Now sold
MinI Cooper “S”
I will start by saying this car has a bit of a story and I want to be transparent about its history.
As the eagle eyed amongst you will have noticed it’s a 1966 Cooper S in a 1971 shell !! It maintains all of its Cooper ‘S” running gear, engine, box, wheels, brakes etc etc The shell is solid and has had some welding in the floor pans and other places.
However in the case with this one it has been correctly registered with the DVLA, so it keeps its original reg but has a DVLA chassis number.
Registered as a 1966 Mini cooper S with a later date of manufacturer
I bought it as I really wanted a cooper “S” but couldn’t justify £40k on a matching numbers car.
It has only had three owners from new and I now have lots of the receipts from the 80’s.
1st Owner Unknown but supplied to Colmore Depot LTD, Birmingham
2nd Owner Mr Perry
3rd Owner Mr Froggatt
4th Owner me
From a paperwork view is has the following :
Tax discs from
MOT’s from 1992-2010
Heritage certificate
Servicing and parts receipts from:
Lower Street Garage, Lower St, Cleobury Mortimer, Kidderminster
Monarch Motoring Centre, 20, churchfields,the horsefair, Kidderminster
Castle Garage, Corve St, Ludlow (Leyland, Austin and Mini Main Dealer)
Jack Douglas Kidderminster
R. A. Jacks Cleobury Mortimer
AB Fletcher, Great Lister ST, Birmingham
Partco Europe
Grove Garage Weybridge
V5 in my name at my address.
I bought it when its chassis number had been taken away by the DVLA but have now with lots of research and proof to the DVLA managed to keep its original registration and correct V5. (All paperwork available for inspection)
When it came to me it had a “stuck clutch” hmm well it turned out to need a new clutch and primary gear which have just been done.
So its had :
New clutch
New primary gear
Both tanks drained
Fuel pipe fixed
New needle in one carb
Brakes freed up
New battery
And general tinkering
All electrics / lights now working.
A few 000's spent with bills.
I am selling it as an ongoing project but it now runs and drives but needs more work especially a good tune up, tyres etc etc, I would renew several other bits before driving it on the road but it starts, stops (sort of!) , runs and drives !
With more work it could be used as is or fully restored or re shelled back into a MK1 shell it can be many things to many people.
Paint work looks better in these photos !!
I bought it as I have a car addiction problem !! and a challenge to see what I could do and to start to get it back to life and because I love small cars … as well as big ones !! and to save a bit of heritage !!
Unfortunately a car I had been chasing for over 20 years became availible recently so this one needs to go to create space.
Hopefully this is an honest description and it is one of those cars that is what it is, listing on here before i go the dreaded Ebay route
Based near Woking Surrey
£13995
Cooper "S" 1966 / 1971 NOW SOLD
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For Sale Section Rules
PLEASE NOTE! Postings in this section are deleted automatically after they have not been looked at for 30 days.
1) This section is for advertising items that you have for sale. Not for the discussion of listed items. If you wish to debate the pro's & Con's of any item listed, please start a new topic in the appropriate section.
2) Please DO NOT post links to your ebay auctions. This section is NOT for the advertisement of your ebay auctions.
3) If you have a number of items to sell, post them in a single ad marked "Multiple Parts" or similar. DO NOT post many individual advertisements as this forces everyone else's listings down the page.
4) It is expected that any items advertised on the forum are described fairly & honestly. It is the duty of the seller to ensure that this is the case.
5) Items listed for sale should WHEREVER POSSIBLE* be offered with a purchase price, not asking for bids from members. If you wish to auction your item to the highest bidder I would suggest you use ebay & pay the associated fees.
6) This section is offered as a free service to enthusiasts. Any deals made are between the buyer & seller only. The MK1 forum takes no part in any transaction & the appearance of any item in this section is not a recommendation. I strongly suggest that both buyers & sellers are happy to proceed with a deal before any money or goods change hands.
7) It expected that people posting items for sale are "Active Members of this community". Any Adverts placed by members with a post count lower than 5 will be deleted.
8) The advertising of or soliciting for VIN tags, log books or any other vehicle identification documentation without it's associated vehicle is expressly forbidden. Any member breaking this rule will have his membership terminated with immediate effect.
9) If a moderator considers any postings in this section to violate either the spirit or word of these simple requests the MK1 Forum reserves the right to delete any posts without prior warning or explanation.
10) The posting of items for sale on the MK1 forum constitutes explicit acceptance of these simple rules.
11) Members posting items for sale MUST include a rough location in their profile.
It would be much appreciated if sellers could leave the sale price on adverts after the item has been sold. This acts as a good measure of current value for other sellers.
* In some cases it may not be possible for the seller to list items with a sale price. In this case, listings will be reviewed on a case by case basis by a moderator. The moderators decision will be final.
Gary Davies
(MK1-Forum)
Rev 3.0 (10.09.2024)
Cooper "S" 1966 / 1971 NOW SOLD
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Re: Cooper "S" 1966 / 1971 but corectly registered
HI, email sent but I'd like to know more when you get 20 mins. Thanks
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