Willy. My old mini was reg DHO 480S! seems they prolly came from the same place??
i had 2, a '79 1000, plain as the day it rolled out, and a '77 1000, with an 1100 lump in which i put a stg3 head on, David vizard carb, lcb and single box Rc40 exhaust, was silly low but mainly due to having knackered suspension! 5×10 chrome alloys, stripped out and a pair of bucket seats!
they were a Lot of fun, no doubting but! as soon as i got a 'decent' car it quickly became apparant in just How many short comings it had!!!!
Great car to learn to drive in mind, everything had to be done on timing! no chance of bnooting it and going past loL!
would i have one now, Erm, No! good fun when younger, but since i think i single handedly funded Isopon through buying uncoupious amounts of isopon P38 easy sand i have no desire to spend Hours grinding, filling, sanding, priming etc. or hunched over trying to fix something in the engine bay lol!
that and i personally dont see that they are worth half the value most seem up for!!!