Mini Supers at Beaulieu

[FCV.66]

I am planning a get together of Mini Supers at this year's MCR Cooper 50th Day at Beaulieu, Sunday 12th June. The Super of course was launched together with the Cooper. We have been allocted an area near the arena. I have contacted a number of Super owners and so far have around ten cars expected. If you have a Super and would like to display it then please PM me if I have not already been in contact. Let me know as soon as possible so I can apply in advance for the discount-priced tickets. The cars do not have to be show condition, even restoration projects on a trailer will be welcome. I believe this to be the very first meeting ever of Supers!

Garry.

[mk1]

Garry,

Great to hear that the Super stand is going ahead!

I hope that the days of Supers being seen as cheap & easy donors for Cooper S's have finally gone for ever.

[FCV.66]

Mark,

It will probably still happen but interestingly a Super which in recent years became an 'S' doner has through an amazing series of coincidences just been reunited with its original chassis plate and log book. It is to be eventually restored to its original condition.

Garry.

[FCV.66]

Tickets are about to be ordered so anyone wishing to join the line-up of Supers with their car but has not yet been in touch please let me know very soon. So far we have nine cars, in various states of condition, so don't be shy!

Garry

[newtune]

Hi Gary

I don't think we have ever met, i do not live to far from yourself (Yeovil) i have a super which iam looking to sale as i have not got the room if you know of anyone look for a project also is it youself that is keeping a register of supers ? if so and you would like any details for your register just pm me

Many Thanks James

[Toby]

I know of a certain cooper s 1071 that gave up its life to help a super back on to the road

Do you still know a few details of it, trying to make a list of all 1071s, my own little register

[scott6058]

How is your interesting 1071 register looking?
What a fun bit of information.
Thanks Scott

[FCV.66]

Thanks to all who braved the appalling weather to drive their Supers to Beaulieu. We had eight in all. It would have been most probably the largest line up of Supers since at the factory in 1962!

Thanks too to all the organizers and marshalls of this year's Cooper Day, who despite the weather, put on a fantastic event.

Garry.

[JC T ONE]

Hi all,

thanks for a nice day, just got back to little dry & sunny Denmark.

Must say that was a very nice collection of SUPER,s
I have never seen one before, so it was amazing to see SOO many in one place
but enough talk - why dont we have a picture

Beaulieu 2011 MCR meeting 018.jpg

Jens Christian

[surfblue63]

Here's a couple more pics of the Supers

[coopersean]

Great to see all the Super's

a few more pics:











Did anyone else notice the French Woody with a Super grill..

[JC T ONE]

Did anyone else notice the French Woody with a Super grill..

well spottet

[surfblue63]

That Woody looks so much better under a sunny sky!

[mk1]

I think that French Woody has an Alexander conversion on it, it's one I was saving for a rainy day, but it ended up going to France. It's a really nice car.

[Goldbrocade_62]

The grilles on the supers are the vertical bars removable and is the trim the same as coopers . We never saw them in Oz

[JC T ONE]

The grilles on the supers are the vertical bars removable and is the trim the same as coopers . We never saw them in Oz

Yes they have Brocade trim, but I dont know if the bars can be removed, from the grill ? someone else has to answer that one?

Dont think we had them in DK either? never saw one - but they are really nice

[nick rogers]

Yes the bars clip on. Quite easy to do with the Morris, a bit harder with the Austin. Some years ago at the IMM in Sweden a guy from Denmark had some NOS vertical bars for a Morris. I bought the lot.

[AustinSuperSeven]

[quote="coopersean"]Great to see all the Super's

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These are my old bangers!
It was a wet crazy day but everyone seamed to enjoy it.
Big thanks to Garry for getting 8 Supers together.
George

[MiniSal]

I was so pleased to get all three of mine there, despite the appalling weather. We did have quite a collection on that day, didn't we ? I am taking one to Newbury Classic Car Show this coming weekend and then in September another one (my 1961, Alfie) is going to Tilford Rural Life Centre. I also anticipate taking one to Stanford- MU (Humphrey)- the one that was there last year.