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[mab01uk]

Nice website about Austin Mini Cooper 'S' 24PK.
Quote:
"This website is an attempt to consolidate the competition history of a unique car – together with recollections and anecdotes of her drivers and others associated with her. In my brief 3 years of ownership I have been constantly amazed by the willingness of those who both drove, worked on, or just had recollections of 24PK – to offer their time, reminiscences and if I was really lucky, photos and other memrobilia that enabled me to consolidate the following historical record."
Link:
http://www.24pk.co.uk/

[mk1leg]

Its been reshelled, shame but still a real beauty....................

[Cooperman]

It had to be re-shelled after its huge accident on the 1964 Manx rally. In fact, Barrie 'Whizzo' Williams and I towed it back to the UK with me sitting in 24PK. The roof was squashed in and it had no driver's door. We were to leave it at a gagage in Liverpool, but whilst searching for the garage we were stopped by the Old Bill who said that we could not tow a car in that state (fair comment really!). However, they led us to the garage. The car was then re-shelled by some guys who worked in the BMC Comps Dep't at Abingdon and fitted with all the latest works rally bits. The fact that it was re-shelled after a big rally accident just adds to its history and its place in Mini rallying. A true 1960's rally icon.
Roy, who now owns it, is a great chap with a passion for Minis in general and 24PK in particular.

[nicksuth]

What a beauty !!! I wish I'd kept my 1964 Mk1 970 Cooper S, it was broken up and shell scrapped off in the late 1970's



For those of you from the Grimsby area (and old enough to remember the 1970's ??) this photo was taken in Weelsby Woods Park circa 1978/79 with the 970S alongside my mates 1974 1275GT (another Mini that's no longer with us )

Edited by nicksuth, 03 December 2009 - 04:08 PM.

[Cooperman]

I think you mean a 1965 Cooper 'S' 970. The 1275 and 970 weren't introduced until 1964, after the 1071 appeared in 1963. Oh, how I wanted one back then, but had to make do with an 850, then got a new 998 Cooper in mid-'64. Didn't get a real 'S' until 1969 and even than it was my wife's and was a '63 with a 1275 engine. I just had a Saab 96 V4 as a road car then.
Ah, the '60's................

[nicksuth]

I think you mean a 1965 Cooper 'S' 970. The 1275 and 970 weren't introduced until 1964, after the 1071 appeared in 1963. Oh, how I wanted one back then, but had to make do with an 850, then got a new 998 Cooper in mid-'64. Didn't get a real 'S' until 1969 and even than it was my wife's and was a '63 with a 1275 engine. I just had a Saab 96 V4 as a road car then.
Ah, the '60's................

Error amended = 1964