Registration No: OBX 623R
Chassis No: XC2S2-425816A
MOT: Exempt

• Just 30,400 miles from new
• In single lady ownership from 1977 until 1998
• Current (late) ownership since 2008 and just three owners from new
• Highly original and unrestored condition

Introduced in October 1969, the Mini Clubman was penned by ex-Ford product planner and stylist Roy Haynes. Intended as a replacement for the Mini-derived Wolseley Hornet and Riley Elf, while the related Estate car was intended to succeed the established Countryman and Traveller. However, a change of plan saw both round and square nosed Minis produced concurrently, until the Clubman range gave way to the Metro in 1980. The newcomer boasted better frontal crash protection and improved under-bonnet access and was powered by a 998cc or 1098cc four-cylinder A-series engine. Its suspension system, a fusion of independent front and interconnected hydrolastic rear setups, achieved a balance between comfort and handling, emblematic of the industry's drive for enhanced driving dynamics.

The Clubman 1100 offered, ‘OBX 623R’, was manufactured in 1977 and first registered on 1st March that year. Finished in the delightful period combination of Antique Gold with Brown cloth upholstery, the interior is pleasingly believed to be mostly original. Retained by the first lady owner until 1998 when she sold it having covered just c.18,500 miles from new, the Mini spent much of the next decade as a showroom exhibit adding a mere 100 or so miles to its odometer. Entering the late vendor’s (third) ownership during 2008, the Clubman was joined a year later by a similarly hued Allegro. Subsequently displayed as a pair at numerous shows and events, the accumulated several awards with the Mini accumulating an additional 12,000 or so miles in the process. A mechanic by trade, the late seller maintained the Mini very well during his custodianship. Offered with a history file that includes a collection of MOT certificates dating back to the mid-1990s, numerous tax discs from 1980 onwards, copies of previous logbooks, and a current V5C document. A highly original, unrestored, and pleasingly unmodified example, with low mileage and ownership, this Clubman has much to recommend it.

For more information, please contact:
Paul Cheetham
paul.cheetham@handh.co.uk
07538 667452