Rare 1959 Mini Auctioned at Bonhams Today.

[Laurel Green]

MiniWorld said:

Bonhams is auctioning an amazing Mini, which signifies a very import part of our beloved car’s history. The guide price for the decrepit Austin Seven Deluxe is £12,000 to £15,000. It seems high considering that the Mini was a mass-produced city runaround.

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Well, stone the crows, it went for £35,000.

ETA:

[will_]

Well, £40k including the premium.

[y2blade]

Bloody fantastic

[Dave Hedgehog]

i wouldn't give you £50 for it


strange what people put value to

[loose cannon]

This was on e bay yesterday has been for a couple of weeks....
Just checked it's still on there 14 days to go .....

Edited by loose cannon on Monday 30th April 19:06

[fossway]

Mk1 Mini's are becoming so collectable now though, long gone are they days of £250 runners. They are now very soughts after look at cooper prices. Still cant quite understand it though, somebodys made some serious cash in the deal

[B Huey]

Crazy.

[Laurel Green]

I could perhaps understand the £35k if it was in reasonable nick but, by the time it is 'restored', there will be precious little left of the original car.

[fatboy69]

Restoration cost of another £40-50k? Is it honestly worth it? I know it is a rare car but at the end of the day it's just a Mini.