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Est: £50,000 - £60,000
1996 Rover Mini Cooper Works Competition Car
UK • 10 Dec 2026 • Lot 249P
Vehicle Details
AI Listing Summary
A rare 1 of 2 final Works-prepared competition Minis, this 1997 Monte Carlo Rally car boasts a 1,293cc Swiftune engine and six-speed gearbox. It has significant competition history but requires recommissioning before road use.
Condition
7
Requires recommissioning before road use
/ 10
13 miles (via 2008 MOT)
SAXBMHC97A1100101
RHD
United Kingdom
Manual
P245 WFH
1996
Auction
Description
1 of the final 2 Works-prepared competition Minis.
Registration No: Un-Registered (formerly P245 WFH)
Chassis No: SAXBMHC97A1100101 MOT: None
One of the final two Works-prepared competition Minis Features six-speed gearbox, limited slip differential, ventilated front brake discs, four-pot brake callipers, dash-adjustable brake bias, data logging instruments, and much more! Initially prepared for the 1996 Nürburgring 24 Hour Race, achieving second in class, driven by Michael Hess, Thomas Beyer, Mark Hales, and Joachim Weber Thereafter reconfigured by Enterprise and fitted with a 1,293cc Swiftune S engine before being road registered by British Motor Heritage and entered for the 1997 Monte Carlo Rally Part of the Ronald White Collection since 2009
Accompanied by a large history file, including extensive coverage of the car's provenance
By the time the production line at Longbridge finally closed in 2000, more than 5,000,000 Minis had been built.
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£1,600
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£9,622
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£45,196
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MOT Information
Expired
Expired on 18th Apr 2009
Latest MOT mileage:
13 miles
MOT History
Passed
On 14th Apr 2008, 13 miles
Passed
On 19th Apr 2007, 1 miles
Failed
On 16th Apr 2007, 1 miles
There was 1 defect noted.
Fail:
- Parking brake is not capable of being maintained in operation by direct mechanical action only (3.1.2)
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