Are there any forums for the old classic mini coopers? And does anyone know where I could find one for sale?

NAM (http://www.northamericanmotoring.com/) has a Classic MINI sub-forum, but I don't know how busy it is.

http://www.minimania.com/ClassDealers.cfm

Try here:

http://www.minifinity.com/

Mostly London and U.K. based club but they now have a North American section.

If you join, tell them "DenDanger" from Canada sent you. LOL.

Closeknit community and very helpful!!!!

gomini.com

DFW has a strong non DFW following, metroplexmini.org -- one of the regs on there has a yellow clubman or something like that ???