DodgeMan Posted December 13, 2012 Share Posted December 13, 2012 I'm looking at a 72 Austin Mini. Need some help on what to watch out for and if everything looks right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GearheadGrrrl Posted December 14, 2012 Share Posted December 14, 2012 It may very well be bogus- last year the Mini was imported to the U.S. was in 1967. It's possible to import one yourself if it's over 25 years old, but I'd be suspicious- there's a whole cottage industry that's developed to import late model Minis and register them as U.S. legal '67 and earlier Minis that were long ago junked. Get caught doing that and if you're lucky they only crush your car... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DodgeMan Posted December 14, 2012 Author Share Posted December 14, 2012 Said it was imported 2003, 6 years in Virginia and 3 in PA. Title is a Pa title...Car runs and drives.Just trying to figure out why it doesnt have bumpers....http://scranton.craigslist.org/cto/3471417282.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BC Mack Posted December 14, 2012 Share Posted December 14, 2012 corrosion...!!!rear subframe..rocker panels...radiator supportdoor bottomsthey rot from the inside out, windows leak and the water eats the floor and they literally fold in half.most Brit cars of the same era were rust buckets... Ford Cortina's fell apart in three yearsavoid the hydrolastic (hydro'spastic') suspension unless you have access to new parts998 engine fine.... 1275GT betterLucas (Prince of Darkness) electrics, open fuse boxes, rain through front grille kills the coila fine plethora of Mini owner clubs worldwide and forums on-line if you need "new friends"..plenty of pattern parts in UK with agents worldwide, NOS stuff harder to getan excellent vehicle concept but poorly built, got worse during the British Leyland days.. but easy to fix once you get used to them.make sure you have a good local parts supply system.... tires (spelt 'tyres' in uk) were originally 10" so not sure if you can find them here.played with many, raced a few on tracks.. plain jane versions are excellent run-abouts but keep off the interstate, they were never built for US road system... and by comparison to US vehicles they feel strangely small, girls call them "cute"...my fave, the rare pick-uphope that helps and doesn't turn you off, just be preparedBC Mack (a transplanted Brit) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GearheadGrrrl Posted December 14, 2012 Share Posted December 14, 2012 It might be legal... Body looks right for a '72, but motor looks like an "A+" which would be early 80s or later with a carb instead of '90s fuel injection. Dashboard looks maybe from the correct era too. All said, if there's a whole in the floor there's likely rust hiding all over, and this isn't a for real Cooper S... So I'd adjust my offering price downward from his asking price appropriately. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
other dog Posted December 15, 2012 Share Posted December 15, 2012 I saw a mini cooper once, at a truck show. Quote Producer of poorly photo-chopped pictures since 1999. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freightrain Posted December 16, 2012 Share Posted December 16, 2012 Really, what car? Um, don't seem to see it in the picture you posted....................... Quote Larry 1959 B61 Liv'n Large...................... Charter member of the "MACK PACK" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farmer52 Posted December 16, 2012 Share Posted December 16, 2012 I saw a mini cooper once, at a truck show.OD should be renamed "lucky dog". He always seems to capture females in his pics. Quote Ken PRR Country and Charter member of the "Mack Pack" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
other dog Posted December 16, 2012 Share Posted December 16, 2012 I try. "what? I didn't even notice the redhead with the short-shorts and nice ass, I was just taking a picture of the Mini Cooper!" Quote Producer of poorly photo-chopped pictures since 1999. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted December 16, 2012 Share Posted December 16, 2012 I try. "what? I didn't even notice the redhead with the short-shorts and nice ass, I was just taking a picture of the Mini Cooper!"Did you say her name was Mini Cooper?Were you pleased to meet her?The rest of the story is history.mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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