Missed opportunity

Oops, a missed opportunity. We recently explored the British landscape to be spontaneously confronted with the restoration object pictured here, a real Ogle SX 1000, just before a bend near Wednesbury. From 1962.

Complete and original

A unique trolley that uses Classic Mini (Cooper 'S') parts. The body is made of reinforced polyester. 66 were once built, it appears to have the chassis number 8 ... There still seem to be 39 pieces left, six of them in Japan. The cart was sold for just £ 8.000, say 12 mille in euros. They waited for the new owner ... Inspection learned that all original parts were there. Badges, Microsell Contour bucket seats, the (opening) rear windows, all glass, all interior parts, fuel tank, dashboard, the Dunlop rims, even a brand new rear window made of Plexiglas. On delivery this trolley was equipped with an 997 Cooper engine, now an 1.275 cm3 Cooper 'S' engine has been fitted. In terms of polyester, everything looked great. Could be sprayed like that after a thorough sanding. The original color was 'gold' and that is also stated on the original registration certificate with registration number 201 ANW.

Nice project

Before the coach is sprayed, it is of course wise to disassemble, clean, possibly rust and spray all the mechanics. Engine overhaul, gearbox overhaul and then 'screws'. Such a restoration is considerably easier than that of a Classic Mini from the sixties. There are apparently enough parts in circulation, but not only that, the manufacturer at the time used a lot of stuff from other cars from that time. Rear lights of a Hillman Minx, door locks of a Rover P4, the windscreen of a Riley One Point Five, ashtrays from a Morris Minor, bumper rosettes from an Austin-Healey Sprite 'Frog's Eye'.

Great investment ... to never sell again

If you do it 'for the money', you can count on a considerable profit. A restored specimen brings in between fifty and sixty mille. In British pounds, that is. Multiply that number by 1.2 and you see water burning? The bad luck, however, is that if you have the trolley completely 'ready' and made a ride with it, then you yourself are again devoted to it and you will never sell the thing again. Is therefore a money box for later, because in the coming decades an Ogle SX 1000 will only increase in value. And ..., a replica - there are plenty of them for sale - never becomes a real one, especially since entire records are kept ...