On the eve of the launch of the all-new F56 MINI we bring you this very cool story about a 1959 Austin Seven restoration project. The rebuild was undertaken by VDL Nedcar, the Dutch company contracted by BMW to supplement production for the new MINI starting from next year.
The 1959 Austin Seven had been stashed away in a barn for 25 years and is one of around 4000 models originally built in the Netherlands from 1959–66. A team of five VDL Nedcar workers at the company’s facility in Born set about restoring the car to its former glory.
The car’s rebuild was documented on Facebook and the faultless restoration project will be sure to boost morale of the 1500 workers who will start production of the new MINI around the middle of next year.