CLASSICS CHATTER AUCTION UPDATES: 1980 INNOCENTI MINI CE TOMASO - H&H AUCTIONS THE IMPERIAL WAR MUSEUM SALE WEDNESDAY 21st MARCH 2018 Imperial War Museum, Duxford, Oxfordshire CB22 4QR

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H&H AUCTIONS

THE IMPERIAL WAR MUSEUM SALE

WEDNESDAY 21st MARCH 2018

Imperial War Museum, Duxford, Oxfordshire CB22 4QR

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Tuesday 20th March 2018 from 12pm to 6pm

Wednesday 21st March 2018 from 9am

1980 INNOCENTI MINI DE TOMASO

Registration No: MGV 632V

Chassis No:7467774

MOT: August 2018

- Rare high-performance Mini derivative styled by Bertone

- The least expensive way into De Tomaso ownership!

- Extensively restored by its previous keeper and part of a private collection since 2000

`We found it irresistible; an engaging little car with an on-the-road performance as chirpy as its appearance . . . there would surely be a market for it as a cult-car appealing both to chic-about-town Chelsea-ites, and "bring back the Cooper S" enthusiasts' (Motor magazine reviewing the Innocenti Mini de Tomaso)

British Leyland's Italian subsidiary Innocenti unveiled a radically reworked three-door hatchback version of the Mini at the 1974 Turin Salon. Styled by Bertone, the newcomer could be had in 90L (998cc, 43bhp) or 120L (1275cc, 63bhp) guises but was powerless to prevent its British parent company's bankruptcy the following year. Snapped up by automotive entrepreneur Alejandro de Tomaso, Innocenti introduced a high-performance version named after him at the 1976 Turin Salon. Boasting some 71bhp (74bhp from 1978 onwards), four-speed manual transmission and dry rubber cone independent suspension, it handled and went like a Cooper S but looked rather more modern thanks to its moulded plastic bumpers, flared wheel arches, alloy wheels and prominent bonnet scoop.

Finished in Metallic Black with Beige cloth upholstery, this particular left-hand drive example is variously rated by the vendor as `average' (interior trim), `good' (1275cc engine, gearbox, electrical equipment) or `very good' (bodywork, paintwork). Reportedly extensively restored by its previous owner who also entered it for car club sprints, the Innocenti has formed part of a private collection since 2000. Sparingly used over the past eighteen years and showing an unwarranted 91,000km to its odometer, this rare Mini is offered for sale with V5C Registration Document showing two former keepers since its importation during 1991 and MOT certificate valid until August 2018.