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1989 Mini ERA Turbo Sports Saloon
COYS • United Kingdom • 13 Oct 2018
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AI Listing Summary
This is a rare, UK-delivered ERA Mini Turbo (number 31 of 436) with only 34,000 miles. It has undergone a recent comprehensive restoration, featuring mechanical work (new turbo, service, etc.), reskinned doors with genuine parts, refinished paint, retrimmed seat faces, and refurbished wheels.
Condition
8
The car has been comprehensively restored, retaining original panelwork (with door reskinning using genuine parts). The paintwork is refinished to a high standard, and the interior is original with retrimmed seat faces. Mechanical work includes a new turbo, full service, and replacement of various components, indicating attention to maintenance and restoration.
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Transmission:
[Transmission]
Chassis No:
SAXXL2S1TZ0435214
Odometer:
34,000 miles
Reg Number:
G832 WPX
RHD/LHD:
RHD
The ERA Mini Turbo is a modified Mini city car that was produced by Engineering Research & Application Ltd.
under the ERA brand name from 1989 to 1991 at Dunstable in Bedfordshire, England.
The fastest-ever version of the original Mini to be sold through official dealers, it has been described as “the spiritual successor to the Cooper and the 1275 GT”.
To create the car ERA installed a turbocharged Austin Rover A-Series 1300 MG Metro engine, which produced 94 bhp and gave the car a claimed top speed of 115 mph.
The body kit was styled by Dennis Adams, who also designed the Marcos sports cars and the Probe concept car.
The interior used MG Metro front seats trimmed in Connolly Leather hide, VDO instruments in an ERA-designed dash panel, pile carpeting, and a sunroof.
Torque steer, common in a front-wheel drive layout, is mitigated by greater front-wheel toe-out and specially-made lower front suspension arms that provided 1.5 degrees of negative camber.
The 6” x 13” aluminium al...
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