1971 Mini Cooper S 1275cc Wood & Pickett

[Tellurius]

Hi there,

I'm helping an acquaintance with a 1971 Mini Cooper S 1275cc Wood & Pickett. It was imported from the UK in the 2000s. I don't know if it is known in your register. We are trying to find out more about the car and he is selling it. We are located in Cyprus.

I've already found some websites online which talk about Wood & Pickett and contacted the Cooper register.

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https://i.ibb.co/VNVp9dQ/IMG-9181.jpg
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https://i.ibb.co/0msCnjK/IMG-9192.jpg
https://i.ibb.co/7Y4xF53/IMG-9191.jpg
https://i.ibb.co/99GmpQ0/IMG-9190.jpg
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https://i.ibb.co/YbsmnQL/IMG-9188.jpg
https://i.ibb.co/p06Yprd/IMG-9187.jpg
https://i.ibb.co/m983Pjb/IMG-9186.jpg
https://i.ibb.co/1rdmMvH/IMG-9185.jpg
https://i.ibb.co/JzcpQWV/IMG-9183.jpg
https://i.ibb.co/42YFGhD/IMG-9182.jpg
https://i.ibb.co/wMXHJmS/IMG-9181.jpg
https://i.ibb.co/Hnkhq7y/IMG-9184.jpg
https://i.ibb.co/C8dKMfz/IMG-9179.jpg
https://i.ibb.co/SyY6GDQ/IMG-9180.jpg

These are pictures of the car. What would be the best way to proceed, in your opinion?

[mk1]

Looks like a very nice car!

There are a few W&P experts on here, but I'm not one of them, I'm afraid.

M

[Pete]

Looks an interesting car, how long has it been in Cyprus? Did it belong to a Brit that moved over there? Doesn’t have an export marker on DVLA which will help if it comes back!

[Tellurius]

Looks an interesting car, how long has it been in Cyprus? Did it belong to a Brit that moved over there? Doesn’t have an export marker on DVLA which will help if it comes back!

I'm not sure, I think it must have been in Cyprus from the late 2000s. It was bought by a Cypriot. But in Cyprus you don't have previous owners listed on the title so we can't give a history. I'm sure there must be a history in the UK?

So it can come back to the UK without needing any paperwork?

[Andy t]

First registered in Leeds in July 1971 and last mot’d in the UK in 2007.

[mab01uk]

YKR 366J
✗ Untaxed
Tax due: 1 January 2008
MOT - No results returned
Vehicle Details
Vehicle make - AUSTIN
Date of first registration - July 1971
Year of manufacture - 1971
Cylinder capacity - 1275 cc
Export marker - No
Vehicle status - Untaxed
Vehicle colour - RED
Wheelplan - 2 AXLE RIGID BODY
Date of last V5C (logbook) issued - 30 December 2004

Details above are from - GOV.UK
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YKR 366J
AUSTIN MINI COOPER S
Colour - Red
Fuel type - Petrol
Date registered - 30 July 1971
Last MOT expired on - 21 December 2007

Date tested - 20 December 2006
PASS
Mileage - 56,288 miles
Test location
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MOT test number 3929 9405 6348
Expiry date - 21 December 2007

Date tested - 22 December 2005
PASS
Mileage - 56,288 miles
Test location
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MOT test number 1900 5645 5375
Expiry date - 21 December 2006

[Pete]

It’s not got the usual Margrave style interior conversion, the early type or even the later type and the seats/door cards are not of type I’ve seen before on W&P Minis but the exterior looks right and the shell looks right. That’s not to say when you bought a W&P conversion you had to buy all the options but it’s unusual not to have the interior converted.
Does the owner remember who he bought it from?

[Tellurius]

Nope, we are the second owners in Cyprus. We don't know who the first owner bought it from

[Tellurius]

I contacted the Cooper Register, waiting for a response, hopefully they are enjoying a nice holiday somewhere!