1976 Mini Cooper Pick Up Rare Cool Ratrod Project on 2040-cars
Cape Coral, Florida, United States
Engine:4CYL
Drive Type: 4 SPEED
Model: Classic Mini
Warranty: Vehicle does NOT have an existing warranty
Trim: PICK UP
Mileage: 990,909
THIS IS A 1976 MINI COOPER PICK UP TRUCK. I HAVE OWNED IT FOR APPROX. 7 YEARS AND HAVE USED IT AS A MOBILE SIGN. IT WAS LAST DRIVEN TWO MONTHS AGO. I WENT TO START IT THE OTHER DAY AND COULD NOT GET IT RUNNING - IT MAY NEED SOME FRESH GAS OR SOME CARB WORK, NOT SURE SO AS OF RIGHT NOW I AM SELLING IT AS A NON-RNNING PROJECT. THE PICK UP IS RIGHT HAND DRIVE, THE ODOMETER SHOWS JUST OVER 16,000 MILES BUT I DON'T BELIEVE IT TO BE ACCURATE. IT IS MISSING MISC. HARDWARE SUCH AS DOOR HANDLE ON PASSENGER SIDE. THIS IS A VERY BASIC PICK UP AND QUITE RARE - YOU DON'T SEE THEM VERY OFTEN. IF I GET A CHANCE IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS I MAY TRY TO GET IT RUNNING. TAKE A LOOK AT THE PICTURES, IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FEEL FRRE TO ASK. IF YOU NEED ANY PARTICULAR PICTURES THAT ARE NOT LISTED, LET ME KNOW.
THIS VEHICLE IS SOLD AS-IS NO WARRANTIES OR GUARANTEES ALL SALES ARE FINAL SO, IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE ASK BEFORE YOU BID.
PLEASE REMEMBER BUYER IS FULLY RESPONSIBLE FOR SHIPPING AND/OR COLLECTION OF THIS VEHICLE. I WILL HELP WHERE POSSIBLE.
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This Mini just set a very long Nurburgring lap record
Fri, Nov 4 2016The video above is 45 minutes long. You probably won't watch the whole thing. It documents what is possibly the least visually exciting and most impressive Nurburgring record ever, with a Chinese driver keeping a Mini Cooper on two wheels for the entirety of a Nordschleife lap. That's 12.9 miles at a blistering average speed of 17 mph. The number of support vehicles seen on track, some of which pass the Mini at various points, highlights just how nonstandard this lap is. A Mercedes van trailing behind stops at one point and then catches back up shortly after. This is an endurance run more than anything. Credit of course goes to the skilled driver, who had to balance the car on its left wheels while enduring the pain of leaning at a steep angle. For 45 minutes. The car was specially prepped, with things like a welded diff and an airless left front tire (it looks like something off a fork lift) helping it steer, propel, and support the car. Bridge to Gantry's Dale Lomas was there to witness the leisurely event, and he has all of the details, including what was done to the car and what it was like to travel from viewing location to viewing location to witness the same lap. The driver, Han Yue, is an expert at manhandling Minis. He's the guy with the Guinness record for the tightest parallel-parking job (not to be confused with the tightest reverse parallel park) and also set with a driver in an M4 doing donuts around his up-on-two-wheels Cooper. We find it extremely fitting that the car for this latest record was plastered with Red Bull decals. You know, the wings? News Source: Bridge to GantryImage Credit: Nurburgring / Facebook Motorsports MINI Hatchback Racing Vehicles Performance nurburgring record
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The car simply looks like a frightened goldfish (that yellow paint isn't helping, either).
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