Highlights
- Restored and upgraded to hill climb/sprint specification
- 1,380cc Mini Spares engine with a Weber 45 DCOE carburettor, Megajolt programmable ignition (Ford EDIS), MED cylinder head, 286 camshaft, yellow 1.5 ratio MED rockers and much more
- Hilly competitive in Clubman Class hill climb racing
- Cover star and main feature post-completion in November 2005 ‘Mini’ magazine
- Complete with a rich history file and photographic restoration record
The Appeal
Hill climbing is the oldest form of motorsport; a competition wherein driver and car are measured against the clock on tight, challenging gradients. It’s highly competitive, not to mention fantastic fun and a great introduction to motor racing for many amateur entrants.
That’s exactly what this Mini Mayfair has been built to do. It competes in the road-legal Clubman Class where it has proved a very successful car. Restored, modified and campaigned in the UK prior to its import to the Netherlands, this Mini is anything but standard, making at least 100bhp. Post-completion in 2005, the car featured prominently in ‘Mini’ magazine, where its extensive spec list was explained by the man who built it - Paul Warnes.
Now road-registered in the Netherlands, this mighty Mini is looking for a new home. If you’re looking for a ready-made hill climb car, or simply fancy a fast-road Mini to enjoy early on a Sunday morning, this would be a great candidate.
The History and Paperwork
- UK market right-hand drive Mini Mayfair 1000
- Restored and modified for hill climb competition in the UK
- Old copy of V5C/MOT certificates are still with the car
- Rolling road reading from 2006 - recording around 110bhp
- Has been on the cover of ‘Mini’ magazine in 2005; a copy of the publication accompanies the car
- Now road registered in the Netherlands
- Several archive photos of the car competing are included in the sale
- Photographic record of the restoration work
The Condition
- Paul Warnes reportedly carried out all the work himself besides the painting
- The Mini continues to present superbly inside and out, with minimal signs of age/wear since its restoration was completed in 2005
- We’re not aware of any accident damage
- There are small corrosion sports but they are quite hard to see
- The vendor shows us that the underside still looks clean and in sound order
Restoration work and specifications of the body and interior are reportedly as follows:
- Fully restored, strengthened and rust-proofed shell
- Refinished in Surf Blue to a good standard
- Bolt-in half roll cage fitted for added rigidity and safety
- Quick release bonnet and grille
- Front bumper modified for timing fin
- White roof and racing squares on the doors
- 10” Minilite-style alloy wheels
- Mini Mayfair three-clock dashboard
- Mountney sports steering wheel (steering column drop bracket)
- Alloy gear knob
- Cobra bucket seat (driver) and period-style passenger bucket seat
- Securon four-point harnesses
The Mechanics
- 1,380cc A Series engine
- Weber 45 DCOE carburettor
- Megajolt programmable ignition (Ford EDIS)
- Ported, polished and flowed cylinder head
- Fast Road Mini Spares Evolution Camshaft
- 1.5 ratio MED rockers
- Central oil pick-up pipe
- Maniflow LCB manifold
- Lumenition HT leads
- Facet electric fuel pump
- Ultra-light steel flywheel
- 2” straight-through-centre exhaust system
- Four-speed manual gearbox, originally paired with MG Metro Turbo clutch and cover
- We understand that a limited-slip differential may have been fitted while the car was still in the UK
- Front disc brakes, uprated to Mini Sport 4-pot callipers and Cooper discs
- Fully adjustable suspension
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