For sale: 1977 998 LS Mini Leyland
Specifications
Paint color code
Silver Blue
Trim colour and material
Blue cloth
Mileage
2. Interior features - Proton Satria GTi
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- All cars were fitted with Recaro front seats, and the rear seats were trimmed to match. The vast majority of GTis had black bolsters with grey/silver trim applied to the middle of the squab and back. The seats had “Recaro” embroidered in the centre back rest.
- The rare “LE” model had the Recaro seats trimmed in dark grey / black leather, and the rear seats trimmed to match. This model also had a leather door card insert panel with “GTI” embroidered in white. Just 20 of these cars came to Australia. These cars had a build number plaque fixed to the passenger side of the dash (refer to last 4 images in the gallery for examples of trim and the plaque).
- The dashboard fascia was a silver finish.
- Leather steering wheel.
- Blue text and white background instruments
- In 1999 - it was equipped with air-conditioning, ABS, dual front power windows (prone to break), electric mirrors and Recaro seats
- Airbag was introduced later. Unclear when.
- Later cars got nice carpet with GTi logos. Door panels, steering wheel and pedals also got GTi logo, and there was a revised gear knob.
- Cut-pile floor carpet and carpet mats with GTi logo
- Stainless steel door sill scuff plate garnish
- high-quality audio system with CD-player and six speakers
- aluminium racing-type foot pedals
- Leather gear shift boot
- Centre console with carbon check finish
- Aluminium gear shift knob
- 4 spoke steering wheel with driver airbag
- Titanium dial fascia meter cluster
Transmission
Manual (floor shift)
Engine Type
4 cylinder
Vehicle location
Australia , Victoria , Melbourne
Just clinging to life, this 998 LS was advertised on FB marketplace in January 2023 asking $3,000. The car is a wreck, with floors and roof rusted through very badly - common on the LS as it had a vinyl roof.. Due to poor record keeping toward the end of Leyland's time in Australia, it's not known how many 998 LS Minis there were built. Silver Blue was a popular colour and constituted most of them we believe, and surely there would be less than 1500 built..
Check out the other 998 LSs on Classic Register, and for more information on these late model Australian Minis, check out our information guide for the 998 LS here.