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Fantastic Heerey GTM now for sale

Back in early 2022 Andy Parkinson got in touch about a derelict Heerey GTM he'd found and planned to restore. It certainly was a challenging project but Andy cracked on with it and really surprised me when it was finished and back on the road within a year or so. He tackled just about everything on the car, apart from the paint as he left the body in its 'as found' condition, which I think is just marvelous. We found out it was an early Howard Heerey-built car with the correct chassis plate and registration. It was sold in 1970 but only registered in 1974 and on the road up until '89. 

Andy surprised me again this week, when he announced to offer the car for sale. "Yes Jeroen, I sadly decided to sell it. I have my Mk1 Mini that's on the road and also an AMC Cub to restore so something has to go due to lack of space." Well, it certainly is quite a chance for somebody else to own a freshly restored and fantastic car now. See the ad here.

Andy's 1970 Heerey GTM, first registered in 1974 and now for sale

Picture Andy Parkinson

Don't let the paint job mislead you. This car is fully restored underneath

Picture Andy Parkinson

Great interior with all the right period bits and pieces in place, ready to go
Picture Andy Parkinson 

Engine has been fully rebuilt, too, all the specs are in the advertisement

Picture Andy Parkinson

 Alloy 3 core radiator, baffled custom alloy fuel tank, fully rebuilt suspension and much more

Picture Andy Parkinson

1275 A+ engine before it went in, with MG Metro cam, big valve cylinder head, 1.5” rockers etc...

Picture Andy Parkinson

And a walkaround video to give an even better impression about it...

Video Andy Parkinson

...Plus one of the engine running

Video Andy Parkinson

Howard Heerey shares some stories

Manchester-man Howard Heerey, who lives in Australia for many years now, shares some of his stories and photographs on Facebook every now and then. And his latest message was too good not to share here. He wrote: 

"1966 was the beginning of my involvement with GTM. I watched Jack Hosker build the first prototype in the workshop of Cox’s garage in Hazel Grove. My father's Ford dealership was just across the road and at the beginning of '67 Bernard Cox asked me to race the original yellow 1275Cox GTM. I was already chasing the Clubman Championship in my Chevron and driving for VW in Formula V, so it was quite a challenge racing all three at the same race meet. In 1968 Jack built me a new GTM to compete in the 1150cc GT category while I was also campaigning a full season in F3, but we did have success with GTM until the oversteer caught me out at the Esso bend at Oulton. I actually disappeared through the sign and badly damaged the GTM against one of the uprights. That was the end of the racing and the start of us moving production down to our garage and getting to grips with building them."

Lovely! Below some great pictures from Howard's files to go with it.

Talking about evoking the spirit of racing in the 1960s! Note Midland Garage Racing van

Picture Howard Heerey

The first (prototype) Cox GTM with a young Howard Heerey at the wheel

Picture Howard Heerey

That's Howard getting ready for some action. Note unusual placing of oil cooler at the back

Picture Howard Heerey

A rare sight these days, but a unique sight in 1966 when this was the first GTM

Picture Howard Heerey

You choose: Heerey or Whitby?

A great number of Mini based cars has been sold in the last couple of months, I believe, and I can hardly keep up with the ones being offered for sale. But let's have a look at this duo, spotted by Maximum Mini readers recently as being offered for sale. First of them is a Heerey GTM of 1971 seen by reader Thomas at the Bingley Hall Mini meet of last weekend. It is powered by a rebuilt 1310 engine and comes with heated wind screen, roll cage and much more. If it has not been sold yet, I'm sure it will be soon with a £5,500 price. Let me know if you need the seller's contacts and I'll flash them over.

Perhaps quite the opposite, price wise and as vehicle too, is a Whitby Mini Warrior spotted by reader Nicolas Roy for sale in Nice, southern France. It's a great example of the species and according to the ad it comes with 1300 power, much-improved braking and cooling system, new tyres, removable Land Rover style hardtop and full registration. Price? €17,990... See the ad here. 

Thanks all for letting me know, and keep them coming!

Seen for sale at Bingley Hall last weekend: a 1971 Heerey 1-3 registered JTJ 774K

Picture Thomas

This GTM comes with extensive spec list and appears to be ready to be enjoyed

Picture Thomas

Rebuilt 1310 engine is said to deliver 55hp at the wheels, asking price £5,500

Picture Thomas

This is the only picture I had of it in the files and I can't remember where that came from

Picture Jeroen Booij archive

Over to southern France, where this Whitby Mini Warrior is being offered for sale

Picture Leboncoin

Said to be just one of six survivors, but I wonder if that is true. It's a lovely car though

Picture Leboncoin

It spent the last 10 years with its last owner in Nice on French plates, or so it is believed

Picture Leboncoin

1300 engine, improved brakes and improved cooling system, says the ad

Picture Leboncoin

Neat and tidy. But it comes at a price: €17,990 seems very steep to me

Picture Leboncoin