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What business?His was not a business as far as the state was concerned - he didn't have a dealer's lic any more, he doesn't buy and sell anything....I don't understand what he did that was wrong either.....but I'm sure there were laws in there someplace that he ran afoul of.We have no factual information, so until we do we can't judge either him or the state.I understand the guy with the light blue car with the trailer not wanting to take $11K for it - whether it's worth $20K remains to be seen, I don't remember all the specifics of the car, but it seemed like it was worth more than $11k - I wonder why it didn't attract more bids? I also offered to buy the trailer during the auction, just in case the bidders didn't want it. No one said anything about it to me after that.....
Yeah, it's already pulling in the money with bids. Looks to be very, very clean. And done up with an emphasis on originality.Unfortunately, IMO, the Mk. III Cooper S is the least interesting of all the years of Coopers. By that time British Leyland was hardly differentiating the Cooper S from the Mini 850 in appearance. Unlike the Mk. I Coopers which had more chrome pieces, bumper overriders, and special interior features such as gold brocade upholstery, the MK. III's just had the same plain black interior as the rest of the Mini range and where often monotone painted too - a sin for any Mini. Because of those things, the MK. III Cooper S is also the easiest Mini model to copy (most counterfeited? most imitated?). I'm not saying this one is a copy - it's just a very nice Mini without any flair. (I'm ready for the Office Space references)https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1971-austin-mini-2/
The white Mk. III Cooper S is up to $20K now, with 3 days left in the auction. I'm thinking this will go into the mid-thirties.
I agree the red "tribute" Mini is going to have a hard time getting some good bids, too much work for most buyers.
Makes more sense to pay $50K for this one than that white "barn find" a couple years ago that started the BaT run up in mini prices. Wonder what the reserve is on this one? $40K? $50K? Being able to register it in Ca is a huge bonus....
Things are heating up for some of the Minis on BaT - with still many days left in the auctions. The red/white (formerly green/white) Cooper S is already at $32K with 5 days left (!). And the red/white Mini 850 done up nicely like a winning rally replica is up to $20K with 4 days left. The all red Mini 1000 from NZ is yet to make $6K with less than a day left.