1975 Austin Mini

Mini 1000 Coupe

4 - Cyl.

Manual

40809

Gasoline

I had a buyer back and and am relisting for that reason. This car is titled as a '75, but only because the engine is such. There are parts from '64 and '68 though. It might be possible to have it re-titled as a '64 but I haven't yet since I'm moving soon. The car is registered as an antique in the State of Florida until Jan 2012, so there is a little over a year left on the current registration. I bought this car from a guy in Savannah a while ago and am selling her because I'm moving to Hawaii for three years. I don't want to store her, and I don't want to ship her. I bought the car for $6000 and put another $3300 in to getting her fixed a year ago, by getting the engine overhauled with the rest of the car and with the following brand new items: Rear Wheel Cylinder Rear Brake Shoes Spark plugs Negative Engine Ground Cable Fuel Pump (electric) Elbow Clamp Complete set of Pistons Clutch Disc Head Gasket Valve Cover Gasket Exhaust system Ring Gear Ignition Condenser Oil Pressure Switch Swivel Hub (L/F) I also installed some lapbelts in all four seats. The two in the rear were missing when I bought the car, and the driver's side seat belt broke. Anyway, she has four lap belts now (from an 89 Oldsmobile station wagon). I like the lap belts rather than the shoulder belts. The car has been sitting a couple months, and there is visible rust (shown in some of the pictures-- some pictures show the paint bubbling as well). There is a small gash in the ceiling upholstery (shown in the pictures). The Odometer is exempt on the title and physically not working. I estimate that I've put on just under a thousand miles since getting all that work done. If I were going to hang on to this car a little longer (If I weren't moving to Hawaii), my next project was going to be to re-wire the entire car and update it with some relays (the electrical system is very simple, but old and needs a redesign). It's got some quirky electrical oddities every now and then. Any classic mini owner will tell you that the electrical systems in these old British cars weren't the greatest; and they'd tell you that these cars are tinkering cars. The headlights could be brighter, but aren't because the design has them wired to the battery almost directly along with the horn and signals. There is a single glass tube fuse that hosts whether or not some of those get power. Like I said though, if I were holding on to this any longer and not moving, I'd completely redesign the electrical with some modern relays and fuses. I started with the battery cutout switch but just don't have the time to work on her any more with two new kids in the household. I drove it to work every day, but it takes some tweaking every now and then with the carb or some other pieces of equipment. It's a great car for going around town. I wish I were older and had this car after having been retired; it just requires more attention, as does any classic British car (check some different forums on the internet-- you'll see). The new fuel pump I put in was a little strong for the carb and would flood it after a while, making me only able to drive her for about 20 minutes at a time. However, I added a 20 dollar adjustable fuel regulator and she runs great now. She has been sitting a few months though and will probably require some work (tuneup, carb cleaning, and a new battery- I will probably try to charge it to get her started again). There is also a small leak from the rocker cover gasket so the engine smokes a little from the oil. I try to keep it clean. It'd probably take me a half hour to replace the cork seal, but just don't have the time to tinker with her any more. I wanted to be up front so you knew what you were buying. This car isn't for you if you are an aggressive driver- It has an old SU carb and is not fuel injected like a lot of modern cars. All that said though, she's a blast to drive and she'll bring smiles to faces of everyone around going down the street. The occasional wave or thumbs up is pretty nice too. And, it's nice to see a lot of the modern mini drivers (I have one of those too, which is the one I'm taking to Hawaii) give you a grin of appreciation too. I will not sell internationally. The buyer will take care of shipping costs. I will require a 500 dollar non-refundable deposit via paypal within 24 hours of winning bid, to prevent me from having people backing out on the auction. I will require full payment within 1 week of auction ending or I will re-list the car (if I haven't heard from you or haven't already worked something out with you). Upon end of auction, I will contact you to work out payment (via Cashier's Check, or cash if in person), and transfer of title and registration. At any rate, if you have any questions about the car, please email me and I'll try to answer the best I can. I'll include the Haynes manual (I've modified one of the electrical diagrams in there to reflect my battery cutout switch) for the car that shows step by step processes on how to do any work on the car. The car needs to be picked up by the 10th of January since I will be moving on the 14th. NO RESERVE On Dec-26-10 at 13:41:52 PST, seller added the following information: I updated the listing with some more pictures of something that happened to the car last night. I'd set up a tent over the car and there was a pretty bad windstorm here. It nearly knocked over my motorcycle. Fortunately, my tent didn't blow away. Unfortunately, my motorcycle and the mini caught the tent. Incidentally, there are several scratches (shown in the new pictures) on the mini. I think most of the bidders were planning on repainting the car anyway because of the rust that I've shown in the other pics. In any case I thought I'd revise the listing to reflect what'd happened last night.