Innocenti Mini Cooper 1300

rThe Mini Cooper 1300 had very pleasing interiors. What gave that sporty look was the  good array of instruments; water temp. gauge (1), ammeter gauge (2), oil pressure gauge (3), speedometer calibrated to 200kph (4), rev counter (7500rpm)(5) and fuel gauge (6).
The instruments were either Veglia Borletti or Jaeger Italia.

The steering wheel was a sporting 38mm diameter three spoke Hellebore with a stylised 'i' for the non Export models and an 'L' logo for the Export ones. The seats were in velour cloth with leatherette side panels. They were reclinable and have now become e very looked after item. Usually the velour cloth is in bad shape but no worries as Newton Commercial in UK are now remaking the trim with the original cloth, so if your seats are in bad shape it's them you need to contact. Nevertheless it might happen, like it happened to me, to buy a Mini Cooper 1300 with seats that look brand new. In this case I recommend to take great care of them.

The seats/liners and mats were either black or beige depending on the car's colour. Beige for either ivory roof coloured non-Export models or white roof coloured Export models. Other than white and ivory the roof could have been black meaning black seats/liners and either grey or black mats went together.

Interior luxuries included a rear heated windscreen, a cigar lighter, dual speed screen wipers with electric windscreen washer pump, handbrake warning light, and mirror on passenger sun visor. The handbrake warning light to my knowledge was just underneath the cigarette lighter for the Export models and in between speedometer and rev counter for the non-Export. 

The switch carrier differed slightly between the Export and non. This is what they housed from left to right:
Non-Export:
heater control, wiper switch, key ignition, headlight switch, choke control. Switches were the toggle type.
Export:
heater control,  light switch, wiper switch, windscreen washer, instrument panel light switch, choke control. The switches were the rocker type and the key ignition was moved onto the steering colomn. A steering lock was also present in the Export models.

The heater panel was also different between the two models. The Export is as shown in the picture below.
16- Rocker type fan switch mounted horizontally.
17- Same type of switch for the rear heated windscreen which incorporates a red warning light just above it.
12- Cigar lighter, and underneath it is the handbrake warning light.

On the non-Export, on the left side of the heater panel was a toggle type switch for the fan and above it a rocker type switch for the heated rear windscreen with near it a round red warinng light like that of the handbrake light. On the right side was only the cigar lighter.

Some Cooper 1300s had small type pedals, while other had larger type ones. Some had floor mounted gas pedal (like pic left), but I still have to figure out in relation to what this variations existed. I know that it's not in relation to Export and non-Export models as I've seen Export models with small pedals, with floor mounted gas pedal as well as with large pedals not floor mounted. My idea is that the small pedals were at some time reintroduced as the company probably had some left overs from the previous 998cc models. If this theory might be true then I wouldn't be surprised to see Mini Cooper 1300 models with various parts from previous models. A friend of mine for example has this bizarre Export model (chassis number dictates it was one of the first ones produced) which has small pedals instead of the large 1300 ones, has the non-Export switch carrier and heater panel and the Innocenti badge is also not that of the Exports.

One thing that Innocentis lacked is door pulls. Due to this the only thing to grab to close the door has always been the poor plastic door bin, which eventually cracked at the edges. Finding a door bin that has not been grabbed from and consequently cracked is extremely hard. If you have one that has not cracked yet then I suggest you treat it like gold! One thing to note is that while the other Innocenti Minis had black plastic door bins, the Cooper 1300 and 1001 had the same door bins but with a cromed stripe running round the edge making them more luxirious.

Here's a picture of the interior clearly showing the beautiful grey and black seats:

Another thing to note in the interior is that Belgian built 1300 Export models have a chassis plate riveted under the passenger seat on the crossmember. Later in the production, the rear side pockets were lowered in order to be able to completely recline the seats. Another characteristic that belonged to the "Mk4" as I prefer calling them is the introduction of a grab handle on the passenger side.

Top: Tools: Bag Tool, Spanner 5/8" x 9/16", Spanner 1/2" x 7/16", Screwdriver, Wheelbrace, Spanner, Jack-lifting.

Ashtrays: there are three of them, two in the pockets in the back seats, and one on the front panel on top of the dashboard

Note: The above information may not be all correct, and if you can spot some mistakes or have any more useful information I could add I would be very grateful if you could let me know. Thank you in advance.