The vendor of this exceedingly smart-looking classic Mini informs us that it recently benefitted from being stripped and rebuilt.

Apparently, its very appealing shade of metallic red paintwork is similar to but not the exact replica of the Cherry Red in which it left the factory, the effect of which is enhanced by the car’s black roof and new, Yokohama-shod Minilite-style alloy wheels.

The Mini has had a total of 11 keepers to date, the most recent of whom has retained the car for eight years, and presently classes its manual transmission and bodywork as ‘excellent’, the four-cylinder engine, electrical system and paintwork as ‘good’, and the upholstery as ‘average’.

‘G227 XLK’ is now being offered complete with glass sunroof, sports exhaust, Springalex leather-covered steering wheel, a spare set of keys, some recent service history, a selection of receipts relating to the restoration work carried out and the new parts fitted, and a current MOT certificate valid into the September o...