Mother looked at a mini like that, it was (like the Maxi may well be as they were popular hire cars in the CI) an earlier car, 1974 ex-hire from Jersey which meant that it hadn't seen any long runs so was smokey at a mere 2,000 miles as the poor thing probably had bores you could have bobsleighed on and the boot was full of sand. It was on a then new, 1979 V plate but obviously cheaper than the new one she eventually bought. Rust free though, since they tend not to drive into the sea as often as people do around here.
Thank Goodness for the introduction of age-related plates, which makes it harder to hide the true age of a car at fust glance.
What happened there? "Theguv" posted and then the post was gone. 
...I just recently purchased this same vehicle which was bought not long ago by a friend of mine from the first owner. It's a survivor car and all original (except the tires.!) In the logbook the car is described as having the color ' Gold ' ; and as described by my previous owner friend, it's a unique color to this model being Harvest Gold built by the Car Assembly Malta division. It's interior is black ... it needs a new Servo and would appreciate any advice/ links on the best option for a replacement unit. Kindly also inform me of what other model shares the same spares (i.e.: Dolomite ?) Let's keep these cars on the road and appreciate them as they were meant to be ! Have always admired the looks of the 1300 and there is something charming about owning this model. Thanking you in advance for your help/ comments/ suggestions. One final question the meaning of Any CKD ? Take care everyone.
