Britt Ekland's classic Mini auctioned off

Film icon and screen sex kitten, Britt Ekland, has had her former Mini sold off at auction.
 

The actress, who made her name in the '70s from films such as Get Carter (alongside Italian Job favourite, Michael Caine above), and James Bond's Man With The Golden Gun, was married to Pink Panther's Inspector Clouseau - Peter Sellers - who famously commissioned a wicker-laden Radford Mini for Ms Ekland.

Unfortunately the original wicker-Mini was stolen, stripped and crushed, but the love affair with Minis was not over and in 1991 Ms Ekland bought herself a new mainstream Mini Cooper.

Originally sold from H.L. Austin & Sons Ltd in SW18 the car still has the original V5 and Service record book with her name and address; Billing Street, Chelsea where she lived at the time, with the notification of sale transfer slip with her signature on it. 

She owned the Mini for 5 years and only sold it when she auctioned off everything she owned after her divorce from Slim Jim Phantom, the drummer from the Stray Cats in 1996. 

The car was purchased by the 'well known' and respected London Mini Centre, Lower Richmond Road, Putney who sold it to the second owner who had it for 11 years before selling it to the last owner who has had it 8 years so it has had only three owners in total who have all loved and cherished it.

The genuine mileage is only 48,000 miles with lots of service history; MoT's and bills to back this up.

The specification inside the car is also standard including half leather seats, Mini Cooper alloy steering wheel, 3 clock dash, original radio cassette player (and handbook) and red carpets. The only changes are aftermarket alloy door pulls and window winder handles but they could be put back to standard very easily and cheaply. It has an MoT until April 30th 2016 with no advisories.

On October 10, 2015 the Mini was sold by Coys of Kensington to owner number four for around £5000.

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