Entered from the Ronald White Collection.

Registration No: XLL 27 Chassis No: A2S7108 MOT: Exempt

The eighth Austin Mini built, and understood to be the fourth oldest survivor of its type
Completed on May 15th, 1959, and dispatched to Car Mart in Colchester on July 31st, 1959
Part of the Ronald White collection since 2012, when it was purchased at auction for £40,250 as the oldest unrestored Mini extant, having been off the road since 1985
Notably original at that time, with almost all original panels, as well as original engine, transmission, registration number, and interior
Thereafter lavished with a comprehensive restoration, which sadly never reached completion
Restoration assisted by the Registrar of the 1959 Mini Register
A very exciting project for completion

Less than two-and-a-half years after its initial conception, the Mini was officially launched at the 1959 Motor Show, having been shown to the motoring press eight days previously.

BMC chose to market the car as the 'A...