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YMO 881H
Posted: Fri Jul 31, 2020 4:23 pm
by mk1
by davidscothorn » 11 Mar 2017, 18:20
Oct 1970 Southern Cross Rally A Cowan/ R Forsyth Retired- Accident
Re: YMO 881H
Posted: Fri Jul 31, 2020 4:23 pm
by mk1
Unread postby davidscothorn » 29 May 2017, 17:44
DVLA. NO RECORD HELD
Re: YMO 881H
Posted: Wed Aug 05, 2020 4:52 pm
by mk1
Image
Re: YMO 881H
Posted: Tue Mar 08, 2022 5:34 pm
by hanlminiman
An interesting fact revealed this week online. This car was in fact a works British Leyland Mk3 s with the non external hinged doors modified to take sliding windows to save weight. Also, while looking for images of the car I noticed some from another Australian rally in 1969 but the reg was same numbers but in different order. More info in "Works Mini in Detail" - 2nd reprint now available.
Re: YMO 881H
Posted: Tue Mar 29, 2022 4:33 pm
by surfblue63
Re: YMO 881H
Posted: Tue Mar 29, 2022 7:05 pm
by Dearg1275
The sliding windows were also an homologation issue. The mk3 style shell with the vertically operating windows had not been homologated by the time this car was being built for BL Australia. The style of windows is specifically mentioned in the homolagation papers so the mk3 had to conform with the mk1/mk2 spec to run in group 2. This car ran without any boot badge and a mk 2 badge on the bonnet.
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Re: YMO 881H
Posted: Tue Apr 12, 2022 1:47 pm
by surfblue63
Re: YMO 881H
Posted: Tue Apr 12, 2022 1:59 pm
by hanlminiman
I thought this was the line up for 1970 Southern Cross Rally which also included Andrew Cowan and possibly Brian Culcheth but only 2 cars in image but I was wrong it was the 1971 Heatway Rally in New Zealand. BLA 532 was an F registered Works car and BLA 523 was the Mk3.
Re: YMO 881H
Posted: Thu May 30, 2024 1:14 pm
by graeme1293
BLA523 YMO 881H Works Mini.jpg
YMO881 was crashed and reshelled by Evan Green into this Australian Clubman GT shell. Evan sold it to a chap (maybe northern NSW or Queensland?) and it was never seen again. I believe this is the only missing works Mini?
Re: YMO 881H
Posted: Sun Jun 02, 2024 8:12 am
by Brynmor
hanlminiman wrote: ↑Tue Mar 08, 2022 5:34 pm
An interesting fact revealed this week online. This car was in fact a works British Leyland Mk3 s with the non external hinged doors modified to take sliding windows to save weight. Also, while looking for images of the car I noticed some from another Australian rally in 1969 but the reg was same numbers but in different order. More info in "Works Mini in Detail" - 2nd reprint now available.
Really interested to read this, I’ve been mulling over whether a Mk3 could be used in something like Equipe Classic series etc…evidently it could well be and there’s a way to make it conform to the papers.
