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1966 MK1 MORRIS MINI COOPER TWEED GREY ** UNRESTORED SURVIVOR FAST ROAD SPEC **

Sale price: £16,995.00 make an offer

Car location: Parbold Wigan Lancashire, United Kingdom

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1966 MK1 MORRIS MINI COOPER TWEED GREY ** UNRESTORED SURVIVOR FAST ROAD SPEC ** for sale

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*** PLEASE DO NOT PRESS THE BUY IT NOW BUTTON IF GENUINELY INTERESTED PLEASE CONTACT US ON 01695 632014 OR 07860 658475 MANY THANKS DAVID & JAMES *** HERE WE HAVE FOR SALE A SUPERB UNMOLESTED 1966 'D' MK1 MORRIS MINI COOPER FINISHED IN TWEED GREY WITH ITS CORRECT DARK & DOVE GREY INTERIOR!! THIS IS A SUPERB HIGHLY ORIGINAL AND UNMOLESTED EXAMPLE OF A GENUINE MK1 MINI COOPER WHICH HAS NEVER HAD A FULL RESTORATION AND HAS SUCH A WONDERFUL & CHARMING PATINA THAT CANNOT BE REPLICATED THIS IS A VERY SPECIAL CAR INDEED AND OFFERS A VERY RARE OPPORTUNITY TO ACQUIRE THIS '' OIL RAG '' RUNNING CAR TO USE AND ENJOY OR A SUPER CANDIDATE IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR A GENUINE CAR TO COMPLETE A TOTAL NUT & BOLT CONCOURS RESTORATION THE CHOICE IS YOURS!!THIS MINI COOPER WAS BUILT IN 1965 AND REGISTERED NEW IN 1966 ON THE CHERISED REGISTRATION NUMBER '' 245 WKT '' AND SOLD BY CAFFYNS GARAGE LIMITED IN KENT TO 2 SISTERS WHO OWNED FROM NEW UP UNTIL THE 1980'S WHEN IT WAS PURCHASED BY A LOVELY MATURE COUPLE WHO USED AND ENJOYED AND KEPT THE CAR ROADWORTHY AND MAINTAINED FOR 25+ YEARS UP UNTIL 2012 WHEN IT WAS SOLD TO A MINI ENTHUSIAST WHO WANTED TO BUILD A PERIOD FAST ROAD/CAFE RACER BASICALLY SOMETING RATHER DIFFERENT AND USER FRIENDLY BUT RETAIN THE ORIGINALITY AND CHARMING PATINA THAT THIS MINI COOPER HAD ACHIEVED OVER ITS MANY YEARS BEING USED AND ENJOYED AS INTENDED!! - THIS MINI COOPER HAD REMAINED ON THE SOUTH COAST FOR SOME 50+ YEARS UP UNTIL ITS LAST OWNER PURCHASING THE CAR AND THE CHERISED NUMBER PLATE BEING REMOVED BY THE DVLA AFTER 51 YEARS AND NOW HAS AN AGE RELATED 1966 NUMBER PLATETHIS MK1 COOPER IS A WELL KNOWN AND RESPECTED CAR AND HAS BEEN TO MANY MINI COOPER REGISTER MEETINGS OVER THE LAST 30+ YEARS AND IS AN ORIGINAL GENUINE EXAMPLE OF A MK1 MINI COOPER THAT CREATES A VAST AMOUNT OF ATTENTION DUE TO THE ORIGINALITY AND CHARM AND DUE TO THE FACT IT IT IS FAR FROM PERFECT AND NOT A TYPICAL CONCOURS UNUSEABLE EXAMPLE!!THIS MINI COOPER HAS BEEN BUILT TO BE A USEABLE FAST ROAD CAR AND THE CHANGES COMPLETED BY THE PREVIOUS OWNER INCLUDE:1. FULL ENGINE REBUILD OF 998 COOPER ENGINE WITH +60 BORE UPGRADED HEPOLITE PISTONS,PORTED AND POLISHED MODIFIED 12G295 CYLINDER HEAD,BULLET PIPER 255 CAMSHAFT & FULLY BALANCED CRANK,FLYWHEEL & BACK PLATE (COMPLETED BY PATRICK HOWE AT RAVEN RACING!!)2. REBUILT MINI SPARES 5 SPEED GEARBOX INCLUDING NEW CLUTCH (COMPLETED BY PATRICK HOWE AT RAVEN RACING!!)3. KONI FRONT SHOCKERS4. REBUILT ORIGINAL 7'' COOPER CALIPERS AND NEW CROSS DRILLED BRAKE DISCS AND PADS5. ROSE PETAL STYLE ALLOY WHEELS & YOKOHAMA TYRES FITTED6. OIL COOLER7. PAINTED BLACK ROOF & BLACK ROUNDELS GIVING THE PERIOD FAST ROAD/RACE LOOK8. QUICK RELEASE GRILLE9. SPEEDWELL TYPE DASH MOUNTED REV COUNTER POD & SPEEDWELL ACCELERATOR PEDALTHE EXTERIOR OF THIS MINI COOPER AS CAN BE SEEN IS NOT MINT OR IMMACULATE BY ANY MEANS BUT IS VERY PRESENTABLE AND HAS A CHARMING PATINA AND APPEARS SOME OF THE PAINTWORK MAY BE ORIGINAL ALTHOUGH THE ELDERLEY OWNER HAD SOME POOR EXTERIOR PAINT REPAIRS COMPLETED OVER THE YEARS AND THERE ARE A FEW PIN DENTS,CHIPS,BLISTERS AND SOME BUBBLING BUT IT IS A SOLID CAR AND IT REALLY MAKES YOU SMILE AS IT HAS A SUPERB PATINA THAT CANNOT BE REPLICATED IT LOOKS LIKE IT HAS COME STRAIGHT OUT OF THE 1960'S AND IN OUR OPINION WOULD BE CRIMINAL TO RESTORE AS YOUR RARELY FIND UNMOLESTED CARS LIKE THIS - WE ARE VERY CRITICAL SO MAY BE BEING HARSH BUT ARE HONEST PEOPLE OFFERING AN HONEST DESCRIPTION!! - YOU HAVE TO VIEW THIS CAR IN THE FLESH TO APPRECIATE WHAT IS ON OFFER AND ARE CONFIDENT THAT THE NEW OWNER WILL BE VERY PLEASED WITH THIS ''TIMEWARP SURVIVOR'' MK1 MINI COOPER!!!THE INTERIOR IS IN VERY GOOD OVERALL CONDITION RETAINING ITS ORIGINAL FEATURES INCLUDING SPEEDO,HEADLINING,SEATS & WEBASTO SUNROOF BELIEVED TO HAVE BEEN FITTED NEW AND MORE RECENTLY IT HAS HAD A NEW CARPET SET AND 2 REPLACEMENT NEWTON COMMERCIAL FRONT SEATS!!THE ENGINE BAY IS IN GOOD ORIGINAL CONDITION AND THE BOOT RETAINS ITS ORIGINAL BOOT BOARD AND SPARE ROSE PETAL WHEEL/TYRETHIS MINI STARTS FIRST TURN OF THE KEY AND SOUNDS SUPERB AND REVS LIKE A LITTLE RACE CAR AND PULLS EXTREMELY WELL WITH EXCELLENT OIL PRESSURE IT IS A PLEASURE TO DRIVE AND ONE OF THE BEST SET UP COOPER'S WE HAVE DRIVEN IN A LONG TIME AND STOPS ON A PIN!! - THE PREVIOUS OWNER HAS TRAVELLED TO MANY PLACES ACROS SCOTLAND IN THE CAR DURING HIS OWNERSHIP AND HAS ALWAYS BEEN RELIABLE AND FUN TO DRIVE!!THE PREVIOUS OWNER WANTED TO ENSURE THE CAR WAS ROAD WORTHY AND THIS MINI COOPER COMES COMPLETE WITH A CURRENT MOT TEST UNTIL 29/08/2022 (A FULL 12 MONTHS MOT TEST WITH NO ADVISORIES AND WE ARE INFORMED THE MOT TESTER ONLY HAD TO ADJUST THE BACK BRAKE SHOES!!)TO CONFIRM THIS MINI COOPER IS FAR FROM IMMACULATE AS ONE WOULD/SHOULD EXPECT FOR OUR ASKING PRICE OF £17,995 AND AS LISTED ABOVE IT IS A LARGELY UNRESTORED AND A SURVIVOR CAR WHICH HAS CHIPS,BLISTERS & SOME BUBBLES BUT THIS IS A VERY SOLID CHARMING AND USEABLE RUNNING CAR THAT CAN BE USED AND ENJOYED AS IS OR A SUPER BASIS TO FULLY RESTORE TO A CONCOURS STANDARD THE CHOICE IS YOURS AND IS OFFERED AS A RUNNING ON GOING RESTORATION PROJECT!!IMMACULATE/CONCOURS MK1 MINI COOPERS ARE NOW ADVERTISED FOR £35,000 SO WE BELIEVE THIS CAR IS PRICED FAIRLY AND REALISTICALLY FOR SUCH A GENUINE HONEST EXAMPLE WHICH DRIVERS VERY WELL AND PULLS LIKE A TRAIN AND JUST MAKES YOU SMILE!!!THE MINI COMES COMPLETE WITH IT'S V5 DOCUMENT,2 SETS OF KEYS,HISTORY FILE TO INCLUDE MANY OLD MOT CERTIFICATES ALONG WITH IT'S HERITAGE CERTIFICATE!!WORDS AND PICTURES DO NOT DO THIS CAR JUSTICE WE ARE BEING OPEN,HONEST,HARSH AND VERY CRITICAL WITH THE DESCRIPTION AND OVERALL IT REALLY IS A SUPERB RUNNING/DRIVING USEABLE ORIGINAL MK1 MINI COOPER WITH A WONDERFUL PATINA AND A SUPERB ON GOING ''OIL RAG'' SURVIVOR OR A GOOD BASIS TO ACQUIRE A GENUINE NEVER RESTORED MK1 MORRIS MINI COOPER THAT COULD BE REPAINTED OR RIPE FOR A CONCOURS RESTORATION TO SHOW STANDARD IF YOU SO WISH!!PRICED FAIRLY TO SELL AT £16,995** DAVID BRADLEY CLASSIC & SPORTS CARS IS A WELL KNOWN & RESPECTED FAMILY RUN BUSINESS SPECIALISING IN CLASSIC & SPORTS CARS THROUGHOUT EUROPE WITH OVER 60 YEARS EXPERIENCE WE HAVE A KEEN PASSION FOR FINDING AND SUPPLYING RARE, UNUSUAL & ORIGINAL EXAMPLES OF ICONIC VEHICLES IN EXCEPTIONAL CONDITION **PLEASE DONT HESITATE TO CONTACT US ON 01695 632014 OR 07860 658475 DELIVERY CAN BE ARRANGED ANYWHERE IN THE U.K AT A REASONABLE COSTPAYMENT BY BANK TRANSFERRGDSDAVID & JAMES

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