Yea the Clubman GTS were built over here.
You can get a good condition one over here for under R20000 thats about $4200 Australia Dollars.
Here's a little histrory about the car.
On 26 July 1973, Leyland launched the Leyland Mini GTS (1275 c.c.) as a successor to the high performance Cooper ?S? and Mini GT models at a price of R 2280. The GTS featured 10? Rostyle wheels, wheel arch extensions, servo assisted disc brakes (190,5 mm), a 36 litres fuel tank, matt black grille, distinctive side identification stripe running over the bonnet and thickly padded and well-contoured front seats as well as maintaining the 3 pot instrument cluster that included the tachometer. Engine has a compression ratio of 9,75 to 1, (bore 70,6 mm x stroke 81,3 mm.), producing 74 b.h.p. and a top speed of 155 km/h (96 m.p.h.), maximum torque (N.m) of 103 at 3500 r.p.m. and a final drive of 3,44:1 was used with twin 1?? SU carburetors. Dry-cone suspension was used.
CAR road-tested the GTS in their January 1974 edition and was very impressed with this newcomer. In their opinion ?the Clubman GTS probably deserves the title ?the most exciting Mini ever built? and a worthy model in the Mini-Cooper tradition. The over-the-bonnet stripes in contrasting colours were considered ?to add to the provocative charm of the little car?s looks.? The GTS was considered to have all the elements to make it a smoking-tyres performance model; it produced some exciting figures in their performance tests: 0-60 mph inside 11 seconds and 150-plus km/h in a straight line. CAR summarized their impressions on the GTS as follows: ? This is the glamour car in the Mini family, and intended very much for the young at heart. It has the ability to hold its own against some pretty hot GT machinery. A combination of snappy looks and potent performance make this the most exciting Mini. As the manufacturer suggests, this is no car for the legendary ?little old lady? but for someone looking for a potent and exhilarating little chariot, the GTS has a lot to offer for the price.?
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