Introduction
Paul Wright
This may look like a brightly coloured 1972 Mini, but something quite special lies under the bonnet of this British classic.
As everyone knows, from day one, the Mini was a huge success with 5.4 million cars sold over its 41-year production life, and it still remains the best-selling British car of all time.
This Austin Mini 1000 was initially manufactured in 1972 and was purchased by the previous keeper in 2005. He saw the Mini's potential and planned to take this classic to the next level, which has been completed to a very high standard. The work has seen the Mini being fully restored and more, with the addition a Morespeed 1,293cc Turbo challenge engine.
Quite a move from the original 998cc engine the Mini left the factory with, but what an improvement! Completed in 2008, the car has mainly been used for shows and has covered just ~3,448 miles since then.
Fast forward to present day, the Mini comes to market after ~10 months with current owner Stephen, who won the car in a competition.
This listing was written from information supplied by Paul after meeting Stephen the owner, and having visited and photographed the vehicle.
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*** RESERVE MET *** The reserve has been met and the car will be sold to the highest bidder this evening. Good luck, Adam TC
Thank you for your questions.
1. I cannot tell if is rust without sanding down. What I can tell you is that the small bubbles are hard so not air underneath. This car has been prepped with 3 coats of high build primer, 2 coats of white bade coat and then 3 coats of Tangelo Pearl before the final 3 coats of lacquer.
2. No the cooler is not held on by zip ties. The cooler is botled to the frame at 2 position at the top and 2 via brackets at the bottom. What you are calling zip ties is in fact a black metal support bracket for the wire mesh that protects the cooler. This is removable via the 2 silver knurled knows to the right and left of the cooler.
3. Dyno runs were carried out on this car on the 7/3/24. The mechanic, who owns 3 classic minis, including a turbo, fitted a new carb needle and his final comment was that it was running really sweet, producing 115 HP at 117.2 Torque Nm. I apologise for not showing the car to its full potential but at 68 and some months I am hardly a boy racer and in this rural area of Shropshire you are never sure what could come flying out of the hedges or around the corners. To answer your question I think the car runs very well.
Hi Esteve my apologies i just couldnt tell as they looked like zip ties i did wonder with such a fantastic build thank you for your reply ….
Hi ….is it just lacquer peeling around the scuttle there or is it rust coming through …. and is that cooler on the front held on with zip ties?…. dose it run well up through the revs as he seemed to really nurse it in the vid barely went above 2 or 3 thousand revs …..
Thank you for your questions.
1. I cannot tell if it is rust without sanding it down. What I can tell you is that the small bubbles are hard, so no air underneath. This car has been prepped with 3 coats of high build primer, 2 coats of white base coat, then 3 coats of Tangelo Pearl, before applying 3 coats of lacquer.
2. No the cooler is not held on with zip ties. The cooler is bolted to the frame at 2 points at the top and 2 via brackets at the bottom. What you are calling zip ties is in fact a black metal support bracket for the wire mesh that protects the cooler. This is removable by the 2 knurled knobs either side of the cooler.
3. Dyno runs were carried out on the 7/3/24. The mechanic, who owns 3 mini classics including a turbo, fitted a new carb needle and his final comment was that it was running sweet producing 115 HP at 117.2 Torque Nm. I apoligise for not showing the car to its full potential but at 68 and some months I am hardly a boy racer and in this rural area of Shropshire you are never sure of what might come flying out of the hedges or around the corners. But to answer your question yes zip think it runs very well.
Yes, roll bar could be removed, but then you would have to cover the holes in the floor. Not aware that you need to change the gearbox.
Hi
Can the roll bar be easily removed?
For a road car does it really need the gearbox changed from straight cut?
Yes roll bar could be removed,but then you would need to cover the holes in the floor. Not aware that you need to change the gearbox
All photo’s show bonnet up at hinges, is this the fully closed position?
Yes, this is the fully closed position. The bonnet hinges are made of stainless steel, cut on a flow jet machine. They have been fitted to provide adequate clearance for turbo and air filter.
Vehicle Location
Shrewsbury
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