Description
H&H Classic Auction @Pavilion Gardens | Buxton, Derbyshire
27th Nov, 2024 13:00
1964 Austin Mini Cooper
Estimate
£12, 000 - £14, 000
Registration No: GME 245B
Chassis No: CAthe details below
MOT: Exempt
Uprated with a 1380cc engine
Provided with a self-evident restoration, understood to have been completed in 2023
Finished in its original colour combination of Old English White paintwork with Red interior
Offered with a BMIHT Heritage Certificate
The Mini was actually de-tuned before launch in 1959. The prototype's 948cc engine made it embarrassingly rapid compared with other more expensive cars in the BMC group, and it was downgraded to 848cc and 34bhp. A collaboration between racing car builder John Cooper and the Mini’s creator Alec Issigonis, the Mini Cooper debuted in September 1961 with the ultimate 1275cc S variant arriving three years later. Famously winning the Monte Carlo Rally for the third time in 1967, that same year saw the Mini updated to MkII specification complete with redesigned radiator grille, revamped interior, larger rear windscreen and a host of other minor changes.
Manufactured on the 19th of May 1964, the Austin Mini Cooper offered was supplied new via Car Mart Limited of Ealing, London. Specified from new with the De-Luxe specification including a fresh air heater, the Cooper still pleasingly is presented in its original colour combination of Old English White paintwork with Red interior upholstery. Originally fitted with a 998cc engine, the Mini has been provided with a self-evident restoration, which is understood to have been completed in 2023 including the fitment of an uprated 1380cc engine. Starting readily and running well during the recent photography session, the Mini is understood to have covered very minimal mileage since the restoration’s completion and therefore some post-restoration fettling may be required. Offered with a BMIHT heritage certificate, a current V5C document, and a set of Minilite wheels, this attractive Mini is, we feel, sensibly guided.
