Beschreibung
TODAY Martin Howey Classics (Est. 25 years) delves into the world of classic commercials and offers for sale a Mini Van registered in March, 1980. This gem of a small commercial must have been totally restored in the not too distant past otherwise it could not possibly look like this. Superb underneath, super sills, great floors, load area and door bottoms. She really is an eyeful of an iconic Mini commercial. On the key and bright and breezy. My opinion is that she must have been totally rebuilt in order to have floors, doors and a load bay like this. The bulk of her interior structure - it is all in matching body colour - is in stunning condition. Were it not for some moisture being trapped under horrible cheap carpeting while stored, then the driver's floor pan would be immaculate. It's nothing in any case. It's a Sunday job. The floor pan is in no way whatsoever affected by the "surface" blacking and you could rub it down, prime it and paint it blue in half a day. I am nit-picking now I know, but this is a smashing little van. It really is. Just five previous owners on the V5. The photos do not lie. They were taken today, the date of the advert listing. A proper little gem!
By the way, a pop up rear seat has been very well fitted with proper base and back rest. My photos show the van with the seat folded flat. An added bonus!
This description is based on my opinion of the vehicle, the paperwork that comes with the car and anything I have been told about it. The vehicle is 43-years-old and this cannot be taken as a definitive statement for obvious reasons. As with most classic cars, there may be faults and quirks whilst, almost inevitably, some degree of tinkering and care will always be called for. Such are the joys of owning an antique vehicle and they must be taken within their own context and not compared to modern day cars. They are sold as old, mainly out-dated machines and come without any comeback whatsoever. They are my terms and conditions.
My classic cars are motoring antiques. This car, for example, is 43-years-old. It's not two, five or even ten-years-old as your own everyday car may be. It has been in service for more than half a century and so will have quirks and faults in there somewhere. However, faults on these old girls are not always apparent when buying and selling classics which is what I do. I do not restore them, nor do I pretend that they are concours cars. The majority of them go out as they came in, and I continue to enjoy finding more - a skill which is becoming increasingly difficult as many of you will be aware. Most will reveal the passage of time in some shape or form and are not showroom examples. They deserve to be taken on as "family pets" and cared for through thick and then. They don't make them any more and demand now out-strips supply. Please bear all this in mind and think long and hard about how many years these old girls have been around before buying and enjoy your classic car. I can also assist with delivery and so please ask for a quote.
I have now been established as a one-man band classic car dealer for 25 years and pride myself on my buying prowess and - due to small margins - my prices which I firmly believe are up there among the very best in the UK classic car marketplace.
Thanks, Martin. the details below.
