1964 Austin Mini Cooper Downton

Lot Number: 507

1964 Austin Mini Cooper Downton

The 'SA-30 Collection' - 30 exceptional vehicles chosen to celebrate 30 years of the Silverstone Classic and all excitingly offered at No Reserve

  • Sold for: £34,875

LIVE AUCTION: This lot was auctioned on Saturday 1st August, 2020 at 11.00am BST at Stoneleigh Park, Stoneleigh Rd, Coventry, CV8 2LG

  • Body Colour

    BODY COLOUR
    white green

  • Drive

    DRIVE
    RHD

  • Registration Number

    REG NUMBER
    CBU 569B

SUMMARY

The 'SA-30 Collection' - 30 exceptional vehicles chosen to celebrate 30 years of the Silverstone Classic and all excitingly offered at No Reserve

DESCRIPTION

  • A superb 1964 Mk1 998 Cooper fitted in-period with tuning parts from Downton Engineering
  • Polished and gas-flowed head with larger valves, a Downton manifold, twin SU H.4 carbs
  • Superbly restored by Ant Anstead and Mini expert Keith Calver with the emphasis on maintaining originality
  • Engine and running gear rebuilt by Keith Calver, AVO shock absorbers, SuperPro bushes
  • The car featured on the For the Love of Cars restoration show. Lots of early history
  • Correctly presented in its original Almond Green and Old English White with Dunlop D1 alloys
  • Rebuilt 'Knighton' seats retaining their original covers. Les Leston wood rim wheel
  • Simply delightful, sympathetically restored and exactly as you would hope to find a 1964 Cooper

It was in December 1961 that Autocar magazine published an article entitled

SPECIFICATION

Lot Number
507
Make
AUSTIN
Model
MINI
Registration Number
CBU 569B
Chassis Number
CA257521230
Engine Number
1202
Body Colour
white green

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CONSIGNOR

Consignor

For further information regarding this lot please contact Harry.

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Motor vehicles

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Warwickshire or shipped to you at your expense.

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