had completely rotted off and it was in danger of snapping in half, everything was totally rotted out, it was in a hell of a state.
The first thing the guy did was remove the vin plate, he said if he left it on the car there would be a clone built in no time and sold as the genuine article. The festering lump of scrap went for ?18000. I have to admit I always thought the Cooper S was a great looking little car and even in that state I could see the potential but I can't imagine that there will be anything left of the original except for the vin plate and block.

I saw that programme. Prices of things like minis and mk1 escorts crazy now.
My 750SF is on a pallet, perhaps I can get 18 grand for that. Thankfully not rotten though. Just turned out to be a very convenient way of separating frame and engine.

 

[Dearnla]

Well, I bought the Jarama! It needs a bit of fettling but the intention is to get it ready for riding in the springtime.

It's had a few things done in recent years, judging by the receipts in with the service manual. Carbs, clutch actuator and clearly a load of fresh bolts on the brake discs an other places.

It also has an optimate lead and the battery is in good order.

First steps will be to get the fork legs rechromed and rebuilt as they?re pitted, the dent in the tank fixed, new chain and sprockets and then give it a good service.

Wish me luck!

 

[helicopterjim]

Well done!

Jim

 

[Schurminater]

Hey, the certificates are worth more than the bike now Alan.
I was watching Bangers and Cash last night, it's about a small northern auction house in the UK.

Has to be one of the best programs on TV at the moment........love it!

 

[Jo]

Wish me luck!

Will do. Welcome to the Forum!

Cheers
Jo

 

[AndyW]

I saw that programme. Prices of things like minis and mk1 escorts crazy now.

My first car was a '66 Super de Luxe Mini (in 1982): completely original (other than I swapped out the 850 for a 1275 unit) and, having been red-lead painted underneath etc, was in relatively mint condition. Would have been worth a fortune by now if i hadn't taken a cavalier in the side on a junction over Padiham / Rochdale way the following year.. : :