Period photos, John Rhodes, Abingdon, 998 Cooper

[dhenry]

I just thought you'd like to see these. A chap recently sent them to me. The first is John Rhodes Cooper Car Compay race car at Snetterton in 1966. The second is AJB 44B at Abingdon and the last is the chaps own 998 Cooper race car. Enjoy.

Daniel

john rhodes snetterton 1966.jpg

abingdon 1966.jpg

John Astill 998.jpg

[guru_1071]

they are great period photos!

[almondgreen]

nice pictures, what are the two silver things on the bonnet of the gery/white S ?

[Pete]

Great pics, thanks for sharing (has he got any more ??) That's the very first incarnation of a CCC Gp 5 car , AJB seems to missing an exhaust, and for a fleeting moment I thought that Tweed car was Mark's Speedwell 'S' !

[UHR850]

Pure GOLD Thanks

[Vegard]

nice pictures, what are the two silver things on the bonnet of the gery/white S ?

More importantly, what's on the bonnet of the Cooper?

[ricardo]

iButtons for the bonnet

[Pete]

Unusual shot of a Rhodes car......

[Pete]

More race shots here plus Hooper, Wildgoose, rally cars, great collection :

http://www.stilltimecollection.co.uk/se ... -mini.html

[Etienne B.]

Very nice pictures, thank you indeed for sharing them.
Yes Pete, Stilltime has very interesting photos among their huge collection !
But I have always found difficult to extract the most interesting ones. I was looking for pictures of the 1964 Coupe des Alpes a friend told me they had - I had rough low def' versions - but to no avail. Contact by mail was friendly, but they arguably couldn't help me ... Their collection is HUGE.
But I have just discovered their new site and BINGO, found those pictures of the Ecurie Mediterrannée team, all running Cooper and S : hereafter a selection (among them is 1028 CE 13 - Francis Tomas - he didn't finish the Coupe but he still finished third at the French National Tourism championship, first mini, using this 1071S and later my own 1275S) :

[foxy52]

great pics.. the colour of the jr car is why my mate chip painted his 1071 a similar way in 71....!!.... pic on my album page mcr forum..i wonder what the oficial colour name is ??... i have seen it on a few mk 1,s only...... foxy52

[618AOG]

Great pics, thanks for sharing (has he got any more ??) That's the very first incarnation of a CCC Gp 5 car , AJB seems to missing an exhaust, and for a fleeting moment I thought that Tweed car was Mark's Speedwell 'S' !

Look closely and you can see British Leyland logos on the door of the lorry. The pics must be around 1968-70 then?

[Pete]

Yes I don't think it's '66 anyway as D1's weren't out until mid '67 and the set on that 'S' look quite well used. I'd agree it'd probably be Special Tuning at the turn of the 60's.

[Pete]

Looks like 1969 to me judging from the colour of the tax disc on the 'S'. (blue/white)

[Pete]

By the way for those that may be intersted I've done an article on Cooper Car Company racing Minis in January's Mini Cooper Register magazine with a heap of previously unprinted photographs.

[dhenry]

Hello Pete,

I would be interested. Any chance I can get a copy?

Daniel

[Pete]

Copies of the MCR magazine can be purchased here :

http://www.minicooper.org/main_pages/magazine.htm

Cheaper to join the club though, they're all a good read.

Next mag is out in a few days, my Cooper Car Co article will be out at the beginning of January.

[COOPERCO]

Next mag is out in a few days, my Cooper Car Co article will be out at the beginning of January.

Looking forward to that one Pete, as you say always a good read

Mike.