Original 1966 Austin Mark I Mini Cooper s on 2040-cars
Newbury Park, California, United States
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Available for purchase an ORIGINAL left hand drive U.S. delivered 1966 Austin Mark I Mini Cooper S. I purchased this car in 1998. It has all its original body panels and there was no rust anywhere on this car. Since my purchase and subsequent restoration, the car has been driven less than 4,000 miles. These miles consist of driving to car shows and rallies in Southern California where it has won numerous first place trophies. I have a British Motor Industry Heritage Trust certificate that shows this vehicle was built in September 1966 and exported to the United States as a personal delivery. I believe I am the 3rd owner and was told by the last owner this vehicle was originally sold in California. The car has been in a climate-controlled garage for the past 16 years and has never been in the rain or washed with a hose while in my possession. The car was restored over a 2-year period. It was completely disassembled and most of the original parts were painted, powder-coated or re-plated, and the body was sent out to be painted. The 1275 S motor was rebuilt to 1293cc by Graham/Heritage Garage (British Auto Specialists). Any original part removed from the car has been saved and these parts are included in the sale of this vehicle. Also included in the sale is a 2 notebook documenting the restoration with receipts along with repair reference material and various Mini Cooper related books. Please remember this is a 14 year old restoration and there are some cosmetic flaws. With this said, you wont find a more attractive, great handling, fast Cooper which has been very well cared for. My motivation to sell her is because I want to move on to other projects. The following is a summary of the condition of the car including items restored: Engine &
Transmission 1275 S motor was rebuilt to 1293cc; Elgin cam 003; Aluminum head custom built; Stainless steel valves; Hi/Lift 1.5 roller rockers; 2 1.5 SU carbs; K&N cone air filters; Velocity stacks; ARP studs; AE pistons; AE rod bearings; AE main; Duplex lightened timing gears; New distributor; Rebuilt 4 synchro gear box; 3 1:1 final drive; Lightened flywheel; Lightened back plate; Competition Disc; Orange Diaphragm; steel LCB header with stainless steel RC40 twin box with dual centered exhaust pipes; Suspension &
Brakes Front sub-frame powder coated; new rear sub-frame powder coated; wet suspension converted to dry; rebuilt S calipers; Brembo rotors; new output flanges; new pads; Hi/Lo kit; new cones front and rear; Spax adjustable shocks; adjustable tie rods; aluminum Mini Fins; Exterior Hella H4 head lamps with re-chromed bezel rings; genuine Wood & Pickett wheel arch/fender flairs; German BASF paint with clear coat on roof; Interior Black leather seating; Corbeau drivers seat available; 5 point harness for Corbeau seat available; Safety Devices roll cage front and rear; new carpet; Momo leather wrapped steering wheel; all gauges/instruments were rebuilt by North Hollywood Speedometers; Auto Meter tack; miscellaneous new chrome trim pieces; Wheels & Tires Original Mini Lites 10"x 6"; Yokohama A008 tires; Partial list of
original parts that have not been restored and are included with the purchase 3 synchro gear box; original distributor; steering
wheel; final drive; cast iron Cooper S head; hydro-elastic suspension parts; email me to get link for more pictures at Flickr.com HD pictures and video; On Jul-18-14 at 16:12:51 PDT, seller added the following information: New Video's Added to FLICKR.COM email for link |
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