Lot details Registration No: 8259 UK Chassis No: A257347839 Mot Expiry: None
With the reverberations of the 1956-1957 Suez Crisis being felt worldwide, Leonard Lord commissioned Alec Issigonis to work on a radical small car project. 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 exceedingly pretty home market 850 Mini now offered for sale is finished and trimmed in an eye-catching shade of Blue. Its V5C suggests the vendor is only its second owner from new; the first keeper apparently retained it for 43 years. It features the original-style floor start and appears to be to correct period specification, save for the sensible addition of front seatbelts. The Mini is accompanied by a V5C and a total of five old MOTs to 2013.
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