Three classic Mini motor cars and 20 sets of tyres worth £120,000 stolen from Doncaster warehouse

Three rare classic Minis and a haul of tyres worth £120,000 were stolen from a warehouse in Doncaster.

The break-in was discovered by classic Mini collector and business owner, Samuel Davies, owner of competition business, UKMinis.

The thefts were discovered on December 20, reportedly when Mr Davies went to the warehouse to organise a photoshoot.

He found three of his vintage Minis had been stolen, along with a number of rare Mini parts including 20 sets of wheels.

The three stolen Minis include a Nardo Grey 1976 Mini pick-up truck (registration LCT 764P), an Island Blue restored 1983 Austin Mini (registration A837 YUX) and a Smoke Grey 1972 Rover Mini (registration BVM 335K) converted by Mini Specialist Z Cars into a highly bespoke road racing Mini with a Honda Civic Type R engine and rear-wheel-drive.

The stolen Minis and missing parts have a collective value of £120,000.

Mr Davies said: "I am in total shock that someone would do this just before Christmas to a small business owner like myself.

"To lose a sum of money this large will be totally devasting.

"We call on anyone that sees any of the Minis or has any information to contact myself or the police immediately."

Anyone with information about the minis is asked to contact South Yorkshire Police, quoting incident number 14/221800/23.