LOT 132

1974 Innocenti Mini Cooper 1300 Sports Saloon Chassis no. B397548562

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Lot 132

1974 Innocenti Mini Cooper 1300 Sports Saloon

The Bonmont Sale|29 June 2025, 14:00 CEST|Chéserex, Switzerland

1974 Innocenti Mini Cooper 1300 Sports Saloon
Chassis no. B397548562

• Collectible Italian-built Mini Cooper
• Delivered new in Switzerland
• Unrestored
• Swiss 'veteran' status

Best known for its Lambretta scooter, Innocenti began licensed production of the Mini - known in Italy as the Innocenti Mini-Minor 850 - in 1965 and the following year offered its own version of the sporting Mini Cooper. For the most part the Italian-built Minis kept in step with developments of the UK product, although Innocenti's Mk III Mini Cooper enjoyed the advantage of a full-width fascia incorporating a plethora of instruments and gauges quite unlike anything seen in a British Mini. Innocenti continued to manufacture its Cooper 1275 S equivalent - the Mini Cooper 1300 - until 1973, two years after the end of UK production, and the model's final incarnation - the Mini Cooper 1300 Export - until late 1975.

Described by the vendor as in generally good condition, this Italian-built Mini Cooper was delivered new in Switzerland and now enjoys 'veteran' status in that country. Finished in green with black vinyl interior, the car is unrestored and currently displays a total of 67,860 kilometres on the odometer. Offered with a Swiss Carte Grise.

Footnotes

1974 Innocenti Mini Cooper 1300 Sports Saloon
Châssis n° B39 754 856 2
• Mini Cooper recherchée, fabriquée en Italie
• Livrée neuve en Suisse
• Immatriculée en Suisse comme véhicule 'Vétéran'

Surtout connu pour ses scooters Lambretta, Innocenti entama en 1965 la production sous licence de la Mini, vendue en Italie sous le nom d'Innocenti Mini-Minor 850. L'année suivante, Innocenti proposa sa propre version de la plus sportive Mini Cooper. Pour l'essentiel, les Mini italiennes suivaient les évolutions de la Mini britannique, mais la Mini Cooper Mk III d'Innocenti eut droit à un tableau de bord occupant toute la largeur de l'habitacle et comportant de nombreux instruments et cadrans, et ainsi completement different de la planche de bord plus spartiate de sa grande sœur britannique. Innocenti continua à produire sa version de la Cooper 1275 S, la Mini Cooper 1300, jusqu'en 1973 - soit deux ans après sa fin de série au Royaume-Uni - et sa Mini Cooper 1300 Export qui fut produite jusqu'à fin 1975.

Décrite par son vendeur comme en bon état général, cette Mini Cooper construite en Italie fut livrée neuve en Suisse, où elle bénéficie maintenant du statut de 'Vétéran'. De couleur verte avec un intérieur en vinyle noir, elle n'a pas été restaurée mais se présente en bel était et son compteur affiche 67 860 km. Elle dispose de sa carte grise suisse.

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