Lot details Registration No: CVK370B Chassis No: A/A2S75-611837A Mot Expiry: None
With the reverberations of the 1956-1957 Suez Crisis being felt worldwide, Leonard Lord lost little time in commissioning Alec Issigonis to begin work on a radical small car project. Apart from the constraint of using existing BMC mechanical assemblies, and a brief to house four adults plus their luggage within as small as space as possible, the brilliant Issigonis was given carte blanche. His response was the now legendary Mini. Featuring an ingenious transverse-mounted powertrain (with engine sat atop the gearbox), all-round independent 'rubber cone' suspension, front-wheel drive and compact rack and pinion steering, the newcomer was a packaging masterpiece; not to mention one of the most influential automotive designs ever conceived.
The 1964 Mini on offer was manufactured at Longbridge in 1964 and is therefore an Austin rather than a Morris. It sports Maroon paintwork allied to a Tan vinyl interior, and currently displays an unwarranted 23,243 miles. What is for sure, is that the little Austin has been hidden from the world for the last 25 years. Now up and about once more, it is described by the vendor as having "sound" bodywork, and "original - patinated" paintwork and interior trim, while the running gear remains so far untried. A rare opportunity to acquire a time warp version of a great British classic.
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