Later Works Minis
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Great post Syd. Would love to hear more about your car. Also I was wondering if there are any (Mk2) minis that retain their original chassis number and original engine number. I note that Peter Browing stated the engine number of one of the Mk2's in his original book but omitted it from the reprint.
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This is what happened with the original GRX 309D, but it still had a lot of it's original works features and most importantly it's original body number. It also came with a replacement engine complete with factory number from another works Mini! Did yours have a body number Syd?Syd wrote: The main problem being the loss of chassis numbers and almost certainly the loss of the original engine.
As for the passage of time, well RJB 327F got it's number plate back after a lot of work put in by the owner.
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Photographs of two nice Mk2 Ex-Works cars at the Killyleagh car & Motorbike show
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The Minlites look brilliant. Are they original? Like all parts they must take the toll of the ravages of time. I remember how minis rotted in 5 years let alone 50!
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A bent RJB 327F down under with Culcheth...
then rebodied and rallied by Cowan...
The fourth works Mini that went to Oz and last works rally Mini built by Abingdon...
then rebodied and rallied by Cowan...
The fourth works Mini that went to Oz and last works rally Mini built by Abingdon...
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ive got the audio that goes with this photo......
....."im telling you, ive seen the future,...one day BMW will make a car called a MINI with a slopey front and faired in headlamps.....it will look a bit like this, I promise!"
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..Did the cars have to be registered purely because they were using public roads ?? that's the only reason a racing/rally car needs a registration plate in any event ?? has that not always been the case ??.. ps one of the best clutch of mk 2 S photos ever posted on this forum !!!..tks for posting foxy52VKA305H wrote:More great photos TDF site brilliant. I think this discussion has asked more questions than answers given. Providence must be so complicated to establish. Not only has 45 years passed by but there are all these complications from the time. I also do not understand why they used registered cars for racers and actually that comes back to my original point about 550.
By the way I had the chance to buy OBL 46 F circa 1973 for £900 I only had my S and twopence ha' penny. I often wonder what would have happened if I had bought it! Cheers Brian
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The Thruxton footage was filmed for the BBC's Wheelbase and was, I believe, wiped.
Its unusual for a 1969 car to have door squares rather than circles. The place looks pretty deserted, maybe testing?
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A rebuilt RJB 327F in 2005 when it was sold at an auction in Sydney
http://www.autoweb.com.au/cms/A_103719/ ... ticle.html
http://www.autoweb.com.au/cms/A_103719/ ... ticle.html
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LBL 606D and LRX 827E at Crystal Palace Dicing with Spice
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cYNRJ9z2bso
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cYNRJ9z2bso
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I have only just noticed even though I had seen the photos before, but the rebuilt RJB 327F has mark one rear lights!
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.I thought the same but then in an Oz mk 2 guise it would have a mk 1 type rad also .. am I missing the point to ?? it is a mk 2 is it not ?? ..its look absolutely fab in blue !!! .. I,d swap mine for it ?!! lol.. foxy52VKA305H wrote:I have only just noticed even though I had seen the photos before, but the rebuilt RJB 327F has mark one rear lights!
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After it was rolled I imagine it was rebuilt into a new shell.
Australian 'round nose' shells all have the MK1 rear lights, rear window size and 'piano hinge' rear quarter windows which is how the car appears in these pictures.
I guess another 'Trigger's Broom' car, although with a bit more provenance than some.
Australian 'round nose' shells all have the MK1 rear lights, rear window size and 'piano hinge' rear quarter windows which is how the car appears in these pictures.
I guess another 'Trigger's Broom' car, although with a bit more provenance than some.
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Under Appendix J evolution rules, a car like the Cooper S that had all bodywork changes homologated that way could effectively mix and match Mk1/2/3 bits.
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From the link in my original postsmithyrc30 wrote:After it was rolled I imagine it was rebuilt into a new shell.
Australian 'round nose' shells all have the MK1 rear lights, rear window size and 'piano hinge' rear quarter windows which is how the car appears in these pictures.
I guess another 'Trigger's Broom' car, although with a bit more provenance than some.
http://www.autoweb.com.au/cms/A_103719/ ... ticle.html
Leading Scottish driver Andrew Cowan then took the Cooper S to Noumea in January 1971, but managed to roll it eight times. On its return to Australia, British Leyland rebuilt it with a new local body shell in time for the 1971 Heatway Rally of New Zealand. This time Cowan showed its true potential, posting fastest time in 13 individual special stages before engine problems forced his retirement.
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....Red yes I suppose for works cars..but it does look tidy in blue ..foxy52 wrote:.I thought the same but then in an Oz mk 2 guise it would have a mk 1 type grille also .. am I missing the point to ?? it is a mk 2 is it not ?? ..its look absolutely fab in blue !!! .. I,d swap mine for it ?!! lol.. foxy52VKA305H wrote:I have only just noticed even though I had seen the photos before, but the rebuilt RJB 327F has mark one rear lights!