Description
SOLD, SIMILAR REQUIRED ! Tartan Red with Tartan Red/ Gold Brocade trim, Original RHD, Home Market, De-Luxe Cooper 998cc, Dispatched by the factory on the 18th March 1964 and supplied new by Austin Agent Botwoods Limited of Ipswich, Suffolk. Registered on the 29th May 1964 and issued with the Ipswich registration number UDX 800, Equipped with Heater, Mota-Lita Wood rim steering wheel, Period webasto sunroof, Jack & handle, Cooper S 4. 5 x 10” steel wheels with Chrome caps, Total nut & bolt photographic restoration completed in 2014 by ex Mini 7 racer and his chief mechanic, Much recent expenditure by Phil Annings (Ex Swiftune Chief Engineer) of Annings Race & Restoration to include full engine rebuild, Hi-Lo suspension upgrade and a stainless steel exhaust system, This matching numbers Mk1 Cooper is complete with a provenance file including Original Austin Mini Drivers Handbook, Correspondence from the Cooper Register confirming identity, Correspondence from previous owners, Photos of the restoration and a BMIHT Heritage certificate, UDX 800 was invited and duly participated in the Mini’s 60th birthday celebrations at the 2019 Goodwood Revival which saw some 150 Minis parade around the circuit, This delightful early Cooper has covered just 800 miles since restoration.
