Sold | 1963 Morris Mini Mk1 - all proceeds to Acorns Children’s Hospice

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£5,175 (Est: £5,000 - £8,000)

1963 Morris Mini Mk1 - all proceeds to Acorns Children’s Hospice

United Kingdom • 21 Feb 2026 • Lot 790

Vehicle Details

AI Listing Summary

This 1963 Morris Mini Mk1, finished in Fiesta Yellow, is a genuine and substantially original example with only four previous owners. It requires recommissioning after being stored since failing its MOT in 2017, offering a worthwhile project for enthusiasts, with all proceeds going to Acorns Children’s Hospice.

Condition

5

The car is described as being in need of some recommissioning, having failed an MOT in 2017 and been in storage since. While it's running and driving and has been restored in the late 1990s, its current state suggests noticeable cosmetic and mechanical wear, putting it in the 'Above Average' category. It has light paint scratches.

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Transmission:

Manual

Chassis No:

MA2S4218353

Odometer:

57,746 miles

Reg Number:

7442 KX

RHD/LHD:

RHD

Designed as project ADO15 (Austin Drawing Office project number 15), the Mini came about as a result of the fuel shortage caused by the 1956 Suez Crisis.

Petrol was once again rationed in the UK, sales of large cars slumped but the market for German 'bubble' cars boomed.

Leonard Lord, the somewhat autocratic head of BMC, reportedly detested these cars so much that he vowed to rid the streets of them and design a 'proper miniature car'.

Alec Issigonis had been working for Alvis, but had now been recruited back to BMC in 1955 and, with his skills in designing small cars, he was a natural for the task.

The team that designed the Mini was remarkably small: along with Alec Issigonis, there was Jack Daniels (who had worked with him on the Morris Minor), Chris Kingham (who had been with him at Alvis), two engineering students and four draughtsmen.

Together, by October 1957, they had designed and built the original prototype, which was affectionately named 'The Orange Box' because of its...