Austin Mini Cooper Mk2 road test (Classics World 2023)

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Austin Mini Cooper Mk2 road test (Classics World 2023)

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"It may not have an ‘S’ on its nose but the Mini Cooper Mk2 is still great fun to drive. Classics World drive a tastefully restored and modified 1968 example." :-
https://classicsworld.co.uk/cars/austin ... road-test/
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mab01uk wrote: Thu Apr 17, 2025 11:19 pm "It may not have an ‘S’ on its nose but the Mini Cooper Mk2 is still great fun to drive. Classics World drive a tastefully restored and modified 1968 example." :-
https://classicsworld.co.uk/cars/austin ... road-test/


I photographed it at Himley Hall over thirty years ago, I remember thinking at the time how nice it looked...

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Re: Austin Mini Cooper Mk2 road test (Classics World 2023)

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Should have left it as it was at Himley, many years before, The wheels and arches look hideous.......... Just my opinion of course
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