Vehicle Description
1972 Mini Innocenti This little Coupe is Hot! Red and dressed to
play! We have the original wheels and additional 2nd Carburetor as
these Innocentis were performance driven with dual carbs when built
originally. We also have the original set of wheels that will also
be included with the sale. This is a great running little car that
gets thumbs way up anywhere it goes. Love the historical side of
the Innocenti line up as well as the association with one of car
idols; Alejandro de Tomaso that we credit for the world known
Pantera.Innocenti was an Italian machinery works originally
established by Ferdinando Innocenti in 1920. Over the years they
produced Lambretta scooters and, most notably, Mini's from 1965
until 1975 under license from British Leyland. Although the sales
of Innocenti's second only behind Fiat in the early 1970's a new
manager was put in charge and at the end of his three year tenure
in 1975 the company was purchased out of near bankruptcy in
February 1976, by Alejandro de Tomaso and was reorganized by the De
Tomaso Group under the name Nuova Innocenti. The Innocenti 1300
Export models are rare and this example was produced in the last
month of production (January, 1975) before the Innocenti plant was
closed. Prior to developing the Mini 90 / 120 hatchback variants of
the Mini, Innocenti undertook assembly of the original Mini design
using CKD kits.[1] Introduced in November 1965 as the Innocenti
Mini 850, later versions included the 1001, the Cooper, the Cooper
1300 and the Mini T, the latter being an estate car and the only
non-saloon variant produced.[1] Assembly ceased in early 1975.[1]
Only the very earliest Minis were built using CKD kits. Most of the
production was built using shells and components that were locally
sourced. The Innocenti Mini shells differ in many ways from
contemporary English built ones. Available now at Great Lakes
Classic Cars 6 Upton Street Hilton, N.Y. 14468 (800)510-3797 We
sell and ship worldwide. Tinted Glass, Sports Package, Alloy
Wheels, Full-Size Spare Tire, Spare Tire, Bucket Seats