*** Interested parties should note, this vehicle was subject to a CAT C insurance loss in 02/2003 ***

HIGHLIGHTS

Complete and running project car
Needs extensive restoration
Last on the road in 2014
Masses of potential

THE APPEAL

Everyone loves a Mini – and as projects go there aren’t many cars out there that can match the miniature British masterpiece. After all, over four million were sold, so it’s hardly surprising that an entire industry has been built up around their long-term survival.

This one is at the point where it needs some pretty serious action to keep it alive – but fear not. Unlike most cars from the 1990s you can get almost every part, including pre-cut body repair sections, off the shelf, which will make it far easier to fix up than a lesser project for which you’ll need to shape, cut and measure.

It needs work – but the potential is huge and while it might not be cosmetically very pretty, it has quite a few positives, not least the fact it’s a genuine low mileage, low ownership car that’s in astonishingly good running order. You’re not going to drive it home, but you’re going to enjoy getting it back on the road.

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THE HISTORY AND PAPERWORK

UK V5C showing two former keepers
Invoice for last MOT work in 2014
Selection of old MOT certificates
Rover owners wallet and book pack
Clear HPI certificate
Old MOTs
Two sets of keys

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THE INTERIOR

Grey cloth upholstery
Seat fabric in good order, other than rear seat base
Head restraints missing
Radio-cassette player
Twin-dial instrument binnacle
Decent carpets and door cards

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THE EXTERIOR

Scruffy all-round
Boot floor in need of replacement
Corrosion apparent on rear subframe
Rear of both sills and rear quarter panels quite badly corroded
Welded repairs to one front floor
Forward part of sills and front floors appear solid
Minot surface rust to body seams
Large dent in NSF wing
All trim and bumpers present but tired
Will require complete respray once structural body repairs are complete

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THE MECHANICS

1,275cc SPi A-Series
Four-speed auto
Starts, runs and drive in all gears
Will need to be trailered away – not safe to drive on the road

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SUMMARY

Let’s look at the positives. This is a complete, genuine matching numbers Mini with a proven low mileage, and with a lot of really good bits – the doors are excellent, the front floor is good, the body seams are generally pretty sound, it has a full V5 and it starts, runs sweetly and engages all gears.

If you’re looking to restore a Mini, this one’s a blank canvas – and once you’ve sorted the rear end out you’ll find that the rest is surprisingly straightforward. Make it your own, because the potential is huge.

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