1963 Morris Mini Cooper MkI 997cc
Rare Surf Blue example

Registration No: WEE 435
Chassis No: K-A2S4-442687
MOT: Exempt

• This delightful Surf Blue Mini Cooper was restored to a very high standard a few years ago
• Built on 5th August 1963 and dispatched to Roland C. Bellamy in Grimsby
• An authenticating British Industry Heritage Trust Certificate is on file as are numerous old MOTs and other paperwork
• Part of a private collection of Minis
• A very collectable model in a great colour scheme that rides on 'deep rim' Cooper wheels
• Certainly a mini to be proud of at many classic cars shows
• We have been informed it is running well and will have fresh battery.

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. Total MkII Cooper S production across both Austin and Morris brands amounted to just 6,300 cars.

This delightful Surf Blue Morris Mini Cooper was restored to a very high standard a few years ago. An authenticating British Industry Heritage Trust Certificate is on file and states that ‘WEE 435’ was built for the right-hand drive home market and specified in Surf Blue with a White roof. Originally built on the 5th of August 1963, the Cooper was then despatched to Roland C Bellamy in Grimsby.

Being offered from a private collection of Minis, this particular MkI Morris Cooper provides the opportunity to be the custodian of a very collectible model in the great Surf Blue colour scheme. Adding to the ‘look’ are a set of 'deep rim' Cooper steel wheels. Certainly, for the future owner, an example of the Mini marque to be proud of at many classic car shows. We have been informed by the vendor that ‘WEE 435’ is running well. Accompanying the Morris Mini Cooper are a selection of old MOT certificates, tax discs and other paperwork, plus the aforementioned British Industry Heritage Trust Certificate.