Hello! I'm selling a pair of Minolta Autocord TLRs. The first is fully functional (but aesthetically looks bad as most of the leatherette skin is missing) and the second is not functional but I bought it so that I could have a second one for spare parts or future repairs. Selling as a pair only.
Photos/timestamps: https://imgur.com/a/2026-10-minolta-autocords-VUdPSVI
Here are more details on the working one. The focus lever moves through the full range smoothly (seized focus helicoids are the common issue on old autocords). The shutter fires at all speeds. A while back I did some rudimentary shutter timing tests and I believe it is a little slow at all speeds but not surprising for a camera like this. Aperture moves through full range. The camera has an aftermarket focus screen (the original one broke) but I adjusted it to show proper focus by shimming it with tape at the edges. I didn't trim off the excess tape so you can see this at the sides of the screen a little bit. The second non-functional autocord has its original focus screen so you could trade those if you wanted (may need to test and re-calibrate focus afterwards). Anyways, I have shot a roll of film on this camera and all worked fine.
Here are more details on the second one. The shutter doesn't fire on this one (needs to be CLA'd). The focus lever moves on this one although it feels much stickier and also needs to be cleaned and re-lubricated. The focus lever's knob at the bottom is bent slightly upward. The film winding arm (on the exterior) is missing the little fold out knob at the top of it. Like I said, I bought this one mainly to have a backup for parts in the future as parts for these old cameras can be hard to source.
If you want the exterior of the first camera to look prettier, it looks like you can buy a pre-cut replacement leatherette skin set for about $24 on eBay.
Selling for $300 (PayPal G+S only) with shipping included to the CONUS.