7 replies to this topic

[iMurray]

Has anyone on here got one of these?


Lovely le and I've never actually seen one!


Would love some photos posted!

Don't all go google it at once ;)

[MaxAndPaddy]

There was a lovely one up for sale last year, the chap that bought it joined TMF

Cant remember who though

[iMurray]

You sir, are a tease...


A naughty naughty tease...


*cue Donna Summers*

Edited by iMurray, 10 November 2012 - 08:02 AM.

[MaxAndPaddy]

Found it and hes called wait for it......

STRIPEY

http://www.theminifo.../page__st__1635

[iMurray]

Nawww buy me one!

[MaxAndPaddy]

Stunning isnt it

[olds_kool_lews]

I had one when I was 13, bought it for £80 from the back of a damp garage, it was complete but rough, it was the 2nd mini I ever owned, the only thing I have left from it now are a couple of photographs and a hand full of parts as at the time I didn't know it was a rare model, just saw it as another old rusty mini and ended up broken for parts lol

[mab01uk]

Have gathered the rare pics together here.
(The owner does not seem to have been on here in a while.....but it is still taxed on the DVLA website below.









The vehicle details for MLT 133P are:
Date of Liability 01 01 2013
Date of First Registration 11 03 1976
Year of Manufacture 1976
Cylinder Capacity (cc) 998cc
CO2 Emissions Not Available
Fuel Type PETROL
Export Marker N
Vehicle Status SORN Not Due
Vehicle Colour GREEN

Mini 1000 Special 'Stripey
Year - 1975 (October)
Cost New - £1,406
Engine - 998cc

Exterior Colours -
Brooklands Green
Glacier White

Exterior Trim - Chrome mirrors
Decals/Badges - Gold coachlines
Interior - Striped orange MGB-style 'deckchair' seats
Equipment - Reclining seats, face-level vents and two door mirrors
Produced? - 3000 (None sold in export markets on release)

More Interesting Information -
The Mini 1000 Special (also referred to as the Mini 1000 Limited Edition or Stripey LE) was the first Limited Edition Mini sold and marketed in the UK.
In the 1970's Limited Edition versions of any car model were unheard of in the UK and therefore led the way for things to come.
The Mini 1000 Special was also the first round-nosed Mini with eye-ball air vents, twin chrome door mirrors and reclining front seats.
The Brooklands Green exterior colour was an MGB colour and differs from the Brooklands Green used on the 1999 John Cooper LE. Many Mini 1000 Specials painted in this colour retained a glacier white interior suggesting the bodyshell's exterior had been over-sprayed.
A very rare edition indeed as very few Mini 1000 Specials exist. This is mainly due to many of its unique features being adopted into standard production models over the following years leaving it difficult to tell a 1000 Special from any other '70s Mini.
More:
http://www.mini-le-r...php?f=9&t=13url

Edited by mab01uk, 10 November 2012 - 09:58 AM.