1966 Morris Mini Cooper S 1293

KA2S4799835roadUnited Kingdom

A UK-market 1966 Mini Cooper 1275 S Mk.1, registered CJD 69D, built as a period-correct Works homage club rally car finished in Almond Green with an Old English White roof. The 1275cc engine has been bored to 1293cc, lightened, balanced, and equipped with a Janspeed cylinder head producing approximately 100bhp. The car carries full competition specification including a Salisbury LSD, Bilstein dampers, Minilite wheels, and a Works-spec interior with Halda Twinmaster and Heuer stopwatches. It holds an RAC/MSA Log Book and has been very lightly used since its rebuild.

Ownership

2018-02-23Auction sale
Sold £41,500 (≈ $52K)
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Date unknownAcquisition unknown
Current vendor
partial documentation
Owned the car for approximately nine years; prepared it to competition specification but never actually entered it in any motorsport event.
Date unknown
Earlier owner(s) — up to three previous owners total
partial documentation
The prose references up to three prior owners before the current vendor; no individual names or dates are given, though some earlier MOT certificates and engine-build invoices survive in the history file.

Competition

No competition history extracted from the catalogue.

Maintenance & restoration

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Restoration
Car was comprehensively restored to an exceptional standard as a period Works-specification rally car, using only period-correct components and modifications throughout.
Invoices relating to the engine build are present in the history file.
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Engine rebuild
The standard 1275cc unit was bored out to 1293cc, then lightened and balanced; a Janspeed cylinder head was fitted, with rolling-road output recorded at approximately 100bhp.
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Mechanical
Gearbox fully rebuilt; car has covered fewer than 500 miles since this work was completed. Additional competition-oriented mechanical upgrades include a Salisbury limited-slip differential, uprated driveshafts, adjustable dry suspension with camber blocks and tie bars, Bilstein shock absorbers, and competition rubber cones.

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