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Simon776 wrote:The picture of URX 550G mentioned above - probably taken at Thruxton - sans number plate but you can make out the black nose on the bonnet.

Silverstone I think

Simon776 wrote:Building a Group 1 car for the Tour de France when starting with a Group 2 car wouldn't require much more than removing the arches and alloy panels. The alloy doors from 550G were used on OBL 45F and presumably the bonnet and boot.

Building a legal Gp1 car from a full spec Gp2 car and using more than its ID would be virtually impossible.

Building a legal Gp1 car from a full spec Gp2 car and using more than its ID would be virtually impossible.

How so?

I think you're right Tim though they often tested at Thruxton. Another Silverstone test....for the '69 Tour Auto:



Anyone seen a better version of this pic?:



Turned into this..



560G gets attention on the '69 Tour...

Great pics of OBL and 560 on the Tour. I had not seen either before. Car 10 was not a works car was it but there is a glimpse of 550 number 12 in the pic of 560. Bring on any more Tour pics chaps! Cheers

Brian

Nice pics Keep them coming

Car 10



560G



550G



Car 10



550G



I've searched for Nurburgring, but as yet I have not found anything.

1970 Spa 24hrs, Rhodes/Mabbs in car No. 72, registered LRX 827E, engine failure forced retirement as it did the year previous for the same team in RJB 327F. Looks a lot like the car Marshall's/Baldwin bought from the works? (colour shot)





LRX 827E then appeared on this rally car, another one registered in the early 90's....

http://www.smithmaps.fsnet.co.uk/lrx827etext.htm

Which begs the question....were those number plates put on the later race cars just for fun (seeing as the rally car was already supposedly disposed of), to make them look more like a road car (only on the rear though?) or did they actually carry the chassis plate and documentation of the earlier rally cars officially in order to take them across European country borders (remember them??) to continental races.

Thanks Pete those are great shots. The red panel on the front gives a high chance of that being Peter Baldwins car. I wonder what registration number he thought he had! Was not car 73 up for sale a few months ago for £95,000? You would want some clarification as to providence laying out that sort of money. I am away at the moment away from Mr records but I seem to think this car was LBL 606D. Forgive me if I am wrong. Cheers. Brian

Sorry meant to thank Surf blue as well. Cheers. Brian

The red panel on the front gives a high chance of that being Peter Baldwins car. I wonder what registration number he thought he had!

I did ask him at an MCR Bournemouth weekend when he did a Q&A session many years ago but LRX 827E didn't ring a bell with him.

This is 827E on its last 1969 outing @ Salzburg - Morris badging, red band on the grille and longer central bonnet strap than LBL 666D.

Another great pic I have never seen before. Thanks Simon. I wonder how many of these works cars were subsequently beaten to death as rally cross cars. I don't really want to know the answer to that.

I've a picture somewhere of an ex race car being rallycrossed at Cadwell by John Rhodes in late 1969, still with the number plate on it - think it is an LBL 666D. I'll try and find it.

So chaps which of these Mk2 Cooper S still survive? Cheers. Brian

Cheers Brian.

I just stuck the reg number into my usual search engine and looked for images.

It was LBL 606D

Brian you might like to look away now

(Second photo Copyright of ...me)

Can anyone ID all those in it?
L-R, Jenny Hopkirk, Paddy Hopkirk, back to camera??, Brian Moylan?, a passer by?, No.17 Mini in background - Brian Chatfield??

Pete wrote:
Turned into this..

Roger Platt posts on British Rally Forum Historic Rally thread. Might be worth posting there to try and get the full story? (Did Russell Brookes own OBL45F then? They were mates).

This auction blurb does mention 45F being rallied after being leaving Coopers Of Oulton (who had several works Minis through their hands) but doesn't mention Platt by name :

http://www.classic-auctions.com/Auction ... 26048.aspx