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1963 Morris Mini Cooper S Mk 1 1275 - Swiftune Madgewick

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1963 Morris Mini Cooper S Mk 1 1275 - Swiftune Madgewick

1963 Morris Mini Cooper MK1 S 1275 - Swiftune Madgewick-For Sale

Lot Number: 647

1963 Morris Mini Cooper S Mk 1 1275 - Swiftune Madgewick

An original Cooper S, this Swiftune Madgwick is number four of the ten built, the sole original S reborn and remains in excellent condition - the ultimate Mk 1 Mini?

GUIDE PRICE: £50,000 - £60,000

+ buyer's premium of 12.5% plus VAT (15% incl VAT)

You can choose to bid in the room, by phone, online or via commission.

LIVE AUCTION: This lot will be auctioned on Saturday 22nd February, 2025 at 2.00pm GMT at Stoneleigh Park, Stoneleigh Rd, Coventry, CV8 2LG

BODY COLOUR
Old English White/ Black
DRIVE
RHD
REG NUMBER
DGW 397B
ODOMETER READING
38423 Miles

SUMMARY

An original Cooper S, this Swiftune Madgwick is number four of the ten built, the sole original S reborn and remains in excellent condition - the ultimate Mk 1 Mini?

DESCRIPTION

Whilst any Mk 1 Mini Cooper S 1275 is a special thing, when you add the words ‘Nick Swift’ and ‘Swiftune’ to a car’s history, it becomes extra special. Our vendor had been keen to add a good S 1275 to his extensive Collection for some years and having seen the exploits of Nick at Goodwood, knew Swiftune was the company to prepare one for him. They have been building, racing and winning with Minis since Glyn Swift set up shop in 1965. Still run by his family, Swiftune engines have powered just about every winning Mini at Goodwood, including the legendary all-Mini races in 2009 and again in 2019.

Coincidentally, they had just launched their Mini Madgwick concept, where they take original standard Mk 1 Minis and create what are effectively S 1275 cars to an enhanced ‘period Cooper’ specification. There is always a question mark around modifying a valuable, period correct, original S 1275, so Swiftune base the Mini Madgwick around standard 850 Mk 1 Minis which are provided by the customer so any earlier modifications are irrelevant. Our vendor's car, DGW, is consequently unique in that it is the only Madgwick car (to date) which started as an original S 1275.

Because it was an original car, the decision was taken to retain the matching-numbers engine at 1,275cc as opposed to the 1,330cc normally fitted, however with Swiftune’s many years of experience developing these engines, they managed to extract a reliable 110bhp, a substantial increase over the standard car. Anyone who has watched Nick Swift around Goodwood can confirm that his car’s handling is simply spectacular and this set-up knowledge is evident in the Madgwick where changes to ride height, caster and camber transform what was already a decent handling car. These improvements were demonstrated to our vendor by Nick around the Kent country lanes and apparently it was 'something I will never forget'. We can imagine!

DGW had been changed to Almond Green with a white roof at some point in its life, however, the decision was taken to return the car to its original Old English White with a black roof over a beautifully retrimmed Tartan Red/Gold Brocade interior as detailed in the accompanying Heritage Certificate. The little car’s appearance is enhanced by 10" 'Rose Petal' wheels, racing mirrors on bespoke brackets and leather bonnet straps.

The odometer indicates a little over 38,000 miles but very few of these have been since the restoration and the car remains in beautiful condition throughout. We understand that DGW has been enjoyed by five former keepers, obviously diligent by the amount of early paperwork, invoices, MOTs etc. in the car’s impressive history file.

We invite and encourage your inspection of this rather special Mini Madgwick at our Race Retro Sale and leave the last words to our discerning vendor 'Different cars in my Collection have different purposes. For certain things I take the Gullwing, for others the 1973 RS, but if I want to put a smile on my face, I take the Swiftune Cooper'.

SPECIFICATION

Lot Number: 647
Make: MORRIS
Model: MINI COOPER
Variant: MK1 S 1275
Registration Number: DGW 397B
MOT Expiry: Exempt
Chassis Number: KA2S4/552892
Engine Number: 9F-SA-Y/32021
Transmission: Manual
Body Colour: Old English White/ Black

GALLERY

CONSIGNOR

Rob Hubbard
Managing Director & Principal Auctioneer
07775 511825
rob@iconicauctioneers.com

For further information regarding this lot please contact Rob.

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Please note all lots must be removed from the venue no later than 2pm on Monday 24th February. Collections will be from 9am - 2pm. If you cannot collect yourself, please do get in touch with our transport partner, EM Rogers, who will be happy to help you.

Uplift by EM Rogers back to their storage facility in Northampton is £175 plus VAT. Storage is £10 plus VAT per day for the first seven days and £40 plus VAT per week thereafter.

For larger vehicles such as vans, transporters etc. please contact EM Rogers on +44 (0)1604 755511 for a quote.

If you cannot collect, or do not let us know transport arrangements before noon on 24th February, we will send the car to EM Rogers on your behalf.

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1963 Morris Mini Cooper S Mk 1 1275 - Swiftune Madgewick

1963 Morris Mini Cooper S Mk 1 1275 - Swiftune Madgewick