1960 / 70's Mini Racing Photos

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1960 Rac Rally of Great Britain
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RS100 is interesting?!
Does it have an Alexander cross flow head under the bonnet?
Suppose we’ll never know?
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Another shot of RS100 driven by a Mr RG Smith
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That’s Bob Smith from Cumbria who raced for Vita in the mid 60s, had his own garage and did the Downton conversion originally on that ‘For The Love Of Cars‘ 998 Cooper.
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Nick W wrote: ↑Mon Sep 14, 2020 3:41 pm Another shot of RS100 driven by a Mr RG Smith
Someone knows more about the spec of this car?
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Just found this and have no idea what it is. Anyone?
The clipping is from 1969
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At risk of stating the obvious here ;) it’s John Rhodes in the short lived Vita rallycross car, there’s footage of it’s demise on YouTube.
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rpb203 wrote: ↑Sun Sep 13, 2020 7:12 pm RS100 is interesting?!
Does it have an Alexander cross flow head under the bonnet?
I think so Gary.
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Pete wrote: ↑Wed Oct 07, 2020 8:55 pm At risk of stating the obvious here ;) it’s John Rhodes in the short lived Vita rallycross car, there’s footage of it’s demise on YouTube.
But what's below that massive bulge, Pete?
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Weslake eight port on fuel injection, instead of sticking out the bonnet it’s mud-proofed! :D
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Archive : Getting the most out of the Mini in 1969
These colour images were first published in a November 1969 edition of the now defunct Motor magazine:-
https://www.aronline.co.uk/opinion/gett ... i-in-1969/
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Thanks to Richard Lawrence for the photo (Eelmor Plain, Aldershot in 1965) and scan of the advert:-
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My father at Silverstone in his Mini Miglia (998 in those days) car was a Boopspeed car, think it was Boop 4 or 5 (car number 75)
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Great photo....does the car still survive ??
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OBL 46F World cup recce car ^
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Ronnie wrote: ↑Fri Oct 23, 2020 10:39 pm OBL 46F World cup recce car ^
Yes, thanks Ronnie, just wondered if it survived and still exists ?
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Bought off Norman Grimshaw MCR mag. ;)
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spoon.450 wrote: ↑Fri Oct 23, 2020 10:51 pm
Ronnie wrote: ↑Fri Oct 23, 2020 10:39 pm OBL 46F World cup recce car ^
Yes, thanks Ronnie, just wondered if it survived and still exists ?
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Is that Antelope?
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