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MINI Cooper S

1967 · Manual · Blue with white roof

£34,000

Listed today at Vintage & Prestige, Northampton. Last checked today.

Key facts

Year: 1967
Registration: YTA 358E
Gearbox: Manual
Engine: 1293cc four-cylinder, twin SU carburettors
Power: in excess of 100 bhp
Fuel: Petrol
Drive: FWD
Body: Saloon
Colour: Blue with white roof
Doors: 2
Previous owners: 3
Generation: Classic Mini Cooper S 1275 (Mk1, Mk2 from late 1967)

About this car

This 1967 Mini Cooper S started life as an Australian-market Morris-badged car, and a Heritage Certificate confirms it as an original Cooper S. It was imported from New Zealand in 2012 and has had three UK owners since.

It has been through a nut-and-bolt restoration, including an engine rebuild by Mini specialist Bill Richards. The engine is now a 1293cc fast-road unit with twin SU carburettors, said to make more than 100bhp, which is well beyond a standard Cooper S of the period. The car is finished in blue with a contrasting white roof and a blue and grey Cooper S interior.

The page says the car has covered less than 2,500 miles since the restoration was completed, though it gives no total odometer reading. A file of manuals, invoices, receipts and restoration records comes with it. The page marks the price as "Accepted", which suggests an offer has been agreed.

Written by Vertar from Vintage & Prestige’s listing. Check the details with the dealer before you buy.

Performance

The maker’s official figures for this model, not measurements of this car (BMC published engine data for the 1275 Cooper S (76 bhp gross). Weight, top speed and 0-60 left null because the period figures come from magazine road tests, not BMC.).

Engine: 1,275 cc, 4 cylinders
Engine position: Front-engined
Induction: Naturally aspirated