We Buy A Rover Classic Mini Sidewalk & We're Going To Sell It At Auction

[@richardmendham5278]

Nice car. I have ever heard of a Sidewalk' MINI. Really like the interior and the paint.

[@trigsretromotors]

I love a man who knows how to handle a Mini 👍🏻

[@walkingwithdogs8547]

😂😂

[@paulfellows2094]

great find guys a little beauty , if i had it i wood make it look like a rally car it would look awesome , always loved the mini and the mark 1 and 2 escort my icing on the cake is a 80 81 quattro love them any way see you in next video well done guys

[@Aardvarkdk1]

If I lived in the UK, I would buy it. Awsome job, you two :)

[@johnlydon533]

Great video. Enjoyed watching. 👍🏼

[@UKBarnFinds]

Thank you. Much appreciated!

[@-old-school-motorcyclesltd]

Nice little mini that, lovely colour wondering if my father sold those because we used to sell Austin Rover Minis at the Dealership my father owned from 85-95 in Barlaston Stoke on trent (leeses of Barlaston ) still going but only as a garage service / repairs plus one stop shop Pop in anytime to say hello to my brothers Chris & Andrew it’s next to Neil Morriseys pub The Plume of Feathers Have pics of my late father in front of the forcourt full of minis 😊😊 Looking forward to the next episode of the little Austin A30 Happy new year Phil Green

[@kevinhirst4108]

What a great little, well loved car, lovely to see the beautiful Claire, I suppose your not too bad either! Joking apart it's a great buy for someone 😊😊😊😊

[@lennartengel1971]

You are such a lovely couple together. Respectful towards each other and cheerful,great. Nice mini,good colour. I hope it brings a decent amount of money for the family.

[@UKBarnFinds]

Thank you. We do try to enjoy life and each other’s company, so it’s nice to hear that it comes across in the videos.

[@glennwoods2462]

Arfa Daley reference went down a right treat...😀✅👍🇳🇿

[@UKBarnFinds]

Us of a certain age will get it. The youngsters will be saying "Who?" 😂

[@jasongoatcher1481]

Claire you are fiiiiit sorry elton great video as always

[@UKBarnFinds]

Haha! It’s okay. I’ve got an Austin Allegro, so she’d never leave me 😂

[@jasongoatcher1481]

Lol I used to have one of those too I knew I should have kept it 😂

[@SimpsonsClassics]

That’s ace! We have one to 👍

[@brummie0007]

I like the chrome wheel arch covers, I would leave them on myself Claire :)

[@UKBarnFinds]

We haven’t tried properly yet, but I have a feeling that they’re so firmly on there that we could pick the whole car up with them 😂

[@brummie0007]

@@UKBarnFinds If that's the case why put yourself through the agro, just leave them on :)

[@robertngreen6]

Its a cracking little car. I will be very interested to watch it through the auction. I always loved these Sidewalk special editions; especially the tartan interior.

[@marcduthie4327]

Great video. We never got these Minis in Australia.

[@graemetaylor9412]

Great intro to the video, nice touch

[@UKBarnFinds]

Thank you. Claire's learning editing from scratch and has a great imagination. How she manages to transform her ideas into reality is beyond me. She told me how she created that TV intro, but I did that bloke thing and just nodded, as if I understood, then walked away afterwards wondering what on earth she'd just said 😂 ~ Elton

[@graemetaylor8933]

Ha ha - editing is above my level as well. Hope the mini goes to a caring owner

[@marcduthie4327]

Great little video. Love seeing the variety you bring.

[@Polecat54941]

I agree with what you say, although it is indeed a classic mini I personally only like up to Mk4 with the centre speedo as the Rover era refinement in my opinion is not what a mini is about, simplicity, not to mention how the Rover mini's rust compared to the earlier ones. My 78 is totally original with only 14,000 miles from knew and i can fix it with 3 spanners and a screwdriver with a spare fuse just on the off chance if one of the 4 fuses fitted blows :)

[@nigelcharlton-wright1747]

You are quite right, when you see a classic mini on the road now they look so tiny compared to modern cars. Come to think of it even my Series 5 Humber Super Snipe looks about the same size a MINI Countryman. How did that happen? Does that mean when you park a Jaguar Mk 10 next to a modern car it now looks about the same size rather the largest British car in the '60's. Love your channel.

[@UKBarnFinds]

It’s all the safety equipment that makes them so big, I think, so it’s probably a good thing. It would be interesting to see how an old Jag compares. To be honest, though, we have a Volvo 740 saloon and that doesn’t feel small. Mind you, that was considered ‘huge’ back then 😂

[@beachamgroup2482]

Lovely car, that should do quite well.

[@jontaylor1652]

Looks quite nice. I had a '66 Cooper S sometime in the early/mid 70's and I've never liked Mini's ever since then. Another great video.

[@russellmarriott9396]

I love my Mini, it’s just great fun to drive.

[@UKBarnFinds]

They are great fun. What year/model is yours?

[@nealeburgess6756]

Nice little car. Elton, thanks for showing how not to do an emergency stop. Just for the benefit of the viewers, you should never brake so hard that you completly lock all the wheels. Thankfully, Claire did a much better job.

[@UKBarnFinds]

Claire was doing an emergency stop, I was trying to see if anything would break or burst. And that concludes the case for the defence, your honour 😂

[@rogerreed905]

Nice little car . . . From memory the only variants of minis here in New Zealand was the mini city and LE . . . Others may know more . . Love the video All the very best fot christmas and 2024 . . . Looking forward to the next one . . . 🍻💐🇳🇿

[@aslandama]

Great little car, I still have one on my to own list while I can still have fun driving.

[@andy7948]

Are all the vehicles yours? u seem to have lots of land have u considered storage for classic cars. There is a great shortage of reasonably priced storage facilities. Great video.

[@llmikeyj1]

I've owned a mk1 mini for 20 years now, been off the road for most of the last 10. Our Discovery 4 had yet another catastrophic failure and we were left without any transport, prompting a quick recommission of the mini to get children to school and shopping runs etc. 100% empathise with you there; getting back into a mini and driving in modern traffic is weird and scary. Even modern micro-cars are huge in comparison. Took me 2 weeks to readjust and get the confidence back.

[@UKBarnFinds]

Absolutely. The trip to Kent to pick up Claire’s was fun, but also a stark reminder how cars had grown. Claire had a modern Fiesta at the time and it was a lot bigger, which is why she stayed in the Fiesta and made me drive the Mini home 😂

[@paulrowley71]

Loving the look on Claire’s face when Elton gives it some with the handbrake! Calmness personified! 😅

[@UKBarnFinds]

😂😂 I’m used to it Paul 🙄- Claire

[@UKBarnFinds]

The tide has turned, Claire. You used to be the frightened passenger. Now, that’s me 😂 ~ Elton

[@rtamck]

Given the type of cars you work with, I would suggest you take a look at the Bilt Hamber products, if you haven't already. I use quite a few of their products for cleaning and polishing cars, but I haven't used their corrosion products yet simply because I have had no need to. I will say that everything of theirs I have used so far has done exactly what it says it will, so I would expect their corrosion protection and conversion products to be just as good.

[@UKBarnFinds]

Thank you. I've just searched them out - bilthamber.com/ and am having a browse through their website now.

[@rtamck]

@@UKBarnFinds You'll find reviews for just about every one of their products on KZbin, and I've yet to see a bad review of anything of theirs I've looked up. Might find some stuff useful for your little A30, and those wheel arches I'm just looking at on the Volvo.

[@robt2151]

Nice little car, brings back memories of my '64 850. At 04:44 you are leaning into a running engine with the risk of your hoodie ties getting caught in the engine. OK, on a Mini most of the whirly bits are at the other end of the engine but there is a risk of injury if you do the same with a conventional engine layout.

[@UKBarnFinds]

There’s a cover over the moving parts on this one, but I agree that it’s not a sensible thing to do. I usually remove the hoodie when playing with cars and will make a point of doing so in future videos, as it’s not a good example to set. Cheers 👍🏻

[@sibuggs8618]

have not seen the whole video yet but i guess the privious owner whould be happy...great work as always thx...si.b

[@UKBarnFinds]

Thank you. We really appreciate the support.

[@robertwells1650]

Great looking Mini! Thanks for sharing. Do you know if they ever exported left hand drive versions to Canada? Cheers

[@UKBarnFinds]

I honestly don’t know, but there’s an Ontario Mini Group on Facebook what may be worth a look - facebook.com/groups/1402023830060152/

[@raymondpearce5245]

A nice mini love your videos guys brilliant keep the video coming

[@UKBarnFinds]

Thank you. We’re enjoying offering a bit of variety, so it’s nice to hear that a few of you like the videos.

[@Mitch-Hendren]

The other reason cars get scrapped when someone dies is that the partner couldn't cope with seeing the car out and about on a daily basis. My Aunt did that when my uncle died insisted it was broken up rather than sold to someone . I know what you mean about soppy when it comes to buying stuff.......I bought my house cos i felt sorry for it . 😂. Had been to auction 5 times and no bids.

[@rich5223]

Love the intro at start with tv so cool

[@UKBarnFinds]

Claire loves making those intros. She’s learning this all from scratch and is full of ideas. I’m incredibly proud of her work and it’s lovely when people comment on it. Thank you.

[@pauljeffries]

Nice car but it's going to take a bit more than a couple of months to sort that bodywork out, plus it looks like the suspension cones need replacing, the car sits far too low, that's why the ride is so hard, it needs a fair bit of money throwing at it, the new panels for a front end are the best part of £1k, I hope that you got it for a decent price because at auction you'd be lucky to see anymore than £2k for that on a good day, good luck with the auction sale 👍

[@dave.harmon]

I wouldn't mind another mini, it's just the prices that put me off. Can't afford one anymore

[@UKBarnFinds]

I was just having a chat about them on the phone with Neil, the transport guy. We were saying how rare it is to see a barn/garage find one these days, compared to a few years ago. I reckon people cashed in when the prices started going up and they’ve kept going up. My first one was £50. Wish they were still around that price!

[@dave.harmon]

@@UKBarnFinds yeah, my first one was £60, but that was nearly 30 years ago. Even a rotten heap will cost north of a grand these days. Best off sticking with my Avenger

[@UKBarnFinds]

Your Avenger is always worth keeping 😍

[@Polecat54941]

@@UKBarnFinds Funny, I sold my 79 pick up for £50 in 1994 and thought I had made the deal of a life time!

[@S2NAZ]

Well we now have some brakes, well that’s handy isn’t it 😆 it’s a cute car. Hopefully you got it very cheap 👍🏻

[@UKBarnFinds]

To be honest, we have probably overpaid for it, but we're happy to roll with the punches. Some you win... 😄

[@kevinmartin3859]

Just seen something on KZbin you maybe interested in pathe news are featuring the A35 production line

[@UKBarnFinds]

Awesome! We'll have to take a look at that.

[@kevinmartin3859]

If you go on KZbin production of A35 Pathe news

[@tabithamark1]

Elton is such a hotty ❤

[@UKBarnFinds]

Finally, someone talking sense on this channel!

[@trigsretromotors]

I would

[@dave.harmon]

​@@trigsretromotorsthought you had

[@daddypeet257]

A great little car you never said the mileage ?

[@UKBarnFinds]

Last MOT was just under 91,500. I don’t think it had much added after, but will check when I next pop out to the workshop.

[@andrewreason636]

" I really like the way it drives, I'm loath.... No 😅

[@UKBarnFinds]

Honestly, EVERY car, she's the same. It's like somebody told her she'd be a crazy cat lady when she got oder, but she made a typo and turned it into cars 😂

[@gillam91]

what the hell are those things on the headlights....😄

[@UKBarnFinds]

I must admit, the eyelashes were 'interesting'. I'm not sure they were factory, so we took them off....

[@user-sp2im5by9e]

i bet claire will fall in love with the mini and she will keep it 😂😂🤣🤣 but i have to be honest i love thos mins not l dont the new mini and if the family is watching this my heart gose out to you they are at peace now they are not in pain no more and they are happy

[@UKBarnFinds]

Claire falls in love with every car. I thought I was bad, but she's ten times worse 😂

[@user-sp2im5by9e]

@@UKBarnFinds i thought she was going to have that car when she said it 😂😂