This delightful and ultra-rare (only five remain in the UK) Minx convertible is arguably deserving of its own feature film.

Back in March 2019, rotten as a pear and stripped for spares following zero interest in it as complete project, it was three days away from an appointment with the crusher when the vendor came galloping over the hill on a white charger (we made that last bit up) and rescued it for the princely sum of £400.

The first task was to source a pair of new rear wings and door shuts, as the originals were long gone.

A trusty fabricator friend of the vendor then began the long road to recreating the shell, while another rebuilt the engine and gearbox, while yet another (Paddy from VC Classics of Doncaster) dealt with the Minx’s reassembly, respray in Rover Old English White, installation of new carpets etc.

The painstaking rebuild was carried out to original specification with one obvious exception – due to a lack of hood and hood frame, the car was reconfigured as a ro...