1959 Morris Mini Minor DeLuxe - Built Pre-Launch
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Very early DeLuxe with unique 1959 production features and celebrity provenance.
ESTIMATE: £13,000 - £16,000
- #485 built of the Morris model of the Mini Minor. Pre-Mini launch date - built between 9-17/07/1959, the Mini was launched on 26/07/1959
- It's a home-market DeLuxe finished in Clipper Blue with Grey Fleck trim
- TDL334 was the first Mini to arrive on the Isle of Wight, bought by Mrs Margaret Flux who was 55 years old and couldn’t drive at the time. After many lessons she passed her driving test and was able to enjoy the Mini at last
- She was the grandmother of the 1980s band Level 42’s lead singer and slap bass player, Mark King. She gave him the car and he also learned to drive in it
- Running in the Family was a 1987 hit for Level 42 who start their '40th' Anniversary Tour this year
- Correct parts unique to the 1959 cars include; glass washer bottle (very rare), correct spark plug caps, rubber boot liner, correct hexagonal headed master cylinders, brass top carb, straight gear stick etc.
- Original engine, Gold Seal gearbox in the late 1970s. Carpets been replaced but the original seat upholstery remains
- It has benefited from a recent front brake overall, new shoes, wheel cylinders and rubber hoses
- Magazine featured by Mini World
- Very sensibly guided considering it's rarity and celebrity provenance
