5th Sep, 2025 10:00

September Classic Vehicles & Memorabilia Auction

Lot 754

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1979 AUSTIN MORRIS MINI 1000 AUTO

Not sold
Estimated at £15,000 - £16,000

Lot details

Make: AUSTIN MORRIS
Model: MINI 1000 AUTO
Registration: NSG 961T
Year of Manufacture: 1979
Date First Registered: 26/06/1979
Current V5: YES
Location: PICKERING
You can view from: Wednesday 27 August 2025 - Tuesday 2 September 2025

Current V5 present. Paperwork includes a User Manual for Terratrip Geotrip, some printed information about the vehicle, a Dynamometer Test Report, a V11 tax reminder, an MOT certificate, a Declaration of Exemption from MOT, and a quick start guide.

The vendor has provided the following:

Austin Mini - Rally Cooper S Replica
Bodyshell:
Lightened, gusseted and fully seam welded. Boxed bulkhead for carb/airfilter.
Full FIA spec six point Safety Devices roll cage including door bars.
Headlining retained, competition safety glass film to side and rear windows, laminated front windscreen.
Dashboard - works rally type for driver and co-driver.
Sumpguard - Monte Carlo / Scottish Rally type.
Steering: Manual, quick rack 2.2 turns lock to lock.
Suspension: Front: - Competition rubber donuts with height adjustable hi-lo cones.
Competition 2 degree negative camber lower arms with adjustable tie rods.
Rear: - Competition rubber donuts with standard cones.
Spax adjustable shock absorbers all round.
Brakes: Front:- 7.5" diameter discs and calipers with competition brake pads.
Rear:- Cooper S steel drums with standard brake shoes.
Competition in-car adjustable front/rear bias valve.
Fly-off handbrake. Remote brake servo mounted in back seat location. All brake lines run inside car.
Engine:
1275 A-series, fitted with A-plus crankshaft and con rods. Ultralight flywheel 3.8kg and clutch pressure plate, all balanced to 8000rpm.
Camshaft - Megadyne 276 with duplex chain and Rota steel vernier gear set. High pressure oil pump.
Big valve cylinder head ported, polished and skimmed. 11.5 : 1 compression ratio.
Alloy roller rocker assembly 1.5 : 1 ratio.
Clutch plate and diaphragm - AP Racing road/rally plate, orange heavy duty diaphragm.
High torque performance inertia starter motor.
Gearbox: Straight cut transfer gear set.
Clubman straight cut gear set evolution A-plus type 4speed.
Limited slip differential Evolution 45/45 rally. Crown wheel and pinion 3.75 straight cut for LSD.
Classic remote type gear change. Competition drive shafts (Tarmac) with Hardy Spicer driveshaft couplings.
Carburettor: Single Weber 45 DCOE with long ram pipes and K&N air filter with Derrington long branch inlet manifold.
Exhaust: Maniflow stage 2 LCB manifold (3/2/1) 2" diameter. RC40 stainless steel exhaust and skidded silencer, centre exit.
Test: Rolling road Dyno tested on 7/11/2024
120bhp at front wheels at 6500rpm 3rd gear. Dyno test sheet available.
Seats: Cobra Monaco Pro steel frame, FIA approved 8855-1999 expiry date 31/12/2027
Seat belts: OMP full harness 4 point mounting FIA 8853-98 expiry date driver 31/12/2025 co-driver 31/12/2027
Fire extinguishers: Lifeline Fire Marshall manual operated plumbed in system , 8 outlets (4 engine bay, 4 front footwells).4 litre tank, next sevice due September 2025.
Hand held Lifeline Fire Marshall 2.4 litre, service due September 2025
Co-driver equipment: Smiths classic analogue clock, Terra GEO trip Rally trip/distance/speed GPS recorder, Flexilight red and white light, Map/document pocket, Alloy footrest.
Wheels/tyres: JBW alloy wheels 5.0x10 with Falken tyres 165/70 x 10 Road tyres 4 no.
JBW alloy wheels 5.0x10 with Yokohama A032R tyres 165/70 x 10 Road/Race tyres 5no.
Mini steel wheels 4.0x10 with Kingpin M&S tyres 145/80 x 10 forest tyres 5 no.

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The vendor has provided the following:

Austin Mini - Rally Cooper S Replica
Bodyshell:
Lightened, gusseted and fully seam welded. Boxed bulkhead for carb/airfilter.
Full FIA spec six point Safety Devices roll cage including door bars.
Headlining retained, competition safety glass film to side and rear windows, laminated front windscreen.
Dashboard - works rally type for driver and co-driver.
Sumpguard - Monte Carlo / Scottish Rally type.
Steering: Manual, quick rack 2.2 turns lock to lock.
Suspension: Front: - Competition rubber donuts with height adjustable hi-lo cones.
Competition 2 degree negative camber lower arms with adjustable tie rods.
Rear: - Competition rubber donuts with standard cones.
Spax adjustable shock absorbers all round.
Brakes: Front:- 7.5" diameter discs and calipers with competition brake pads.
Rear:- Cooper S steel drums with standard brake shoes.
Competition in-car adjustable front/rear bias valve.
Fly-off handbrake. Remote brake servo mounted in back seat location. All brake lines run inside car.
Engine:
1275 A-series, fitted with A-plus crankshaft and con rods. Ultralight flywheel 3.8kg and clutch pressure plate, all balanced to 8000rpm.
Camshaft - Megadyne 276 with duplex chain and Rota steel vernier gear set. High pressure oil pump.
Big valve cylinder head ported, polished and skimmed. 11.5 : 1 compression ratio.
Alloy roller rocker assembly 1.5 : 1 ratio.
Clutch plate and diaphragm - AP Racing road/rally plate, orange heavy duty diaphragm.
High torque performance inertia starter motor.
Gearbox: Straight cut transfer gear set.
Clubman straight cut gear set evolution A-plus type 4speed.
Limited slip differential Evolution 45/45 rally. Crown wheel and pinion 3.75 straight cut for LSD.
Classic remote type gear change. Competition drive shafts (Tarmac) with Hardy Spicer driveshaft couplings.
Carburettor: Single Weber 45 DCOE with long ram pipes and K&N air filter with Derrington long branch inlet manifold.
Exhaust: Maniflow stage 2 LCB manifold (3/2/1) 2" diameter. RC40 stainless steel exhaust and skidded silencer, centre exit.
Test: Rolling road Dyno tested on 7/11/2024
120bhp at front wheels at 6500rpm 3rd gear. Dyno test sheet available.
Seats: Cobra Monaco Pro steel frame, FIA approved 8855-1999 expiry date 31/12/2027
Seat belts: OMP full harness 4 point mounting FIA 8853-98 expiry date driver 31/12/2025 co-driver 31/12/2027
Fire extinguishers: Lifeline Fire Marshall manual operated plumbed in system , 8 outlets (4 engine bay, 4 front footwells).4 litre tank, next sevice due September 2025.
Hand held Lifeline Fire Marshall 2.4 litre, service due September 2025
Co-driver equipment: Smiths classic analogue clock, Terra GEO trip Rally trip/distance/speed GPS recorder, Flexilight red and white light, Map/document pocket, Alloy footrest.
Wheels/tyres: JBW alloy wheels 5.0x10 with Falken tyres 165/70 x 10 Road tyres 4 no.
JBW alloy wheels 5.0x10 with Yokohama A032R tyres 165/70 x 10 Road/Race tyres 5no.
Mini steel wheels 4.0x10 with Kingpin M&S tyres 145/80 x 10 forest tyres 5 no.

Auction: September Classic Vehicles & Memorabilia Auction, 5th Sep, 2025

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