Description
Rover Mini 1300 MPI Cooper
First MOT: 07/ 04/ 2000
Second hand
27, 000 km from new
MoT clean
V5C present
Last service 10/ 2025 at 24, 800 km
Mini XN Cooper (non-Sportspack) in exceptional condition, finished in classic BRG with a contrasting Old English White roof.
Never restored, original paint and interior, absolutely zero corrosion, never waxoyled. Two keys and original manuals.
Originally Italian, it was sold new by Mini Naples (I have the era plaque surround) and spent most of its life in Salerno in southern Italy; it always slept in a garage (still the case with me) and was used only as a weekend and holiday car.
Originally ordered with the Sportspack instrument panel featuring oil temperature gauge and voltmeter, very handy.
The only deviations from factory specification are the period dealer-fitted items, namely:
1) Body-colour wheel arch extensions
2) Sump guard
3) Steering lock system (essential in the south of Italy, apparently)
4) Real Minilite wheels in 5J x12 inches, with 165/ 60R12 tyres
Bought for my personal collection and imported by me. Brought back from Italy on the road without issues (except the rear silencer which was original and gave up, replaced, of course). I covered a little over 2, 000 km with it, a treat on the narrow rural roads near me. Unfortunately, I’m no longer twenty and my knees don’t agree with my choice for my 1. 85 m frame, so I’ve put it back up for sale to go for something more suited to my height.
Beautiful opportunity for Mini enthusiasts seeking a strictly original car. Other photos available on request.
For those of you reading this via Car and Classic, I speak English if you have any questions.
