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.