• 1 of just 1,000 Mini Thirty limited edition models finished in black • Offered with V5C, collection of invoices and old MOT certificates • Displays c.39,500 miles The original Mini was a revolution on wheels – with the engine placed across the frame and the gearbox in its sump, 80 percent of the floorpan area was available for passengers and luggage.

Equally novel was the rubber cone suspension, which resulted in a somewhat choppy ride but also endowed the car with its famous go kart-like handling.

During 41 years of production, the Mini was offered in numerous limited editions, of which the Mini 30 was one.

Based on the popular Mini Mayfair, 3,000 Mini 30s were created in celebration of the model’s three decades of production.

Powered by a 998cc version of the ubiquitous A-Series engine, they were offered in either Cherry Red (2,000) or Black (1,000).

Just two hundred of the total were equipped with four-speed automatic gearboxes, while all featured half leather trim with Red p...