Description
THESE Mark 1 Minis are mega rare these days. At least they are when it comes to finding one for sale. Here is an absolutely delightful 1964 Austin Mini deluxe (extra bumper bars, eye-shaped dash) complete with magic wand gear stick and starter button on the floor. She looks to be an unmolested example and is good underneath, as are the internal floor pans which also appear to be original. Good sills, sub frames etc. She has covered just 72, 000 miles in close on 60 years and has just four former keepers, the first two of whom kept her for 47 years between them. Maroon with contrasting light tan interior (undamaged), she is as pretty as a picture and probably better in the flesh than she appears in my photos. Her last MoT expired in 2016 and she has been dry stored in a warm garage ever since. I managed to wash most of her "honest, clean dust" off her but probably not all of it. She will improve even further with a cut and polish. She is on the button (on the floor) but is running from a direct feed to the carb as fuel line must have pulled dirt through and is blocked. An original example. Not altered, tarted up or messed about with.
This description is based on my opinion of the vehicle, the paperwork that comes with the car and anything I have been told about it. The vehicle is almost 60-years-old and this cannot be taken as a definitive statement for obvious reasons. As with most classic cars, there may be faults and quirks whilst, almost inevitably, some degree of tinkering and care will always be called for. I cannot guarantee that you won't find work once you take the old girl on, such is the nature of the beast. How long is a piece of string? Different classic car owners will always have differing ideas on the level at which they require their vehicle to be. Such are the joys of owning an antique vehicle and they must be taken within their own context and not compared to modern day cars. They are sold as old, mainly out-dated machines and come without any comeback whatsoever. They are my terms and conditions. Viewing is always welcome and then you may form your own opinion as opposed to reading mine.
My classic cars are motoring antiques. This car, for example, is almost 60-years-old and so will have quirks and faults in there somewhere. These are not always apparent when buying and selling classics which is what I do. I do not restore them, nor do I pretend that they are concours cars. The majority of them go out as they came in, and I continue to enjoy finding more - a skill which is becoming increasingly difficult as many of you will be aware. They deserve to be taken on as "family pets" and cared for through thick and then. They don't make them any more and demand now out-strips supply. Please bear all this in mind, and enjoy your classic car. I can also assist with delivery and so please ask for a quote.
I have now been established as a one-man band classic car dealer for 25 years and pride myself on my buying prowess and - due to small margins - my prices which I firmly believe are up there among the very best in the UK classic car marketplace. I can also assist with delivery and so please ask for a quote.
Thanks, Martin. the details below.
