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£5,500
1967/1974 Morris Mini Cooper, 1310cc. Registration number RWW 772M. Chassis number TB74218. Engine unconfirmed.
The Mini Cooper was modelled as a special version of the first generation Mini, with John Cooper of the Cooper Car Company recognising the potential in creating a motorsports version of the same car. As a result the 'Mini Cooper' and the Mini Cooper 'S' were launched in 1961 and 1963. These cars featured 998cc engines for the Cooper and 1071cc for the S type. The Cooper S's iconic appeal as a sportier version of the Mini was underlined by its success at the Monte Carlo Rally in 1964, 1965 and 1967, as well as its appearance in the 1967 British film "The Italian Job", in which Minis and Mini Coopers play a key role in a bank heist.
RWW started life as a 998cc 1967 Mini Cooper but by 1974 the rust had taken over and it was reshelled by our mechanic vendor, retaining most of the period features, especially the doors and reregistered. The engine was replaced with the current 1310cc powerplant, the head ground and polished, the crankshaft nitride, the flywheel lightened and balanced, a 731 road rally cam fitted, Duplex timing chain, a competition clutch, a close ratio gearbox with 3.14 diff, a 3 branch sports manifold, twin 1 1/2" SU carbs, wiring updated from dynamo to alternator, a brake servo, together with Superlite alloys and alloy rear drums.
The 1974 MOT was for 7,459 miles. It was used sparely over the years as he often worked away form home and when it was taken off the road in 1984 the mileage was only 10,393.
He is now selling the garage where it has resided and accepts he will never restore it so we have been asked to find the next custodian. Unfortunately he cannot find the original 1967 V5.
Sold with the V5 and 1974 MOT.
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