1962 Austin Mini Cooper
A true time warp example

Registration No: 6015 PW
Chassis No: CA2S7234979
MOT: Exempt

• Subject to a 10 year restoration from 2001 to 2011 retaining the original 997cc engine and interior
• Displaying a credible 69,017 miles from new
• The subject of a dedicated 8 page article in MiniWorld magazine in 2021
• Tastefully finished in its original colour scheme of Almond Green over an Old English White roof
• Offered for sale with a large history file including the original buff logbook and driver's manual

The Mini was actually de-tuned 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. The original A-Series 848 cc engine from the Morris Mini-Minor was increased to 997 cc boosting power from 34 bhp to 55 bhp. The car featured a tuned long-stroke engine, twin HS2 SU carburettors, close ratio gearbox with remote gearchange, and 7 in disc brakes with two-pot callipers, a first at the time in a small car. Priced at £679, 1,000 examples were commissioned and designed to meet the homologation rules of Group 2 rally racing. The 997 engine was replaced by a shorter stroke 998 cc unit in 1964 after the more powerful Cooper S with 1071cc engine had made its debut in 1963. A giant killer in road racing and rally events, including 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.

We are delighted to offer this 1962 Mk1 Cooper which has been the subject of a 10 year restoration from 2001 to 2011 retaining the original 997cc engine and interior. Tastefully finished in its original colour scheme of Almond Green over an Old English White roof, 6015 PW displays a credible c.69,000 miles from new. The subject of a dedicated 8 page article in MiniWorld magazine in 2021, it currently presents superbly and must surely be one of the nicest condition Austin Mini Coopers out there. Offered with a large history file including the original buff logbook and driver's manual.

For more information, please contact:
Angus Fender
angus.fender@handh.co.uk
07943584762