1972 AUSTIN MINI PICK-UP

998cc. This Teal Blue Austin Mini pick-up received a nut-and-bolt restoration five years ago, and has an advisory-free MoT to 20th July 2026. A photo of the current V5C is present, showing that the car has been with its present owner since 2011. It was first registered on 1st January 1973.

Paperwork includes a receipt for £4000 worth of repairs in 2016, and a print-out from the vendor itemising its restoration in some detail. This describes an extensive process that involved stripping the shell, bracing it to prevent distortion, and renewing the floor, sills and door steps. Other repairs were made to the gearbox tunnel, door frames, wheel arches, door bottoms, inner wings etc. A new front panel was fitted, along with a new bonnet, door skins etc. All the underside, floor and seams were primed in zinc primer, then seam-sealed against water ingress. The underside was sprayed in stone-chip, then the whole shell received the correct factory shade of Teal Blue. The underside and cavities have also been Waxoyled.

The interior received sound proofing to the bulkhead, floors, doors and roof, and a new roof lining was fitted. New carpets were also fitted, along with a new dash, new door panels, and new door and window seals. The heater was reconditioned with a new matrix, and all parts were cleaned and painted.

The rear subframe was replaced; the front subframe was shotblasted. Both were powdercoated. many of the running gear components were renewed, including new CV joints and front hub assemblies with Cooper S disc brakes & calipers, and a Cooper S brake servo. A rebuilt gearbox (3.44 ratio) was installed, and a stainless fuel tank.

The engine was stripped and rebuilt with a re-ground crank and new crank bearing, new piston rings, new duplex timing chain and gears, cam followers etc. The cylinder head was skimmed and converted to unleaded with new valves, guides, seals etc. It was rebuilt with new ancillaries included radiator, water pump etc.

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