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Classic
Mini Specialists located in the East Midlands
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Our
Featured Car - 1960 Mini £7995
This very early Mini is now coming
to the end of its restoration process, the V5 shows it as a
one owner car. Very original and exceedingly collectable. Click
here to see more images
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We are currently
seeking to buy any Classic Mini especially cars that are over
25 years of age for an existing client based in the USA. We
are also seeking 1000cc cars with manual transmission from
1987.We will collect from anywhere in the UK, either call
us on 07533 488682 or complete this form.
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What
we offer for
the Classic Mini owner
Our workshop can undertake dent removal through to major restoration
projects , we can even convert your automatic mini to a manual mini!
At Rutland Minis we cover all aspects of mechanical and bodywork
issues including servicing, MOT preparation, resprays, panel replacement,
injection diagnostics, gearbox rebuilding and welding just as long
as your car is a Classic Mini!
A
brief Classic Mini overview
Produced from 1959 to 2000 over 5,000,000
minis were manufactured, today we wonder how many are left? Rutland
Minis are proud to source and often restore quality minis. We are
continually looking to buy cars, clubmans, vans, pick ups, coopers
and estate variants. We currently have numerous clients looking for
hopefully what you want to sell!
The classic Mini in the main is a fair weather car, many people
only take their Minis out during the summer months for organised
rallies and shows. During the summer values appear to increase,
well the asking prices certainly do! During autumn and winter values
seem to ease slightly, so this is an ideal time to start looking
for your new classic mini. We must add the desirable Limited Edition
Minis are still very popular, especially the 30, British Open Classic
with its full length electric sunroof. The market for vans, pick
ups and mokes has increased dramatically over recent years, probably
due to their rarity. Automatic minis continue to be worth considerably
less than there manual counterparts. The last of the classic minis
were the cars fitted with the Multi Point Injected engines (1997
- 2000), these cars are sought after, especially models that are
the Sportspack variants with the 13" wheels and larger wheel
arches. Unfortunately these cars do suffer heavily with corrosion
and thus values on these will range dramatically.
Classic
Mini Sales
In our For
Sale section you will see the few cars we have on offer,
we drive all our minis for at least 200 miles and we describe the
car to the last detail. Many cars we sell are sold purely on the pictures
and our written description and so we do tend to over describe!
We try and cater for all requirements
and budgets, we continually source cars that will make excellent project
cars, these are cars that may need work to make perfect but way to
good to consider breaking for parts. Every vehicle we buy in is thoroughly
checked to ensure its a viable restoration project. Many of these
cars we restore ourselves, so a bargain can be had if you are a capable
mechanic / bodywork technician. Other cars are solid minis that whilst
not concourse condition are a brilliant daily drive. Then finally
we always have two or three cars that have been fully restored that
are ready to be loved and cherished by their new owners.
Whatever old style Mini you are looking
for, we are confident we can find one for you. As a company we prefer
original cars, we are not keen buyers of cars that have been subject
to engine and body modifications.
We try and keep a few standard 998 classic
minis in stock, these are an ideal choice as a first car, low insurance,
economical and do not suffer from horrendous depreciation as do most
modern cars. If a classic Mini is looked after it will be an appreciating
asset. So it is important to Love your Mini!
© 2012 Rutland
Minis
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