If you are after an old British car that is rust free then NZ is considered a good a place too look. Also when the exchange rate is low these cars become a steal really. I have seen several cars before on US forums that were originally exported to NZ.
robotnik,
Jul 25, 7:31am
Can you imagine the public out cry if overseas Chinese investors started buying up our classic automobiles [and the media did a beat up on it], LOL? Not that they would really, as Chinese typically like new stuff.
budgel,
Jul 25, 7:46am
I thought the Clubman came out with 12" wheels,ours certainly did, maybe the GT version was different, or they are aftermarket wheels. The horsepower figures are laughable by today's standards, but they certainly drove well.
brapbrap8,
Jul 25, 7:49am
NZ is a good place to find really rare later model (90s) Coopers as well, lots of very nice ones were imported used from Japan.
henreitta,
Jul 25, 1:24pm
looks just like the one i owned some years back, still got the " gt " badges somewhere
cagivachick1,
Jul 25, 3:22pm
spent a month in china last year the most popular car there was a new audi in black, followed by all the major brands, very few chinese cars as they dont like them
robotnik,
Jul 25, 3:40pm
Black Audi A6s are driven by big shots. Chinese Communist Party officials, company bosses and such. You move out of the way if one of those comes up behind you.
supernova2,
Jul 25, 7:40pm
I've never seen a BMC engine number like that before. Also the dash liner looks really homemade.
secca2,
Jul 25, 8:21pm
Doesn't look like a cooper s cylinder head to me I can't see the 11th head stud by the thermostat maybe it's me
nzmax,
Jul 25, 8:35pm
There were also 25 relaunched Mini Cooper and Cooper S imported new from the UK in 1991, to mark the 30 year anniversary of the original racing model. Pricing for Cooper was $23,990 and Cooper S was $32,990.
tamarillo,
Jul 26, 6:51am
Many went to Japan from here, recall there was a decent export market for good ones. Late 90's maybe. These 1275's were damn good cars.
elect70,
Dec 30, 5:08am
OK for the poms to buy up our classics , they have wharehouses full of new or remanufactured parts , whereas in Nz dealers dumped it under supervision . I remember GM Trentham crushing ( under the bulldozer ) brand new Holden body panels & crates of parts at the tip when they closed down . Ford used to dump their obsolete parts too .
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