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Fantastic Classic Car in great condition. Built in 1970 – ‘H’ registration (the first year of production for the Mini Clubman), this is one of the earliest examples still on the road. It is a rare car and one that will only go up in value.
It had one owner from 1970 right the way through to 2010 and has only covered 71,000 miles in that time. The old boy who owned it from new gave up driving around 1990 and the car sat unused in his garage from then until 2010 when he sold it to a friend who overhauled the car to put it through an MOT and get it back on the road.
He MOT’d it in Sept 2010 and that’s when I bought the Mini for my son, as he was then 17. One of the main reasons for buying him an old Mini was that even 17 year olds can drive these on classic car policies so his fully comp insurance was around 25% of the cost of his friend's insurance policies who all drove Saxo’s, Corsa’s, Peugeot 106’s , Fiesta’s etc.
My son has been driving the Mini since then and we did a lot of work on the car to put it through it’s next MOT in September 2011. It just passed the MOT again a week ago and was serviced at the same time so has 12 months MOT. The current MOT expires on 29/09/2013.
It’s tax exempt (so road tax is FREE!) and has a current tax disc which expires on 30/09/2013.
It has now done 71,000 miles – very little for it’s age. This is genuine mileage, backed up by service history and old MOT’s.
My son loves this car but now he’s been driving for almost 2 years, the insurance quotes for other cars are getting a bit more realistic, so he now wants a slightly quicker Mini. He’s after a 1275cc – either a Cooper or a standard Mini but it needs to be manual and a 1997 model or earlier so he can still get classic car insurance (his company will only cover cars 15 years old or older). We would consider a swap or part exchange with cash either way for the right car.
In the last year we have spent fortunes on this car to keep the Clubman Estate mechanically tip top. It has recently had :
· 2 New tyres on the rare 10” ro-style steel wheels (as fitted to the original 1275GT Mini’s)
· Complete exhaust system
· New brake drums and brake shoes (front and back)
· New copper brake lines
· New clutch and brake master cylinders
· Complete new fuel tank
· New rear radius arm bushes
· New CV boots and track rods
· New steering column bushes
· Converted from dynamo to high capacity alternator so you can have lights and wipers (not one or the other like most 1970’s Mini’s!)
. Carburetor rebuilt with new needle and jets
. Replacement rear subframe
. Original auxilliary Smiths guages including rev counter (same as in the 1960's Coopers - I've seen these fetch £150 on eBay on their own!
· Replacement front seats from a late model mini (originals are included but the original passenger seat has a small tear in it)
It recently had a repair to the driver’s door hinge / ‘A post’ and the driver’s side ‘A panel’ was also replaced at the same time. The Mini has all the original features including the wood panels on the sides. It is very reliable and is only being sold to fund the purchase of another Mini.
Can be viewed in Woking.
I can e-mail or post up more photos of the car including interior and underneath if required.
The Mini is 42 has 12 MONTHS MOT and 12 months (FREE) Road Tax
£2650 ono
or SWAP for a 1275cc Mini. We can put some cash into the deal as well so looking for Mini's upto £4000 - no projects, he needs something reliable in good condition as he now works full time and needs the car every day.
Edited by disasterbus, 24 November 2012 - 07:34 PM.
