1st Aug, 2025 10:00

July/August Classic Vehicles & Memorabilia Auction

 
Lot 670
 

670

1981 AUSTIN MINI METRO L

Sold for £3,800
Estimated at £3,250 - £4,250

Note that some lots may be sold provisionally


Lot details

Make: AUSTIN
Model: MINI METRO L
Registration: SVR 350X
Engine Size (cc): 998
Current Speedometer Reading: 37,880
Year of Manufacture: 1981
Date First Registered: 25/08/1981
Current V5: YES
Location: PICKERING
You can view from: Wednesday 23 July 2025 - Tuesday 29 July 2025

Current V5 present. Paperwork includes an Austin Morris wallet containing Owner's Handbooks, including a service book with 9 stamps, an Austin Rover promotional brochure, tax discs, previous V5s, correspondence from Austin Rover, and invoices.

The vendor has provided the following:

  • The car has been stripped and fully restored, all powder-coated subframes, wheels, etc, back to original
  • The car has covered under 38,000 miles and has a lot of history
  • Also, Noel Edmond’s connection when the owner wrote to him to get the car re-engined in the early 80s under warranty
  • The car isnt 100% perfect, but no expense was spared, using as many original parts to the car as possible, plus all new old stock items fitted
  • A huge amount of history, including a stamped service book, a copy of the original proof of sale
  • A lot of paperwork and letters from Austin Rover, Noel Edmonds’s & his signed autograph
  • The car is MOT and tax exempt and recently exhibited at the NEC

 

Make: AUSTIN
Model: MINI METRO L
Registration: SVR 350X
Engine Size (cc): 998
Current Speedometer Reading: 37,880
Year of Manufacture: 1981
Date First Registered: 25/08/1981
Current V5: YES
Location: PICKERING
You can view from: Wednesday 23 July 2025 - Tuesday 29 July 2025

Current V5 present. Paperwork includes an Austin Morris wallet containing Owner's Handbooks, including a service book with 9 stamps, an Austin Rover promotional brochure, tax discs, previous V5s, correspondence from Austin Rover, and invoices.

The vendor has provided the following:

  • The car has been stripped and fully restored, all powder-coated subframes, wheels, etc, back to original
  • The car has covered under 38,000 miles and has a lot of history
  • Also, Noel Edmond’s connection when the owner wrote to him to get the car re-engined in the early 80s under warranty
  • The car isnt 100% perfect, but no expense was spared, using as many original parts to the car as possible, plus all new old stock items fitted
  • A huge amount of history, including a stamped service book, a copy of the original proof of sale
  • A lot of paperwork and letters from Austin Rover, Noel Edmonds’s & his signed autograph
  • The car is MOT and tax exempt and recently exhibited at the NEC

Auction: July/August Classic Vehicles & Memorabilia Auction, 1st Aug, 2025

Welcome to our July/August Auction!

The viewing period for this auction is Wednesday 23 July 2025 - Tuesday 29 July 2025. 

Prospective buyers are encouraged to view specific lots pre-auction and inspect paperwork if available.

The entrance fee is £5 per person during the viewing periods at our Pickering branch. 
This forms part of our annual fundraising to help local and national charities chosen by us.
 
Each auction throughout the year will witness a collection / donation.
 

 

Viewing

The viewing period for this auction is Wednesday 23 July 2025 - Tuesday 29 July 2025. 

Mon to Fri: 9am – 5pm

Sat: 9am – 12pm

Auction Days are closed.

 

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