Having had just 3 owners since first registered in August 1982 this Mini 1000 has covered just over 12,000 miles in 40 years. Supplied new by Everleighs Garage Ltd in Exeter it returned to Everleighs in December 1982 for is first service at 1,183 miles which included an oil changes for £6.67 which included 60p VAT! (invoice on file). Although it has had some replacement parts it still carries its original Nautilus Blue paint and is in excellent condition throughout. According to paperwork in the history folder shortly after purchase by its last owner in August 2019 it was the subject of a light restoration in 2019-20. The odometer currently reads just 4066, but is thought to have had a replacement speedometer at approximately 9,000 miles. Originally registered ADV 232Y, it was given the private number plate OIL848 August 2019. This is a nice plate which is quite valuable and will be included with the sale of the car. There is a fair amount of paperwork with the car including old MoTs and various receipts, some of which are from 2019-20 that show which parts were replaced. Looking at the MoT history online we can see back to 2006 when it had just 1,490 miles on its replacement speedo. Jump forward to 2011 it had covered a further 26 miles. Then it appears to have been stored (or in a museum?) until an MoT in 2018 at 1,519 miles, so just 3 miles in 7 years. There may be further clues in the history file as to where it had been, but it was dry and obviously well cared for.
There is some period literature with the Mini, including a brochure for the City E and its more upmarket sibling the HL E.
