Make: AUSTIN
Model: MINI COOPER
Registration: ATL 494A
Engine Size (cc): 1275
Current Speedometer Reading: 380
Year of Manufacture: 1963
Date First Registered: 10/09/2018
Current V5: YES
Location: PICKERING
You can view from: Tuesday 27 August - Tuesday 3 September 2024

Current V5 present. Paperwork includes a British Motor Industry Heritage Trust Certified Copy of a Factory Record, a Number Plate Authorisation Certificate, DVLA correspondence, and various invoices for parts and work.

The vendor has provided the following:

• A comprehensively restored Mk1 Austin Mini Cooper, which has been upgraded to Cooper S specification.
• Power comes from a rebuilt 1,275cc Cooper S engine and a four-speed manual transmission.
• Purchased as a partly disassembled project six years ago, without a registration number or V5C document; a previous owner was able to confirm that the car left the factory as a genuine right-hand drive Austin Mini Cooper, and was originally based in London.
• By liaising with the British Motor Industry Heritage Trust, its subsequent owner was able to ascertain the authenticity of the Mini and procure a heritage certificate confirming this.
• The certificate shows that the vehicle was completed on 10 September 1963 before being dispatched to Car Mart Ltd in London. Unable to have the DVLA re-register the car on its original plate, the owner nonetheless secured the correct 1963-style registration of ‘ATL 494A’. The car is therefore recorded as being first registered in the UK in 2018, despite the fact that the heritage certificate confirms otherwise.
• The DVLA record also suggests it may have spent time overseas at some point, though if correct this may have been to the likes of Ireland or the Channel Islands.
• After purchasing the vehicle as a project, its previous owner committed to a full nut-and-bolt restoration.
• The majority of the restoration work was completed by Mr Clinton Poley, who reportedly has 40 years of experience rebuilding Minis.
• The restoration and upgrade to Cooper S specification took a total of nine months and cost some £45,000, with all receipts and restoration images accompanying the car.
• The odometer shows 339 miles, which is understood to be the distance covered since the restoration.