Mini Cooper Sport 500 Restoration
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- čas přidán 15. 03. 2016
- Rebuild of one of the last Mini models which originally went down the production line in October 2000. This is a Mini Cooper Sport 500 model and as the name suggests this end of production model had a run of just 500. It's been well looked after during its life but before the unavoidable Mini rust took hold AM Restorations of Plympton (near Plymouth) were contracted for a body strip down and complete restoration.
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While I’m over here and cannot restore some super 8 frame. A whole car can be restored in 3 months haha. Amazing job!! Love the look of the car!
It gets a lot of attention these days Clark. It always did really but now more than ever because Minis just aren't about any longer and those that are aren't quite like this one.
John.
Great job. Great knowledge. Great skilled team.
What a lovely job. The owner must be delighted with it.
BRILLIANT!
Great job! I can't wait to get mine all restored now :)
+Ross RS Well make sure I get pictures when it's done Ross.
Lookes stunning cant be many now
Surprisingly Mini Life, the 500 model cars have a good survival rate. Andy Mynott runs a Mini Cooper Sport 500 Register (I have a video with Andy talking about the cars on here somewhere) and about 350 survivors are on the register.
@@JohnGClancy Cool stuff nice to see they have been looked after, I'll definitely check that vid out sound great. Has yours being in use very much since the resto?👍
@@Car_and_classic_lover Yes, it's been used at least once a week all year around up until the Black Death came upon us all and then we disconnected the battery for a few months and exclusively used our TR7. We have an air leak in the injection system somewhere that has been hard to trace and that has been upsetting tickover speeds but other than that all is well. I need to deal with a stone chip on the bonnet at some stage but otherwise the good ol' Mini looks just the same as when we picked her up from A.M. Restorations.
Grate
I used to have a Mini Cooper 500, number 450 out of the 500, bought brand new from Caffyns Rover. It was the best thing that had ever happened to me. Then I met a girl.....
And it’s been down hill ever since!
Women and cars - both cause us chaps nothing but trouble! Lovely story UKWMO.
Was this a full renno? ie inside and out?? looks great and I am in the market to have my 97 restored..
+Bill Kingdom The inside has been kept immaculate so didn't need any work other than a clean. The bodywork did end up being a full restoration where every bit of rot, however minor, was cut out and invisibly repaired or a complete new panel put in. This wasn't the intention initially but if you're paying people as good as this to get things done we decided we might as well get it done properly once and for all. It's now properly built and rust proofed.
+John Clancy John. whats your number so.i can call. cheers
+Bill Kingdom Number removed.
+Bill Kingdom Let me know if you've got my number safely written down Bill as I shouldn't really leave that up on an open forum too long.
I have to ask. How did she get out of the car after putting it in there?
Surprisingly there is still quite a lot of room in there but it does really require navigating the Mini over to one side meaning there is sufficient room to get out on the other. The Mini is 10ft 3in long and the garage is 11ft x 6ft so as long as you ain't a fatty, there's plenty of room really.
@@JohnGClancy That explains length,what about width,of garage,VS width of the Mini.
@@timothyokane9710 It's either six feet or six and a half feet wide, I can't remember now. But there are about 18 inches to open the door if you position the car correctly. It's actually surprisingly easy.
Great work! And the cost was? ;)
+Paul Williams - A secret!
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Will the value of these go through the roof in the future?
The good ones already have. Many are still popping up and being offered with delivery mileage but in our experience these are merely paperweights unless you want to spend a lot of money on recomissioning. A profesionally restored 500 would be my recommendation if looking for one but you'll need to check it thoroughly regardless just like you do with every Mini.
John Clancy Will the values keep on climbing?
@@aleddavies770 They're already pretty ridiculous so it's hard to know. But we are probably all worried that classic car owners and the £6bn industry could be hit badly next week depending on what happens but that will be the least of our problems if communism does take control. Assuming democracy wins in some form then the humble Mini should continue to be extremely sought after and with the 500 being arguably the best Mini ever produced they surely won't do too badly in the future. Values of some older classics (Triumph TR6 for example) are falling back now but the Mini is the most iconic British car of all time which should be a major factor in its favour. Having said all this, I can tell you that the Sportspack Mini Cooper is not best suited for our potholed and speed ramped modern roads. These cars ride like go-karts so they're really harsh on bad surfaces.
Like the spraying with the wooly hat !! She must of been loaded to be able to waste all that money on a mini and then put in a garage ha ha .
It's a '500' Philip. This means it's a valuable car and not a simple run-of-the-mill Mini. It was bloody cold the day it was sprayed last February. But thank you for your comments anyway.
I want... scratch that. I DESIRE a Classic MINI. However, I do not dare buy one becauuse it might have much hidden rust. And hence become a money pit.
It's hard to find rust,if you don't actually look for it.
If u still havent got one as long as u check the areas where they do go i.e bottom of doors floors sills etc it should be fine there are also many owners clubs to help and you tube tutorials about it
You probably have two choices, either buy a rusty one and have it rebuilt for several thousand pounds or buy a newly rebuilt version with new metal parts and pay accordingly. Keeping it completely dry at all times is crucial though...
Probably just as cheaper buying a brand-new shell from bmh
Surprisingly it was actually a lot cheaper getting the existing shell repaired and had the added advantage of no danger of losing the body number or even having a new VIN number foisted on us. This has happened to some when a classic car has been re-shelled and the DVLA have found out.
OK. The current law says that if you re-shell a car you must use a brand new shell from the original manufacturer and have a receipt to prove it.
However, if you choose to use a rust-free or fully restored 2nd hand shell, it's best not to talk about it on here, or on anywhere really, then you will probably have no problems.
There is a petition to gov't to allow re-shelling for classic cars which it is hoped will regularise the situation.
The cautionary note must be that if you re-shell with a 2nd hand shell and are found out, then the car will be crushed (at worst).
How much did this restoration cost ??
@@markellis4229 I can't divulge that Mark because it would not be fair on Andy Moss and his A.M. Restorations business. We were very pleased with the competitive invoice considering the top-notch workman and workmanship that went into it. We're a number of years down the road now and we have had to use the Mini in awful weather at times but I can report that the body still looks perfect.
She ended up parking it in a closet
Yes, the original Mini is 10ft 3" long and that garage is 11ft. It was built especially for the car and very snug and cosy it is too.
John Clancy i love it, looking to buy one here in Australia but they are too expensive