For Sale Anyone for a Midas?

[Alusilber]

Been seeing this Midas (Mk2?) parked at the entrance to Norton House Hotel on the A8 near Edinburgh airport over the last fortnight or so. It appears to have a For Sale sign in the window (at least I think it's that, not "Police Aware") but I haven't had a proper look since I'm usually barrelling past at 70 on my way to work at the time (hence the rubbish photo).

 

Always had a soft spot for these ever since I saw a grainy photo of one in Car Mechanics in about 1978. Doubt I'd actually fit in one though, and one geriatric jalopy is about as much as I can deal with (or get away with) at the moment.

[vulgalour]

TR7 rear lights is the only thing of note I know about the Midas.

[garethj]

I have a soft spot for them, but I really prefer the later ones with round headlights and bubble wheelarches.

[hairnet]

id love a k series one

[HillmanImp]

The later ones with the Chavalier (i think) rear lights looked much better IMO.

[HillmanImp]

Not that my opinion matters of course.

[FakeConcern]

The late Russell Bulgin had one and I think he was about 6' 2" so they must be as tardis like as the Mini. I fancied building my 1275gt into one at one time.

[Station]

I think they're cute but wouldn't be seen dead in one. Sorry!

 

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[Cavcraft]

It looks like a Metro that's making eyes at another car.

[dome]

I spotted this the other day. Quite like them. Maybe not enough to buy one though...

[Uncle Jimmy]

Ffs, minis were shit, kit cars based on a mini??

Buy a Ford powered Ginetta.

[Uncle Jimmy]

'Midas' sounds like a sunbed manufacturer too.

[Mally]

Ffs, minis were shit, kit cars based on a mini??

Buy a Ford powered Ginetta.

 

Minis were not shit, they just let water in and went rusty, so fibreglass body makes perfect sense.

 

I once worked with someone who had one, it was very nice.

At the time I had a crap Mini Marcos.

He liked mine because it was a Marcos.

I liked his because it was finished.

[Tamworthbay]

Any chance you could find out how much it is?

[Rocket88]

^^^^^^^^^^^

Wot he said, please

[Mr_Bo11ox]

WTBS

[Alusilber]

Any chance you could find out how much it is?

I'll see what I can do - some days it's there, some it isn't...

[Momentary Lapse Of Reason]

Ffs, minis were shit, kit cars based on a mini??

Buy a Ford powered Ginetta.

 

Had a G31.

It was shit.

[garethj]

Ffs, minis were shit, kit cars based on a mini??

Buy a Ford powered Ginetta.

 

Having owned a Ford powered Ginetta I can't say it was a paragon of fine engineering.  A bit like picking football teams at school playtime, both the A Series and Pinto would be the wheezy, red faced kids left until the very end.

[anonymous user]

 

Still not sure what he means, unless he really is saying that the McLaren F1 that he designed is worse

[mike13]

Been seeing this Midas (Mk2?) parked at the entrance to Norton House Hotel on the A8 near Edinburgh airport over the last fortnight or so. It appears to have a For Sale sign in the window (at least I think it's that, not "Police Aware") but I haven't had a proper look since I'm usually barrelling past at 70 on my way to work at the time (hence the rubbish photo).

 

Always had a soft spot for these ever since I saw a grainy photo of one in Car Mechanics in about 1978. Doubt I'd actually fit in one though, and one geriatric jalopy is about as much as I can deal with (or get away with) at the moment.

 

This belongs to a friend of a friend, think the seller is Adrian who lives in the cottage behind, good chance i'll pass it tonight as i work close by, i'll see if i can get details!

[sierraman]

It looks like a Metro that's making eyes at another car.

I thought it looked like some sort of cartoon car you'd see on one of these Disney films that seem to be on endless rotation in our house.

[sierraman]

 

Still not sure what he means, unless he really is saying that the McLaren F1 that he designed is worse

That's a bit like Michel Roux saying for tea he really couldn't beat a Vesta Curry.

[Tamworthbay]

Mmmmm, vesta...... I was 16 before I realised people other than vesta made curry.

[Sloth in a bowl]

I think they're cute but wouldn't be seen dead in one. Sorry!

 

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I'd make that face if I was trying to shit a gearbox to 

[Mally]

There is a close up photo of the phone number, no price, on F/B Kit car group

[Tamworthbay]

I just happen to have a recently rebuilt turbo A series engine and straight cut box sat in my garage awaiting something to go in..........

[Mally]

Wasn't really interested it just came up on me, didn't realise til later it was this one.

Had another look and a read through.

Seems it may be out of our price range. Someone has been quoted £3,950, with a spare shell he says.

Maybe worth asking about the shell Tamworthbay, but would be a pain to register.

Ring Adrian 078019113zero zero

[Tamworthbay]

Ouch, needs to be a minter for that money, but it could be I guess. Having had fun with the old SVA on a Robin Hood, the Idea of trying to get a Midas through an IVA does not appeal sadly.

 

Thanks for the info anyway.

[xkjagnz]

Momentary Lapse Of Reason, on 01 Sept 2016 - 02:31 AM, said:

Had a G31.

It was shit.

Had a G26 also shit!