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Say hello to Rita.She's a stunning 1980 Austin Morris Mini 1000! A full documented restoration was carried out a few years ago to an extremely high standard. The original shade of white was applied with the addition of black Cooper stripes, signature and 12 inch Ultralite alloys. All the…

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Spec sheet

90mphTop speed
31,074Miles from new

1980Year

51bhpPower

Say hello to Rita.

She's a stunning 1980 Austin Morris Mini 1000! A full documented restoration was carried out a few years ago to an extremely high standard. The original shade of white was applied with the addition of black Cooper stripes, signature and 12 inch Ultralite alloys. All the accessories are original and mint condition. A nice new Cooper grill and bullet mirrors have just been added. Nankang CX-668 matching tyres all round finish the look off perfectly.

The 998cc original engine has just has some tuning work and been setup by Peter Burgess. its now producing 51 bhp, some of the work includes a 998 Mini Cooper reconditioned and worked to stage 2 head, Twin 1 1/4 SU's, LCB manifold paired to a Sportex full exhaust system. A new rad and piping has been done. She's only travelled 31074 miles from new! Comes with a complete MOT and service history. Upgraded Metro turbo caliper's, vented discs, remote servo and MiniFins to the rear take care of all your stopping requirements. G Max shocks, Hi Los and Evolution cones all recently fitted keep you glued to the tarmac. One of the best sounding minis I've heard to date. Also has a KAD quickshifter fitted.

Internally Rita is wonderfully simple and of her time with the nice upgrade of full brown leather seats. Matching door cards and her original black door furniture are all mint condition. Retaining her original deep pile brown carpets. A Bosch rev counter has also been added along with a stunning Mountney black leather steering wheel. Just 3 owners from new and comes with all the original hand books and 2 sets of keys plus a massive file of history.

Rita is utterly charming and even smells original!, looks awesome, goes fantastically and presents like new. A certain summer show winner!

Theres also a £7,000 TAX FREE cash alternative if you don't fancy Rita for some insane reason!

ULEZ exempt.

Opening offer for 24 hours ONLY, this price will NEVER be beaten, so take advantage!

This is a GUARANTEED DRAW Saturday the 22nd November 2025 at 10pm or before on sellout!

Opening offer £7.49. Then sale price £9.99 until 80% sold then regular price £12.49 80-100%

HOW IT WORKS

1 Choose the competition you wish to enter and select the number of tickets you would like.
2 Answer the question and follow the instructions to complete your purchase.
3 That’s it! You’re entered into the draw. Your ticket number(s) will show in "My Entries" & "My Orders" in your account area. 

The draw date for this competition is 22/11/2025 at 10:00pm unless all tickets are sold beforehand, when it can be held earlier. Our draw dates are GUARANTEED, we never extend them.

YOUR ENTRY

This competition has a maximum of 2499 entries.

You must answer the question correctly when you enter for your issued number(s) to be valid in the live draw.

Competition will close and be drawn early if all entries are sold prior to end date.

Once payment is complete your number (s) can be found under ‘Your Account’ area in "My Entries" & "My Orders".
A full list of entries for each competition will appear on our Entry Lists page after the sellout or close of the competition (whichever comes first) and before the Live draw.
By entering online or by free postal entry route you confirm that you have read and agreed to our terms and conditions.
Entry into one of our competitions and successfully answering the qualifying question does not guarantee a prize, only entry into the LIVE draw.

LIVE DRAW

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Tickets will be available until 10.00pm on draw day unless all tickets are sold beforehand, when it can be held earlier.

Results

Recent winners

  1. Dean Andrews

    MEGA LOW ODDS 12,208 mile Cooper S (Frank)

    #965

  2. Neil Skinner

    1.3 MPI Paul Smith (Nelson)

    #29442

  3. Al Ford

    Cooper S JCW 210 (Olive)

    #9840

  4. Guy Murch

    MEGA LOW ODDS! Cooper S JCW GP2 (Sonny)

    #571

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