1965 AUSTIN MINI COOPER S GREY/WHITE

For sale is my cherished Mk1 Cooper S; the definitive mini.

Having been pulled from a barn in 2009. this car has undergone extensive restoration over the past 3. 5 years to bring it to the beautiful car that you see today. The car was MOT'd for the first time post restoration on 24th May 2013 and although Tax exempt. has a valid 12 month ticket from the same date.

My intention was to use this car for sprints/hillclimbs/track days. but having completed it and spent so much time and money on it. I can't bring myself to use it in anger. so instead am offering it for someone else to enjoy.

Body:

- Custom Cages historic weld in 6 point cage.

- New wings. A panels. Sills. Sill inners. rear subframe mounting plates & rear valance.

- Passenger door reskinned.

- Sprayed inside & out with 2K Acrylic in Tweed Grey & Old English white. both of which are BMC colours and correct for the period.

- Rear Inner arches. inside front wings & sills fully stone chipped before top coats applied.

Engine/Box: (only 900miles since full rebuild!)

- Thick Flange 1275 GT block. chemically cleaned refaced. new core plugs. new cam bearing. 10th & 11th studs drilled and bored to 1380cc.

- Reground crank with all new bearings fitting to lightened rods with ARP bolts and new Minispares 73. 5mm pistons.

- Piper 285 cam. Iskey uprated cam followers and Piper Vernier Timing gear with new Duplex competition chain.

- Lightweight Steel flywheel with lightweight steel backing plate. Sintered paddle clutch plate with uprated grey diaphragm.

- Competition head stud kit.

- Twin HS2 (1. 25") carburettors with alloy ram pipes (Std carb elbows. Coopers filter housing/filters supplied as part of sale)

- A+ unleaded cylinder head with 33/29 valves & std ports

- 1. 09:1 ratio Straight Cut drop gears into 4 synchro GT box with 3. 765:1 final drive - giving an actual FD of 4. 1:1 - lightening off the line!

- Competition alloy radiator & safari fan.

- Converted to alternator and fitted with Lucas Electronic ignition.

- Facet solid state fuel pump.

- Maniflow freeflow manifold into twin box RC40 exhaust system.

Suspension/Braking:

Front:

- Hi-Lo cones

- Spax adjustable dampers

- Heavy duty rose jointed adjustable bottom arms

- Heavy duty rose jointed tie bars

- Poly bump/rebound stops

- Uprated steering arms & track rod ends

- New grooved disks. Green Stuff pads

- Goodridge hoses

- Refurbished callipers (new seals & pistons)

- New remote servo

Rear:

- Hi-Low cones

 - Spax adjustable dampers

- Adjustable camber/tow brackets

- Refaced drums with new Pagid pads. new cylinders & Goodridge hoses-

- Custom braided hose front to rear. with inline adjustable bias valve.

Interior:

- Rear companion bins & seat pan removed to allow cage fitment. better locate the seats and save weight. Door pockets also removed due to door bars. but matching aluminium pockets made. painted & fitted.

- Floor reinforced with 3mm plates with captive nuts to take 2 x side mounted Sparco Sprint 5 competition seats with 6 point Luke harnesses. Seats mounted much further back and lower than in a standard mini so the driving position is more conventional.

- Steering column lowered on the roll cage dash bar.

- Works style dash pods fitted finished in a black flock; sun visors. column cowling. central switch panels and std central clock pod flocked to match.

- OMP dished suede wheel. with quick release boss.

- Bespoke new wiring loom. with dash fuse box. all cables and line through the car.

- Map light. stop watch & pocket watch.

- Intercom with aux input (sat nav. ipod etc)

- Heater removed. electric quick clear windscreen fitted.

Wheels/Tyres:

- Fitted with 4 x 4. 5J Minilight style wheels with 4 x Falken 165/70/10 tyres

- Also with car. 5 x newly reconditioned Cooper S 4. 5J steel wheels. with nuts & caps - no tyres fitted.

- 2 x Std mini steels newly reconditioned - no tyres fitted.

- 2 x rally tyres. not fitted to wheels and unsafe to use - I was going to fit these to the standard rims and put them on a roof rack. Never got round to it. and no roof rack currently with the vehicle.

I have a ring binder full of receipts for this car and I'm sure there are still things I have missed despite the comprehensive list above.

A very clean. tidy if not completely original example - your chance to own a motoring legend.

For security reasons. any viewers will be asked to meet at a location other than where the car is kept. Genuine buyers shouldn't have an issue with this and prevents the non-genuine coming back after dark to take the car for free.

eBay messages will be answered ASAP throughout the day or call 07815374125 after 19:00 weekdays.

UK Bidders ONLY. No delivery. You bid. you buy.

If the reserve is not met. I may still offer to the highest bidder at their highest bid

Good luck! :)

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