1965 Austin Mini Cooper MkI

Registration No: HOK 99D
Chassis No: CA2S7/748792
MOT: Exempt

• An older restoration that is holding up very well and would be a delight to own
• This 998cc Mini Cooper has the benefit of a gas flowed cylinder head, original interior and alloy Cooper-style wheels.
• Entered from a private collection of Minis
• The accompanying history file includes a British Motor Industry Heritage Certificate confirming the car's status
• Finished in the classic combination of Tartan Red with a Black roof and nicely detailed throughout

The Mini was actually detuned 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.

First registered in November 1966 and built as a RHD MkI, originally for personal export to Iran, it is entered from a private collection of Minis. Previously the subject of an older restoration that is holding up very well and would be a delight to own in the iconic combination of Tartan Red with a Black roof. Among the invoices are bills from Martin Bowen at Eardisland Garage, Herefordshire, in 2000, to overhaul; the fuel pump; clutch; lights; exhaust, rear brakes, exhaust and cooling system. In 2015 the head was ported and polished to ‘fast road’ specification by Brett Sims Motorsport.

Nicely detailed throughout, this 998cc Mini Cooper has the benefit of a gas-flowed cylinder head, original interior and alloy Cooper-style wheels. The accompanying history file includes a British Motor Industry Heritage Certificate confirming the car's status as being built in June of 1965, in Tartan Red with a Black Roof, old invoices and previous MOT history with certificates dating back to 1969.