I got this little car about a month ago now. It needed an engine. I picked up the car on a Friday evening and had a replacement engine gathered up the following day. I had some other projects to do first but finally got stuck into changing the engine over the weekend. It was a big job - took me from about 10am until at least 7pm and even then I still had the front bumper and suspension to put back together on Sunday.
I think the British Racing Green paint with the white roof and mirrors are such a classic colour scheme for a Mini. This one is just a bog standard Cooper model but it has been pretty well looked after - it was still running its original clutch after 113k miles. Nothing seems to have been off the car before - everything in the engine bay was still sitting where it was supposed to be.
I was worried that the gearbox would have been knackered too but it drives very smooth with no noises or signs of wear. I replaced all fluids including the gearbox oil when I changed the engine just to be sure.
I'm hoping to keep it as a weekend fun car and I've been quoted £50 to add it to my insurance policy for a whole year so it is very tempting. It does need an exhaust though so I'd be interested in a standard stainless system for it if anyone has one spare.