1964 Austin Mini Cooper S Rally Car on 2040-cars
Ames, Iowa, United States
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This is a great little Mini Cooper S rally car. It can be used on the street, in road rally, in a vintage road race, or a rallycross. This is the vehicle that can do it all. The engine sounds like a race engine but is not too loud to be driven on the road. I would say half as loud as a Harley. The car starts up every time and has a battery cutoff switch mounted between the seats. You will not find a better prepared period car. Included is the Heritage Certificate, a two binders full of all of the email correspondence, receipts and hand written notes and diagrams about the restoration and history of the car. As well as the plates it wore when in Georgia, Texas, and Iowa. There is also a photo album documenting its time in Hong Kong showing the build of the engine and its transportation in crates and on trucks. The only difference between this car and the works cars you are used to seeing is that this one is was painted green during the last restoration. Full works style rallye dash Fully adjustable hi-lo suspension Twin fuel gauges Fully adjustable Spax/KYB shock absorbers All fuses mounted on navigator's dash Genuine Minilite 10-inch magnesium wheels Half roll cage Lightweight period rallye seats 4-point competition harnesses Twin 5-gallon petrol tanks Period Salisbury LSD with longer 3.1 final drive Straight-cut racing gear set All fuel and brake lines routed inside cabin Steel rallye sump guard Period Moto-Lita wood-rim Cooper steering wheel 1275cc engine (1.275 liter or about 78 cubic inches) Twin 1.5" SU carburetors Stage 4 ported and gas flowed cylinder head 10.5:1 compression ratio Kent 276 road race cam 1.5 ratio forged rockers Pertronix ignition 13-row Mocal oil cooler Additional water radiator Thermostatically-controlled electric auxiliary fan 1964 Constructed 21 August for "Home Market" sale (British Isles) 1964 Despatched to dealer Weybridge Automobiles Limited 24 August 1964-1986 Registered in the UK on October 10 as BAE701B – 22 years as a road car 1986 Exported to Hong Kong to Terry Berrecloth registered as DL8880 1986 Made into full competition road racer; campaigned in Macao by Terry Berrecloth 1988 Car sold to Ian R.C. Cullen registered as EK5173 1990 Removed from road use for restoration 1991-1994 Car shipped to UK for rebuild/restoration at Mini-Sport Ltd. 1996 Car accepted by Mr. Cullen and re-registered as BAE701B |
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