ex-Works with significant period racing history.

Registration No: Un-Registered (Formerly SOH 878H) Chassis No: XAD2-405-A MOT: Exempt

Initially retained by British Leyland (Austin-Morris) Ltd for press duties
Subsequently dispatched to the Abingdon Competitions Department and converted to Group 6 specification for the August 1970 Marathon de la Route (a.k.a.

the Nurburgring 86-hours)
Was running in second place overall at the Nurburgring when it retired due to head gasket failure
Bought by Works driver John Handley and sold to Ron and Liz Crellin who had BL Special Tuning reconfigure it as a rally car
Conested sixteen rallies including several international events during 1971 and later campaigned in historic events
Acquired by Ronald White via our February 2004 Stoneleigh Park auction and then restored back to 'Marathon de la Route' specification

Like so many Works Minis, ‘SOH 878H’ has led an interesting life.

A notably early 1275 GT, it was initially retained by British Leyland...