Estimated Price: £30,000 - £35,000
- Built from the ground up to authentic period Downton specification, inspired by Daniel Richmond’s legendary Downton Engineering Works, long regarded as the ultimate authority on A-Series performance tuning
- Expert-led restoration, with guidance from modern Mini tuning maestro Nick Swift, ensuring technical integrity and period accuracy throughout the build
- Full Downton engine conversion, dyno-tested at an impressive 72bhp, delivering performance comparable to a standard 1,275cc Cooper S
- Competition-focused drivetrain, incorporating a competition gearbox, all-new transmission components and uprated brakes for serious historic rally use
- Authentic competition interior, featuring a period-correct dashboard, rally instrumentation and triple spotlights, complemented by period-style heated green leather seats
- Prepared for historic rallying, equipped with FIA full roll cage, FIA cut-off switches, fire extinguisher, period footrest and rally-spec boot pan for mandated equipment
- Proven in competition, with shakedown at the notoriously demanding Winter RAID St Moritz, where the all-female crew secured the Ladies’ Prize on snow and ice
- Offered from museum display, some recommissioning will be required prior to active use - complete with photographic restoration history, FIVA passport and expired FIA HTP papers (Period E)
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