Charterhouse Auctioneers & Valuers
Lot 151
EXTRA LOT: A 1988 Austin Mini Cooper 1275 Evocation, registration number E145 BDV, Tweed grey with Old English white roof. The vendor advises us that this Mini Cooper Evocation was sympathetically rebuilt from a 1988 Austin Mini City which has previously covered about 58,000 miles from new and has now covered just over 5,000 miles since the rebuild (new speedometer). Painted in classic Tweed grey with a contrasting Old English white roof, chrome bullet door mirrors, hubs, locking fuel cap, rood aerial, front and rear bumpers, and stainless steel wiper arms/blades. Prior to painting the bodyshell new inner and outer sills, door steps, rear subframe mounting points, boot floor panels, door skins and wheel arch extensions were fitted. A new windscreen, opening rear quarter lights, new body seals to all glass and door and boot seals were also fitted. The Mini has had a new rear subframe, adjustable front and rear suspension units, adjustable Pro Tech shock absorbers all round, knuckle joints, rubber bushes and steering ball joints. The Mini sits on reverse Cooper ten inch rims with Falken tyres. Braking is taken care of with Cooper front disc brakes with Minifin rear drums and new pads and shoes were fitted at the rebuild. The interior is trimmed with a late Cooper black leather interior with red piping, red carpets and overmats, alloy internal door furniture, the driver's seat runners have extensions, and a tilt adjustable steering column with sports steering wheel are fitted. The dashboard is an oval centre type, housing Cooper 130 mph speedometer and oil and temperature gauges. The engine is a highly tuned 1340cc A+ example, with Oselli big valve eleven stud Cooper S cylinder head (ported and balanced chambers), Kent fast road scatter camshaft, lightened and balanced flywheel, new Lucas electronic distributor and Lucas sport ignition coil and alloy rocker cover. The gearbox is a four speed with rod change, central oil pipe, new uprated clutch assembly, rebuilt twin SU HIF38 carburetors with KN air filters, Maniflow LCB exhaust manifold with RC40 single silencer exhaust, heavy duty battery, uprated alternator and aluminium sump guard. The vendor further advises us that the car has recently been serviced, including replacing all oils and filters, new drive shaft inner and outer gaiters, steering rack gaiters, and fuel lift pump. V5C, MOT to November 2017 See illustrations
