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Barons Auctioneers

Unit 6 Harbour Close, Cracknore Industrial Park, Marchwood, Southampton.

SO40 4AF

1961 Seven Mini - Tuesday 10th December 2019 For Sale by Auction

Offered for sale at auction at Sandown Park Racecourse on Tuesday 10th December. For more details and photos, please see the listing on the Barons website.

Designed as project ADO15 (Austin Drawing Office 15), the first models were marketed with the names Austin Seven and Morris Mini-Minor in England. Until 1962, they appeared as the Austin 850 and Morris 850 in some export markets. The production model differed from the original prototype (affectionately named "The Orange Box" because of its colour) due to the addition of a modified front subframe, on which the engine was mounted, and by the engine being mounted with the carburettor at the back, rather than at the front, as in the prototype, to reduce wear on the gearbox.

The proposed engine size was originally 948 cc as used in the Morris Minor and Austin A35. However, Leonard Lord, chairman of BMC thought that the 90 mph (140 km/ h) top speed was excessive and thus reduced the engine size to 848 cc to gain a more manageable speed (for the time) of 72 mph (116 km/ h). Issigonis' suspension featured the use of rubber cones as springs: the spring rate of rubber changes with compression, allowing the suspension to adapt to passenger load variations (a full passenger load could actually double the tiny vehicle's gross weight). A conventional suspension would have required an increase in height to the design. This unique design was adapted from Issigonis's home-built racer and built for the Mini by Alex Moulton.

984 UPL was supplied by The Reigate garage LTD on 05/ 07/ 1961 to Mrs Newman, who owned the car for 35 years. Her son inherited the car in 1996, and it has barely had any use, only covering 150 miles in 15 years. It is finished in Farina grey with contrasting red vinyl and grey upholstery with red carpets. Being an early car it has the floor button start and sliding windows. The vendor states that the car drives superbly, with smooth gear changes, a lovely rasp from the exhaust, and the handling is spot on as you would expect from a Mini.

This Austin is in remarkable condition for a vehicle of 58 years old, the underneath is solid and the chrome is in very good order. The car comes with the original service book and owner's manual, as well as a Heritage certificate from the British Motor Museum confirming matching numbers.

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