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£33,350 (Est: £18,000 - £26,000)

1966 Morris Mini Cooper MkI 998cc Sports Saloon

United Kingdom • 19 Apr 2026 • Lot 117

Vehicle Details

AI Listing Summary

This 1966 Morris Mini Cooper MkI 998cc Sports Saloon is a matching numbers example that has recently undergone a professional restoration completed in January 2026, backed by £30,000 in invoices. Notable features include performance upgrades and an optional heater, making it a desirable classic.

Condition

9

The car has undergone a professional restoration completed in January 2026 with invoices totaling £30,000, indicating it is in excellent condition. It is described as a matching numbers example and an iconic sports saloon. While no specific flaws are mentioned, a rating of 9 (Outstanding) seems appropriate given the recent, extensive restoration and the mention of desirable performance upgrades.

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Transmission:

Manual

Chassis No:

K-A2S4/901694

Odometer:

[Odometer Reading]

Reg Number:

FJD 328D

RHD/LHD:

RHD

• Iconic 20th Century sports saloon • Matching numbers example • Professional restoration completed in January 2026 • Invoices totalling £30,000 available To many - its designer Alec Issigonis included - the notion that the Mini might have a future as anything other than basic transport was anathema, and the idea of a high-performance version was laughable.

One man, though, saw it quite differently.

Racing car manufacturer John Cooper already knew a lot about tuning BMC's A-Series engine - he was running the company's Formula Junior effort at the time - and a test drive in a prototype Mini convinced him of the car's competition potential.

The result, launched in September 1961, was the Mini Cooper.

Enlarged to 997cc and suitably tweaked, the revised A-Series engine easily met its 55bhp target.

The extra power endowed the Mini Cooper with an 85mph-plus top speed, and to cope with this increased performance Lockheed developed special 7"-diameter disc brakes for the front wheels.

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