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1972 Innocenti Mini 1001 Rare Italian built right-hand drive Mini

United Kingdom • 26 Jul 2023

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AI Listing Summary

This is a rare, right-hand drive 1972 Innocenti Mini 1001, an Italian-built 'Deluxe' version known for its higher specification. It features a recent respray, recovered interior, and some mechanical work, with approximately 61,000 miles believed to be original. The car is not perfect, with some engine bay and minor issues to address.

Condition

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The car is described as having benefited from a professional respray in its original color scheme, with recovered seats and new carpets in the interior. The bodywork has had some restoration, and the engine appears to run well, with a strong gearbox and clutch. However, there are small areas under the bonnet that could be improved, and the engine bay paint is not consistent with the rest of the car. There is also mention of a leaky radiator being replaced.

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Manual

Transmission:

909960

Chassis No:

Odometer:

61,000 miles

SPD 740L

Reg Number:

RHD/LHD:

RHD

After World War II, Italy imposed stringent import duties on imported cars in order to help bolster its war-ravaged domestic manufacturers.

This added up to 40% to the sticker price of imported cars, particularly penalising low-cost cars like many from BMC.

Even before the Mini was launched in 1959, Sir Leonard Lord of BMC had struck a deal with Lambretta manufacturer, Fernando Innocenti, to produce certain BMC models in Milan, hence bypassing the dreaded import duties.

This included, of course, the Mini which were originally supplied in CKD (completely knocked down) kit form.

By the time this MkIII model was produced, however, Innocenti were pressing their own bodies and trimming the cars themselves - usually to a much higher specification than the cars built by BMC / British Leyland - including features such as roll up windows with quarter lights, side repeater indicators, wooden dashboards and more.

The 1001 was primarily designed for the export market outside of Italy and was ...