There have been a few brochures for the Ogle SX1000 and one of them clearly shows the car registered '201 ANW', which was chassis number 8 or so I have been told. I don't know much about what happened to it after 1962, but do know that it was owned by Mark Butler in 2008, in who's workshop I saw it at the time. It needed a full restoration but just about all of the parts were there. Mark, however, concentrated on the Unipower GT projects he had at the time (two cars no less) and sold the car.
Then there's another gap of eight years before another sign of life of chassis number 8 came. Reader Bart Vanreusel spotted the Ogle at the InterClassics motor show in Brussels in November 2016. The restoration was nearly finished by that time and the car was offered for sale once again. Asking price was a rather staggering 120,000 euros. I have no idea if the restoration was ever fully finished or if the car was sold. Who can tell where it is now?
UPDATE 21 November 2022: A nice message from Bertrand Smets, who has been - and still is - restoring this SX1000 in Luxembourg. He wrote: "Dear Jeroen, first of all I would like to thank you for the quality of your Maximum Mini blog. Here is some news about the Ogle SX1000 number 8: The restoration of the car is not finished! The car is part of my collection and will not change owner for a long time. I will send you some pictures of the car when it is finished. Sincerely yours"
Thank you Bertrand!
Ogle SX1000 '201 ANW' was a brochure car back in 1962
Picture Jeroen Booij archive
It wore chassis number 8 and was supposedly gold in colour
Picture Jeroen Booij archive
This picture must be from the same shoot as the ones used for the brochure
Picture Ogle Noor
Fast forward to 2008. Repainted red at some stage and needing full restoration
Picture Mark Butler
Strip down had begun but work stopped. The car was complete though
Picture Mark Butler
Note that hinges have been cut out from the body. Not a simple job to repair
Picture Mark Butler
Austin engine was there and seemed to be original, too. This was in the Midlands
Picture Mark Butler
And there it is again! Almost fully restored and on display at InterClassics Brussels
Picture Bart Vanreusel
Body repaired and fully repainted, the golden colour perhaps a bit light?
Picture Bart Vanreusel
Big carb, but engine bay looked good again. The asking price? 120,000 Euros...
Picture Bart Vanreusel
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