This 1973 Mini Innocenti Cooper 1300 was built by Innocenti in Italy from a “complete knock-down” kit supplied by Leyland for local production, and was brought to the US at some point under previous ownership. The car is finished in Antelope Beige, and power is from a 1,275cc inline-four paired with a four-speed manual transmission. Maintenance following the seller’s acquisition from California in 2009 included replacement of the CV joints and rear subframe, overhauls of the brakes and suspension, fluid changes, and other maintenance. This Innocenti is offered with service records, a period parts catalog, and a clean Colorado title in the seller’s name.
The body is finished in Antelope Beige with a black roof, chrome bumpers, plastic fender flares, and Innocenti badging. The seller notes hail damage throughout the body, and states that the left front fender was repaired and repainted after another vehicle backed into it. There is a dent in the roof, cracking paint and corrosion on the left front fender, and rust along both rockers.
Painted 10″ JBW GB wheels are mounted with Falken FK07E tires. A 2010 service at Heritage Garage in Costa Mesa, California included brake caliper rebuilds as well as replacement of the rotors, pads, wheel cylinders, shoe springs, hoses, and fluid. The suspension was overhauled with a replacement rear subframe, trailing arms, and coil springs along with KYB adjustable struts, bump stops, lower support arms, and bushings. Adjustable heavy-duty tie rods were also fitted, and receipts for the work are included in the gallery below.
The interior has been re-trimmed with vinyl and beige cloth seat upholstery, and features a three-spoke steering wheel, hand-crank windows, and black rubber floor mats.
Round Italian instruments are mounted in the center dash and include a km/h speedometer, a tachometer, and gauges for fuel level, oil pressure, coolant temperature, and amperage. The five-digit odometer shows 45k kilometers (~28k miles), 15k of which were added by the seller. Actual mileage is not known.
The 1,275cc inline-four is stamped 12H/719X/15424 and features simplex cam drive gears, twin SU carburetors, and an 11-stud cylinder head. Maintenance since 2012 performed by Sports Car Craftsmen in Arvada, Colorado has included replacement of the battery, fuel pump, distributor cap and spark plug wires, installation of a heater hose, rubber distributor lines and new carburetor gaskets and jets, and oil and filter changes.
Power is sent to the front wheels through a four-speed manual transmission, and new inner CV joints, boots, and front hub seals were installed in 2010. The seller describes underbody corrosion, an additional image of which can be viewed in the gallery.
The car is supplied with a spare wheel mounted beneath the trunk floor and a binder containing a period spare parts catalog.