Highlights

• Only two owners from new
• One of only 374 Mini Classic Sevens built
• Modified with evocative retro features including ‘basket weave’ grille
• Valid MOT until August 2023
• Registered with the Mini Owner’s Club

The Appeal

The History and Paperwork

• Registered in January 2001
• The registration date confirms that this Mini was pretty late in production
• In current ownership since 2018, and largely kept garaged
• Registered with the 2000 Mini register
• The 2816th last Mini ever made, with a build date of 14th June 2000 and registered Jan 2001
• In VIN order this would have been the 195th seven made out of the 374 in total
• The cosmetic modifications were largely done during this period
• The five-figure Odometer indicates 44,769 miles
• From what we can ascertain from the car’s MOT history, this is likely to be genuine
• Car comes with some spare parts and a Sykes-Pickavant code reader
• Paperwork file includes:
  • Original owner’s handbook and folder
  • V5c document
  • A selection of invoices

The Interior

• Highly evocative interior in red and white
• Seats in good order with patina to the bolsters and soft cracking
• Scratch to the passenger seat’s leather
• The rear seats are in excellent order and look seldom used
• Some light wear to the headlining and carpets, though nothing significant
• Door cards have some marks but largely present very well
• Instruments all present nicely with all dials clean and easy to read
• Spare airbag steering wheel
• More vintage style interior mirror and gear knob installed
• CD player is the correct optional radio/CD player CD43, though this car never carried the rare CD surround
• The vendor notes that the heated rear window is non-functional
• Alarm has been unplugged from the driver’s door, boot and bonnet
• Boot looks in good order and conceals a spare wheel

The Exterior 

• Classic Solar Red paintwork 
• Car has at some point been modified with an Old English White roof
• Paintwork is in fair order, with some orange peel and the odd bubble or blister
• Some light signs of corrosion though nothing out of the ordinary for the car
• Slight bonnet/front panel misalignment
• Chromework and trims appear in good condition
• The car has been modified with a ‘Basket weave’ grille and moustache
• Retro-style front-and-rear overriders
• Vintage-look rear light clusters
• Standard arches have been removed as they’re not required for the 10” wheelset
• The result is a Mini with a very distinctive character
• Glasswork and lenses all look sound with no faults we can spot
• The car is sitting on 10” wheels with Cooper discs
• These really suit the car and look in good order
• Wearing a full set of Nankang tyres that appear to have decent tread levels
• Underneath, the car shows some corrosion, though nothing extreme for a Mini of this age

The Mechanics 

• Powered by the 1275cc Multi Point Injection A-Series engine
• 4-speed manual gearbox
• The car’s latest MOT came back with zero advisories
• Car has always kept up with its annual services and any repairs required
• The battery has been cut off in the boot in order to save its life while out of use
• Recently subject to steering rack and tracking work
• Car comes complete with:
  • Spare airbag
  • Spare steering wheel
  • Spare clock
  • Spare CD player
  • And a few other bits and bobs

Summary