Description Stunning example; only 31,300 miles showing and three recorded keepers including our vendor First registered in June 1970, this is one of the last Mk II’s supplied with the Cooper S Mk III spec 71HP engine.

The original sales invoice on file shows it was initially purchased in August of that year from Yapp’s Garage in Cardiff for £930.

The purchaser remained the registered keeper until 1996, presumably covering very few miles over his 26 year ownership.

A valuation certificate acquired by the second owner that year recorded the car showing only 19,494 miles.

Deemed a perfect car for a European adventure, it was taken on the 1996 Chrysler/Euroclassic, travelling from Dover to the Nurburgring Circuit.

Shortly after that in 2001, the owners also drove from the UK to Imola and back again.

By this time, the speedo showed about 29,000 miles and was regularly put through an MOT until 2007, when it showed almost 31,000 miles.

At some point during this period, it was treated ...