1968 Austin MINI
£18,000€20,768US$24,133
Description
Estimated Price: £15,000 - £18,000
- First registered 14/03/1968 and rallied initially by David Harthill, a member of Wolverhampton & South Staffs Car Club at national and International level until he sold it in 1972 just after the 1972 Scottish Rally
- Ex-John Rhodes Engineering man Will Dick bought the car, competing in the 1976 and 1977 rallies organised by the WSSCC coming 23rd overall, the highest place of any Mini (the field was full of Escort RS rally cars)
- Believed to be re-shelled in 1974 using the ex-Barrie (Whizzo) Williams 1972 BTCC Group 5 1300 as a donor vehicle, then taking part in many events before going into storage in the mid-1980s.
- The engine has a Special Tuning 11-stud 1300 block with 1,310cc capacity, 12G940 cylinder-head, rally profile cams by Kent
- Duplex steel timing gears and Works C/AEG steel flywheel and clutch with twin SU carbs, a Maniflow LCB manifold and Works-style exhaust system and a Tony Fall sump guard and oil cooler
- The gearbox was rebuilt prior to sale in 2017 and features an all-synchro unit with straight-cut drop gears, roller-bearings, Salisbury LSD and central oil pick-up
- Re-commissioned by Will Dick himself in 2017 where our vendor bought it and has since spent £12,000 stripping and re-painting the car in the red and white we see today
- The history file includes the V5C, some old competition history, spare perspex side windows and other items
Specifications
- Year
- 1968
- Brand
- Austin
- Model
- MINI
- Condition
- Used
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