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£23,520

1965 Morris Mini Cooper Mk. I (998cc)

United Kingdom • 22 Jul 2023 • Lot 228

Vehicle Details

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This 1965 Morris Mini Cooper is a one-owner vehicle purchased as a 21st birthday gift and modified with wheel arches and a color change to Opalescent Silver Blue shortly after purchase. It has been dry-stored for 33 years and retains its original Cosmic alloy wheels, matching numbers engine and gearbox, and registration number, accompanied by a comprehensive history file.

Condition

7

The car is largely original with only 40,798 miles. It has been dry stored for 33 years and never restored, but maintained and recommissioned where necessary. There is some light patina, the paintwork is good, and the original interior has survived very well.

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Transmission:

[Transmission]

Chassis No:

KA2S4748198

Odometer:

40,798 miles

Reg Number:

GBP 777C

RHD/LHD:

RHD

This superb and largely original Morris Mini Cooper is a one owner from new example.

Purchased by the vendor as a 21 st birthday present to himself on 9 th June 1965 through dealer, Wadhams Holdings Limited of Chichester, where he was completing an apprenticeship at the time.

The vendor chose to collect the Mini directly from the Longbridge factory production line and subsequently drove the car back to Wadhams on trade plates.

With the help of Wadhams he immediately set about completing some modifications to the car which included fitting wheel arches all round and changing the colour from Tweed Grey to the Opalescent Silver Blue it wears today.

Since then, the Mini has resided with the vendor at his West Sussex home covering a mere 40,798 miles from new.

Dry stored for the past 33 years, this Mini is in very good and largely original condition.

It has never been restored but maintained and recommissioned where necessary and as such it is showing some light patina.

The paintwork...