The South African Mini.

Registration No: FYA 265J Chassis No: AA2SF253071U MOT: Exempt

Finished in light blue with contrasting Old English White roof
Unique factory built Austin round-nose/Elf-Hornet rear combination
One of only 3,871 produced
Showing 80,129 kilometers (49,790 Miles)
Offered with current V5C

The South African Mini MK3 - A rare and fascinating Mini derivative.
Among the many international derivatives of Alec Issigonis’ Mini, the South African-built Mini MK3 is surely one of the most unusual and seldom encountered.

Produced for only a brief period between 1969 and 1971, just 3,871 examples are understood to have been sold, making it a particularly rare chapter in the Mini’s remarkably diverse history.
Introduced as the flagship of the newly rationalised South African Mini range, the MK3 was developed specifically for the local market.

Its most distinctive feature was its extended rear bodywork, derived from that of the Riley Elf and Wolseley Hornet, which provided a...