1971 Austin Mini Cooper S MkIII
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1971 Morris Mini Cooper 1293 S Abingdon Special Tuning. This very original and outstanding MK3 Cooper S, it was rebuilt by the special Tuning department at Abingdon (next to the competition department responsible for the Monte Carlo winning Works cars). Due to the owners close friendship with John Cooper he worked closely with John and the team at Special Tuning to create this fantastic fast road Cooper S. It has the Special Tuning twin carburettors, exhaust manifold and a balanced tuned engine. The car was kept by the same owner for 36 years but at the age of 92 he decided it now needs a new owner. It has covered around 30,000 miles and it runs beautifully. He has always driven it as part of his fleet of 5 minis. It has never been off the road and has been driven at least 10 dry miles every 2 weeks to keep it in perfect running order the body is un-welded and original. The engine offers a car that runs very smoothly and is well behaved in traffic but equally very fast when the road allows. The instant acceleration is addictive and the way the car drives and stops are all credit to the Abingdon Special Tuning team. This is understood to be the last mini to come out of the department before it closed. This is a very special and collectable Cooper S in stunning original condition. It has also been placed on the Ex-Works and Competition Cooper Register which is part of the Mini Cooper Register.
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Aston Workshop is an independent Aston Martin specialist located on Red Row Estate, an idyllic 37 acre venue set in the North East countryside. Red Row is located in County Durham, only 2 miles away from Beamish Museum, one of the North’s major tourist attractions. We offer a wide variety of contemporary Aston Martins for sale in our showroom including special editions, low mileage examples and high-performance models. Typically we have around 80 cars on-site at any given time. Additionally, we have an unrivalled selection of valuable heritage models which are rare and often rebuilt to bespoke specifications with discrete modern enhancements. Typically stocking fully restored examples, older restorations, drivers, 100% electric zero-emission EV conversions and even barn finds, our showroom is an unrivalled experience for the Aston Martin Enthusiast. We also build cars such as our DB4 GT Zagato recreations and our V8 Evolution 6.0.
Our sales showroom is supported by over 40 vastly experienced workshop staff working with a wide range of comprehensive in-house facilities including all aspects of Aston Martin diagnosis, repair, servicing and restoration to concours standards. Each member of our team works hard to ensure that we stay at the forefront of Aston engineering technology, Aston parts supply and full restorations including fixed-price services where applicable.
Our experienced team are also pleased to help and advise if you are a collector or seeking to purchase a car specifically for investment purposes.
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