£30,800
1978 Leyland Mini 1275 GTS
Barons • UK • 14 Dec 2021
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£30,800
1978 Leyland Mini 1275 GTS
UK • 14 Dec 2021
Vehicle Details
AI Listing Summary
This is a rare 1972-1979 Mini 1275 GTS, a South African variant known for being faster and better developed than the UK's 1275 GT. Recently imported to the UK from Johannesburg, it's reported to be in very good, rust-free condition due to its South African climate history.
Condition
7
The vendor states that the car is in very good condition and free of any apparent rust, which aligns with a high condition rating. However, the description is 'Not Verified', so I cannot definitively rate it as pristine or outstanding.
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25,130 miles
1978
Auction
5010792
United Kingdom
£30,800
1978 Leyland Mini 1275 GTS
Barons • UK • 14 Dec 2021
Market Position:
World Record
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Description
In Mini history, the 1275 GTS is often spoken of in hushed tones.
Initially planned as the ‘Leyland Cooper’, it was the brainchild of British Leyland South Africa.
Free of the shackles of BL’s UK corporate governance, the team at Blackheath, near Cape Town, were able to go a bit further than their UK colleagues in making the Mini go faster, and plans for a faster, punchier Cooper S were already underway when the new flat-nose Mini Clubman appeared.
The new body style allowed Leyland South Africa some freedom to make it go faster.
They started by increasing the bore of the block and shortening the stroke, highly polishing the combustion chamber, cross drilling the crank, and adding aluminium pistons and new steel-alloy valves.
In addition, a large 35-litre fuel tank replaced the two small tanks, and larger 8 ¼-inch disc brakes were fitted along with 12-inch wheels.
What followed was a series of competition successes in both track and rally events, though it was never really well k...
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