Austin Mini Mk1 1293cc Saloon Car Racer

This 1964 Austin Mini was first registered in May 1964 to an Austin employee at Longbridge, who bought it through the works discount scheme in Super De Luxe trim. It later passed to his son, who converted it for Saloon Car racing and fitted an experimental "XSP" A-series engine developed by Daniel Richmond of Downton Engineering. The block is a thin-wall design without tappet chest covers, a forerunner of the later A+ unit.

The car raced until the early 1970s and was then dry stored for more than forty years. The specification is period racing: 648 cam, Weber 45DCOE carburettor, Jack Knight limited-slip gearbox, S discs, Armstrong dampers and Dunlop D1 alloys. The dealer estimates around 110 bhp. It has been recommissioned and serviced, and has a new Maniflow exhaust.

The shell is described as solid, with original floor pans and sills, plus a fibreglass boot lid and front. Inside are period race seats, harnesses with a 1968 invoice and a roll cage. It has had three owners and comes with era invoices, a Heritage certificate and its original trailer with matching invoice. Mileage is not stated.