RJB326F

[finchy533]

I’ve recently been reading “Nineteen to the Dozen” by Eddie Green, a contemporary record of the 1969 Motoring News championship (well worth searching out if you’re into MN/road rallying, by the way).

As this happened to coincide with the Works History section being added, a particular car caught my eye - RJB326F, driven by Phil Cooper/John Brown on the Castrol Express and Star ’69. With RJB327F being listed in the archive, but not 326, I thought for a minute I’d discovered an unknown Works car!

A little googling explained all though - built by the Works but sold unused:
https://www.bonhams.com/auctions/11094/lot/735/

The picture - and the snippet of history that it was used on an MN round in ’69 - might be of interest though:

RJB326F.jpg

[Pluto]

RJB 326F should be in the works section....

[mk1]

Sorry, I don't understand the above. Was it built as OBL but sold as RJB?

I'm no Works expert & hope that someone else can clarify the situation.

[Pluto]

Sorry Mark,

just saying that some works Minis are missing in the listing, RJB 326F AND several OBL (47F and 48F).

[mk1]

Ah Ha! I get you now

Please feel free to start an new thread on any cars that are missing from the list.

I transferred all info over, but am by no means an expert on the works cars. It fact I am a complete dunce !!!

[Pete]

It was works built but not works entered. It’s pictured in colour in that line up of rear ends outside Abingdon. Phil did very well with it on the ‘68 RAC!