Dave Fairbrother is no stranger to tackling a major restoration, having recently completed a 1977 Datsun 120Y and a Peugeot 304 cabriolet. He’s rebuilt many other cars over the years too, though he admits the night he bought this 1975 Mini 1275 GT didn’t result in getting much sleep!
Last on the road in 1993 and stored in a leaky garage for over 26 years, a 28 restoration of this GT was never going to be a simple task. “It was in a really bad way with serious rot all around the car,” Dave