1966 Morris Mini Cooper S Mk1
A UK-market right-hand drive Morris Cooper 998cc Mk1 (chassis KA2S4-896682), subsequently built to Cooper S competition specification with a full-race 1,293cc engine. The car spent a period in Belgium before returning to the UK in 2019, whereupon Snetterton Speedshop undertook an extensive bare-shell rebuild completed in 2021. In its earlier competition life it claimed class wins in the European FIA Historic Touring Car Championship; it now holds current FIA/HTP rally homologation papers.
Ownership
- 2016-02-26Auction saleSold £25,000 (≈ $31K)
- 2019-02-23Auction saleSold £27,000 (≈ $34K)
- 2023-08-25Auction saleSold £37,500 (≈ $47K)
- 1990 → 2019Belgian owner or custodianpartial documentation
The car was based in Belgium for roughly three decades before being acquired by its current owner.
- 2019 →Private saleCurrent vendorpartial documentation
Brought the car back to the UK and commissioned a comprehensive rebuild by Snetterton Speedshop, completed in 2021; the car has seen little or no use since.
Competition
- —European FIA Historic Touring Car ChampionshipEuropean FIA Historic Touring Car ChampionshipClass win(s)
The car recorded class victories in this series along with other notable competitive results prior to being re-prepared to FIA/HTP rally specification.
Maintenance & restoration
- 2021RestorationSnetterton Speedshop
Full strip to bare shell with all necessary metalwork addressed, subframes repaired and updated, complete engine rebuild to 1,293cc specification using new valves, piston rings, a mild rally camshaft and correct rocker gear, plus fitment of a straight-cut gear kit in a period S gearbox with straight-cut drop gears, S remote gearchange, ultra-light flywheel, twin SU carburettors and Cooper S manifold, new oil cooler, radiator, water pump, race/rally dynamo, stainless steel exhaust, rally skid plate, and a Works-style interior with competition seats. Built to FIA/HTP rally compliance.
Full technical breakdown of the rebuild available on request; FIA/HTP papers subsequently issued.
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