(The following has been copied across from my car thread:
http://samini.co.za/showthread.php?tid=428&page=2)
I noticed a GTS for sale in the UK in Shropshire when looking at the April issue of "Mini Magazine". A few pictures here, I think that may have been a private plate. Advertised price was 8750 GBP (About 190,600 ZAR), now sold. Here it is on Car & Classic.
http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C701402 Text as follows:
Bought from a friend of mine in Pretoria, South Africa last year. He had owned it for approx. 17 years. It has been on many Mini runs and shows in SA during his ownership. Car is not concours but is in nice condition. It is all original spec. except for the wheels and the engine has a stage 3 head with polished ports etc. Good set of Yoko tyres fitted.
The 1275GTS is unique to South Africa. It replaced the 1275GT model in 1973 with improved engine performance and twin SU's. Total of 4200 units were built up to 1979.
I have checked the car over and changed oil & filter and new antifreeze.
All customs duties paid with NOVA certificate. Car has been recently MOT'd. Easy process to register with DVLA.
This is a very rare Mini in the UK. Rarer than any Cooper S with similar performance.
Available for viewing anytime or see it at Bingley Hall on the BMC stand next week.
This was GTS Phil's reply:
06-05-2016, 08:51 PM
Hi Guys
The above Red GTS used to belong to the late Frank van der Meer. He passed away in early Feb this year, MOCSA attended his funeral with some of our minis. Uncle Frank did inform me last year at Cars in the Park that the car had been sold to a UK based buyer.
It certainly was one of the best GTSs around as far as my knowledge goes in the Gauteng area. I did pester the uncle many times about the car and wanted to know as much as I could due to this fine specimen being on display at MOCSA events. He told me the following: "The interior was NOS that I sourced from Fernmin mini (if I remember correctly). Very long ago I gave the original 12 inch steel wheels and hub caps away, but regretted it when I wanted to take the car back to original. The air filter housing was also given away at some stage." The stripes on the bonnet has been painted on and was no longer vinyl (I will also be doing this mod to own GTS in the next few weeks when the paint fixing is on the cards). He also said the carbs (set of twin HS2 SUs) had to be fiddled with, but I cannot remember by whom. He was reluctant to open the bonnet as the engine was dirty. I saw the adds in the Miniworld and thought to myself that SA had lost a very good car indeed.
(Own some minis, break them, fix them, improve them, test them to the limit.... )
http://samini.co.za/showthread.php?tid=428&page=2)
I noticed a GTS for sale in the UK in Shropshire when looking at the April issue of "Mini Magazine". A few pictures here, I think that may have been a private plate. Advertised price was 8750 GBP (About 190,600 ZAR), now sold. Here it is on Car & Classic.
http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C701402 Text as follows:
Bought from a friend of mine in Pretoria, South Africa last year. He had owned it for approx. 17 years. It has been on many Mini runs and shows in SA during his ownership. Car is not concours but is in nice condition. It is all original spec. except for the wheels and the engine has a stage 3 head with polished ports etc. Good set of Yoko tyres fitted.
The 1275GTS is unique to South Africa. It replaced the 1275GT model in 1973 with improved engine performance and twin SU's. Total of 4200 units were built up to 1979.
I have checked the car over and changed oil & filter and new antifreeze.
All customs duties paid with NOVA certificate. Car has been recently MOT'd. Easy process to register with DVLA.
This is a very rare Mini in the UK. Rarer than any Cooper S with similar performance.
Available for viewing anytime or see it at Bingley Hall on the BMC stand next week.
This was GTS Phil's reply:
06-05-2016, 08:51 PM
Hi Guys
The above Red GTS used to belong to the late Frank van der Meer. He passed away in early Feb this year, MOCSA attended his funeral with some of our minis. Uncle Frank did inform me last year at Cars in the Park that the car had been sold to a UK based buyer.
It certainly was one of the best GTSs around as far as my knowledge goes in the Gauteng area. I did pester the uncle many times about the car and wanted to know as much as I could due to this fine specimen being on display at MOCSA events. He told me the following: "The interior was NOS that I sourced from Fernmin mini (if I remember correctly). Very long ago I gave the original 12 inch steel wheels and hub caps away, but regretted it when I wanted to take the car back to original. The air filter housing was also given away at some stage." The stripes on the bonnet has been painted on and was no longer vinyl (I will also be doing this mod to own GTS in the next few weeks when the paint fixing is on the cards). He also said the carbs (set of twin HS2 SUs) had to be fiddled with, but I cannot remember by whom. He was reluctant to open the bonnet as the engine was dirty. I saw the adds in the Miniworld and thought to myself that SA had lost a very good car indeed.
(Own some minis, break them, fix them, improve them, test them to the limit.... )
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