1971 Mini Classic Mini

Coupe

1275cc

Manual

M/A2S4 S 296970

Clear

Unique opportunity to buy a virtually newand very rare Wood & Pickett Morris Mini Cooper 1275 GT 3,267 miles.YES, 3,267 original miles.This car is a genuine 1971 Austin, legally imported, back in the early 1970s,with all original untampered vin numbers.Has current Arizona title. This is the real deal: Genuine Wood & Pickett specialised in customising Rolls Royce and Bentley cars: http://www.eurods.eu/wp/index.html These cars were all built to special order and in their day cost as much as a Rolls Royce of the period.This car was bought off a local dealer and was taken to W & P, where is was completely stripped down to it's last component,and rebuilt to Rolls Royce Standards using the same materials found on RR cars.Coach built bodies, Connolly leather, lamb's wool rugs, Walnut dash, West of England cloth headliner.The body was de-seamed and had most of the guttering and water channels removed, metal wheel arches were butt welded and the complete car re-painted in Rolls Royce Garnet Red.The interior was completely custom made with walnut dash with extras instruments, leather hand sewn upper dash and body hugging reclining seats, the steel sunroof and electric windows were installed.Mechanically it features the 1275 GT engine uprated to handle the extra weight, with touring radiator, oil cooler and of course power disc brakes, stronger suspension, plus minilite wheels, and best of all twin fuel tanks.The entire trunk is carpeted in wilton carpets.Other special features are:Town and Country hornsPeriod Motolita leather steering wheelRadiomobile 8 track/radio with working stereo soundopening window air ventsthrough flow exhaustupgraded suspensioncenter console with storage compartment4x seat beltsrev counterclock (working)oil pressure gauge amp gaugetemp gaugecigarette lighterashtrays I doubt you will find another out there to this spec. Famed owners of these cars were the elite of society, and as such this model was sometimes called the Elite.To give you a partial list of the many customers of the times, reads like a who's who of the period.Mick Jagger, Elton John, Laurence Harvey, The Shah of Persia, and various Sultans and Kings of the time.If any of you were around in London in the 1970's, these were the must have cars to tool around town, most of them sporting very dark tinted windows. as for the car itself it was delivered in London in 1971, before coming to the States, where is was carefully stored and maintained in climate controlled environment, till recently is was stored in a Hangar. The only recommissioning that this car required was a new set of Yokohama 008s,everything was just right.Looking at this car it is hard to believe it is 41 years old, and looks showroom fresh. This is a really special unique vehicle in as new condition, and has to be the lowest mile model known, let alone for sale. in addition to the listing pictures I am including over 100 high resolution pictures showing the car in great detail: http://woodpicketminirollsroyce.shutterfly.com/ to access these links it may be necessary to cut and paste them! As per usualplease ask all questions and have all inspections carried out before you bid.Do not bid if you do not have the fund available: there is an immediate deposit due of $ 2,000- at close of Auction via Paypal,and the balance in cash or direct wire transfer within 3 days.No exceptions unless previously arranged before the auction ends. So if you don't really want it, or can't afford to pay for it, DO NOT BID, it really is that simple. bidders with low feedback will have their bids removed if they do not contact me ahead of time. On Sep-16-12 at 08:20:14 PDT, seller added the following information: Since this vehicle's inclusion on the BAT website yesterday, I have received more inquiries that I can handle individually so here goes: -there is no buy it now price-the miles are correct and certified at 3,267-The car is for all intents and purposes a new car, and drives as such-the vehicle has not been repainted or restored since it was built in 1971,-it is 100% original except for the tires and the exhaust that were replaced-the 1275GT did not have the Cooper S twin carb set up-power is rate at 78 BHP-the vehicle was legally imported into the US, it is a real 1971 1275 Clubman GT model-It is sold with an AZ title-I will ship overseas, for rates please contact Schumacher Cargo Lines.