Cabrioni

SOLD IN HOLLAND

Cabrioni

SOLD IN HOLLAND

Cabrioni

Straight from the 1991 AutoRAI stand

Some cars look as if they just rolled off the showroom floor. With this one, that is almost literally what happened. This Cabrioni Monte Carlo stood on the 1991 AutoRAI as Cabrioni's own show car, was sold from the stand by the official Mini dealer in Rotterdam, and stayed with that one owner ever since. Indoors, started now and then, never really driven. 3.620 km.

Cabrioni was built by hand in Huissen, between 1989 and 1995, and earned the name the Rolls Royce of Mini convertibles. Around 300 were made, the Monte Carlo was the flagship: wooden dashboard, fine upholstery, a manual roof that closes perfectly. In 1994 the magazine British Cars rated it above the Rover convertible, "sans contestes le plus craquant".

Original paint, original everything. Not restored, a survivor. Sold in Holland.

THE CAR

•Year: Show car on the 1991 AutoRAI, first and only owner since
•Mileage: 3.620 km (original)
•Model: Cabrioni Monte Carlo, built by Cabrioni Cabrio-Design in Huissen
•Engine: 1275cc, barely run, fluids, rubbers, sensors and tyres checked or replaced
•Paint: Original, never resprayed
•Roof: Manual convertible roof, flawless
•Interior: Wood veneer dashboard, original upholstery, tailored carpets

•Year: Show car on the 1991 AutoRAI, first and only owner since
•Mileage: 3.620 km (original)
•Model: Cabrioni Monte Carlo, built by Cabrioni Cabrio-Design in Huissen
•Engine: 1275cc, barely run, fluids, rubbers, sensors and tyres checked or replaced
•Paint: Original, never resprayed
•Roof: Manual convertible roof, flawless
•Interior: Wood veneer dashboard, original upholstery, tailored carpets

The Cabrioni Monte Carlo is a Mini made open, and everything done properly. Deep green paint with two white stripes over the bonnet, a chrome grille with a pair of driving lamps, and star-pattern alloys under the arches. The Monte Carlo script sits on the sills, and the black manual hood closes flawlessly.

The winged Cabrioni badge on the bonnet and the script on the boot lid tell you who built her. The clock tells the rest: 03620 on the dial, her own original kilometres.

Tan leather seats, red carpet and a burr walnut dashboard behind a wooden steering wheel. This is the Monte Carlo finish: original upholstery, tailored carpets and a headliner that still looks new. It feels exactly as it did on the stand in 1991.

Under the bonnet we find the 1275cc engine under its black airbox, barely run and kept healthy: fluids, rubbers, sensors and tyres inspected or replaced where needed. The hood frame folds flat behind the rear seat, and she breathes out through twin chrome tailpipes.

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SOLD IN HOLLAND