1972 Austin Mini Cooper (right Hand Drive) on 2040-cars
Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States
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Up for
your bidding pleasure is my very rare and well-kept example of a 1972 Austin
Mini Cooper!! This is a rare Right Hand Drive model and it is not your average
mini... This mini started life as a mini 1000 but has had a significant
horsepower bump with the following engine modifications: -Bored
out A+ 1275 -Hypatec
flat top pistons -940 head -276 cam -hif6 su
carburetor -Full
rc-40 exhaust. To
help this speedy Mini Cooper shift it has: -New rod
shift gearbox -2.9
final drive ration (Cruising at 80-85mph can be done easily with normal engine
RPM's) But
what about driving around the corners and come to a safe and quick stop: -New
bushings -New
bearings -New tie
rod ends -New ball
joints -Adjustable
ride height suspension cones -1.5
degree camber control arms -Adjustable
caster angle. (Note: all suspension work completed in 2012) -Disk
front brake conversion... you heard me, DISK FRONT BRAKES!! -Brand
new Brake Master cylinder installed January 2014. -upgraded
alloy wheels -street
legal racing tires Interior
includes: -Black
carpet -Red
Corbeau reclining seats -Upgraded
CD player and Speakers Worried
about rockers or floor pans!? Well Don't!! WHY? -Replaced
floor pan (there is still light rust holes in floor pan but is currently in drivable
and stable condition!) -Replaced
rockers Overall
this car was set up to accelerate quickly, go around turns like a GO-KART and
stop safely. The paint is a few years old and is in good condition. I will be
including Thule roof rack as well. I have a clean Virginia title in hand ready
to transfer!!! All turn signals, and lights work, the windshield wipers even
work! Oil pressure and gas gauges work along with the aftermarket cd player,
this thing can be driven everyday!! The odometer and speedometer are INOP due
to an old cable needing replacement, this is really the only thing that I would
want to fix but have gotten used to driving without those two items. I am only
selling this vehicle inside of the good ol' U.S.A! I will expect a non-refundable
deposit within 24 hours of the auction close and full payment by cash, or
certified check. If you decide to use PayPal for the full balance of the car
YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL FEES!! I will not pay fees on a full PayPal
transaction so please keep this in mind PRIOR to bidding. I don't mind using PayPal
for the deposit. I have done my best to describe this beautiful little mini
cooper but please ask questions prior to bidding because this is being sold
AS-IS. Please keep in mind this car is 42 years old and will not be perfect,
although I have tried!!! I will make transaction quick and easy for the winning
bidder. I have bought and sold cars before and understand what needs to be
done. Good luck
bidding and you will LOVE this thing!!! Call
or Text with any questions (703) 987-5115 -Tony |
Mini Classic Mini for Sale
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Cool Shunnings: Mini helps the Jamaican bobsled team train in lockdown
Fri, Dec 4 2020Need to train for an upcoming outdoor Olympic competition, but COVID restrictions are forcing you to shelter in place? Well, if your sport happens to be bobsled and your place happens to be an indoor ski slope, that just might be doable. Perhaps you remember Jamaica's national bobsled team for pushing a Mini Cooper convertible around earlier this year as a conditioning exercise. If that sounds like a stunt straight out of "Cool Runnings," well, that's pretty much the idea. Now, they're doing it in isolation, within the safe confines of an indoor skiing facility in the UK. Evidently, they're still at it, only now they appear to have better corporate sponsorship (note the Jamaican flag livery on their spankin' new 'vert) and a pandemic-friendly training venue as they undergo conditioning at the UK’s largest indoor slope at The Snow Centre, Hemel Hempstead, ahead of the World Championships in Lake Placid, New York, in February. "This second lockdown has been even harder on our training," said team pilot Shanwayne Stephens. "Matt [Wilson] and DyÂ’Neal [FeÂ’ssal] are new to the team so weÂ’re focusing on gelling together as a team and getting them up to speed – they have never been in a bobsled or even seen one yet!" "Pushing the MINI here may seem like a bit of fun but this has been an important exercise, just being on ice is completely different to training in the summer – the toll on your body is entirely different and you use energy in different ways," Stephens said. "The Snow Centre is only -3 degrees [27 degrees Farenheit], thatÂ’s pretty mild compared to what weÂ’re normally in, and theyÂ’re already complaining about the cold!" Lake Placid is just the next step toward qualification for the Beijing 2022 Winter Games.
2020 Mini Cooper S E caught completely uncovered at photo shoot
Tue, May 28 2019Thanks to one of our spy photographers, the wait to see Mini's latest electric car is now over. The 2020 Mini Cooper S E was caught completely uncovered during an apparent photo shoot, probably for press and marketing materials. The finished car isn't all that different from the regular 2019 Mini Cooper hatchback and convertible, but it does have a few unique features. From the front you'll immediately notice the filled-in grille. It's bisected in the middle by a highlighter yellow stripe that contains a small opening, just like on the concept. It's basically the inverse of a gas-powered Mini's grille. There's also a circular medallion attached to the grille indicating its electric powertrain. The only other exterior changes include the electric logo debossed in the fuel-filler door, which is obviously now a charging port cover, and the wheels, which are smaller versions of the asymmetric pieces seen on the concept. Otherwise the metal body panels, bumpers, lights, windows and everything else on the body is taken directly from the regular Mini hatch. Since Mini is taking official photos of the car, we expect it's pretty much finished and ready for launch very soon. That would be in keeping with Mini's statement that the car would launch this year. The Frankfurt Motor Show this fall would be a possibility for the release, but we wouldn't rule out something even earlier. Details about the powertrain are scarce. We'd love to see similar specs to the 2009 Mini E, which made 204 horsepower and 162 pound-feet of torque, and had a range of around 150 miles. That said, reports indicate the 2020 Mini Cooper S E will borrow the drivetrain from BMW's i3, which would mean 168 hp, 184 lb-ft, and a range of around 114 miles from a 33.8-kWh battery pack. We'll find out for sure soon enough.
Junkyard Gem: 2011 MINI Cooper Clubman
Sat, Jul 10 2021The original BMC Mini changed the automotive world forever in 1959, staying in production in essentially the same form all the way through 2000. Its innovative transverse-mounted engine and front-wheel-drive transaxle became the layout for most cars built in the world today, and its cheap price tag put millions of new drivers on wheels for the first time. Like the Volkswagen Beetle and Fiat 500, it was inevitable that the shape of such an iconic machine would be applied to a modern platform for the retro-ization craze of the late 1990s and early 2000s, and that's just what happened when BMW ended up owning the Rover Group. The BMW-built MINI Hardtop first appeared on our shores for the 2002 model year, and used-up examples of these cars are now extremely plentiful in self-service wrecking yards across the continent. The Cooper Clubman, which debuted here for the 2008 model year, has been a rare sight during my junkyard travels, and so I documented this one in Denver a few weeks ago. The Clubman wasn't quite as nimble and easy to park as the regular Cooper, but its increased cargo capacity and split rear doors made it a lot more useful for trips to the big-box store. It also offered more space for rear-seat passengers, and the right-side suicide rear door made it much easier to get into the back seat (on that side). The new MINI started out much larger than the clown-car-tiny old Mini, anyway. The added usefulness and more recent release of the Clubman have made it an uncommon sight in American car graveyards. This one was uncrashed and still had the original manuals inside, which suggests that some owners of first-generation (2008-2014) Clubmen are no longer willing to pay for major mechanical repairs when needed. We'll see how this sorts out during the next few years. As the owner of a 2000s wagon with a manual transmission, I applaud the original purchaser of this wagon for the choice of three-pedal setup. The interior looks to have been fairly tidy before junkyard shoppers tore it apart. The Colorado toll-road transponder suggests that this machine was a well-cared-for commuter for its decade on the road, but proved to be not worth repairing when some major component failed. This content is hosted by a third party. To view it, please update your privacy preferences. Manage Settings. The future will look exactly like the MINI CLUBMANIA human-scale pinball machine. This content is hosted by a third party.
























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