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When Chris Hand spotted a 1970 Innocenti Mini Cooper Mk3 for sale in Italy, for €7,500, he decided to take a trailer to Tuscany, buy it and bring it home to restore.

British buyers couldn’t buy a hatchback Mini, but those in Europe could – albeit not the Mini that we were used to.

Did the Innocenti regent sing a sweeter tune than the allegro? We visit the car’s ancestral home to find out.