Current V5 present. Paperwork includes owner’s manuals, a service book containing 2 stamps, a previous V5, MOT certificates, printed photographs of the vehicle, paint touch up pens, and some invoices for parts and work carried out.
The car is a very rare Wood & Pickett Mini Mayfair ‘Berkeley’.
It has a soft-top, bull-bars, walnut dash, Mountney leather steering wheel and Wolfrace alloys to name a few of the conversion parts.
It has only done 29500 miles and has spent most of the last 25 years under cover in storage.
We are told that Steve Burkinshaw, the Mini Cooper Register coachbuilt Mini expert, helped confirm the provenance and rarity as well as confirming that all of my information fits with it being a genuine W&P.
Regarding provenance and the vehicle’s story, we believe that only 3 of these particular Minis were commissioned or still exist. Henlys of Berkeley Square, who owned W&P at the time, commissioned a small number of these vehicles. The service book I have confirms that it was sold by Henlys with the dealers stamp and the original numberplate of C121 BYW was confirmed as a London Reg. Likewise the additions on the vehicle such as the Wolfrace alloys and bull-bars were typical of W&P conversions.
It singles itself out however, as instead of W&P on the detail line around the car, it says “Berkeley”. It also has this on the boot lid. Steve Burkinshaw had only heard of 3 of these mini’s being commissioned so there is a chance for someone to own a particularly rare mini.
The car was previously owned since 1994 and was used until 1997 where it has remained under cover in storage almost entirely. It has not been modified from new and has all original parts.
I decided to recommission this car, carrying out any works required to gain an MOT. I gave the car a full service, replaced the exhaust, fitted new tyres, unseized all of the sticking brake callipers and replaced the brakes and rear wheel cylinders, replaced the front and rear shock absorbers, adjusted the left hand front swivel joint, fitted new radiator and thermostat, flushed out the cooling system. Replaced the fuel pump and petrol tank. Blew out all the fuel lines, fitted new exhaust system. Replaced front drive shaft seals and gearbox selector shaft seal. Replaced 2 rear and 1 front wheel bearings. Replaced fuse box and connectors. Repaired rear fog light.
I tidied the softop and gave it a really good clean
The interior is lovely as can be seen by the photos
It has an original leaded head so would need the fuel additive.
Still to do.
To make the car perfect it would benefit from a respray. There is no welding to do or bad bodywork required.
Its speedo and temperature gauge doesn’t work but it does not have any temperature problems.
I have done all the hard work and it now has a full MOT with no advisories, can be used straight away and paint when you feel like it or leave as original. The choice is yours.
This is probably one of the rarest minis on the planet and with others not so rare fetching £30K plus this is a great opportunity to own something very very special that for sure will increase in value.
I am covering my costs on the purchase and the works I have completed so no offers under the starting price.
Sold from the first bid.
