1979 Mini 1275 GT

Vehicle details

Date of manufacture
Paint color code
White and Gold
Trim colour and material
Brown cloth
Mileage
154,836
km
Transmission
Manual (floor shift)
Engine Type
4 cylinder
Engine number
Unknown (replaced)
Chassis number/VIN
XE2DR8027107P
other id
Not applicable

A rare New Zealand 1275 GT in white and gold. Not sure whether the seat trim in this example is original. This one was advertised on trademe.co.nz in May 2018 - asking aronud $10K NZD.

Check out all of the 1275 GT Minis on the Mini 1275 GT register.

At the time, the seller noted the following: 

  • New rear shocks and knuckle joints; 
  • new front knuckle joints, rubber cones, top arm axle/bearings, lower arm bushes and tie rod bushes; 
  • new needle and seat to carb; 
  • new bushes (x2) to steering rack; 
  • new bush to selector/gearbox; 
  • Brakes honed (front) and entire system bled; 
  • New clevis pins to clutch system and new inner rubber seal and push rod to slave cylinder, brake/clutch pedal removed and welded with new holes drilled for clevis pins; 
  • new accelerator and choke cables; 
  • Oil and filter change, timing corrected; engine and radiator flushed, heater removed, dismantled and cleaned,new heater adapter to bypass hose, head cleaned and checked. 
  • Tyres have plenty of tread.