1964 Morris Mini Cooper Ex-Geoff Mabbs, now upgraded to Cooper S 1385cc MkI [ADO50]

1964 Morris Mini Cooper MkI [ADO50] in Best of British: Mini, Documentary, 2000

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1964 Morris Mini Cooper Ex-Geoff Mabbs, now upgraded to Cooper S 1385cc MkI [ADO50]

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Dmitry_P ◊ 2023-11-21 04:37
dsl ◊ 2023-11-21 05:10	275 YYB was Geoff Mabb's car - a private owner with very good links to BMC Comps Dept. But things don't quite add up to match the pic - first is older plate info calls it a Morris Cooper 998cc, not a Cooper S as badged, though newer plate info gives 1385cc so it's become an S as it got older. And the 1964 Monte plate with #159 is very dodgy - 159 on that event was Richard Tilley/Franck Rutter in an Austin Cooper S, different colours and a plate which looks like 2772 (x)W - CW, DW or OW. And on that event, Geoff drove a works Cortina GT RWC 202, #174, finished 22nd. So the car's real, but not quite what it seems to be.

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◊ 2023-11-21 04:37

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dsl

◊ 2023-11-21 05:10

275 YYB was Geoff Mabb's car - a private owner with very good links to BMC Comps Dept. But things don't quite add up to match the pic - first is older plate info calls it a Morris Cooper 998cc, not a Cooper S as badged, though newer plate info gives 1385cc so it's become an S as it got older. And the 1964 Monte plate with #159 is very dodgy - 159 on that event was Richard Tilley/Franck Rutter in an Austin Cooper S, different colours and a plate which looks like 2772 (x)W - CW, DW or OW. And on that event, Geoff drove a works Cortina GT RWC 202, #174, finished 22nd.

So the car's real, but not quite what it seems to be.

1964 Morris Mini Cooper Ex-Geoff Mabbs, now upgraded to Cooper S 1385cc MkI [ADO50]

1964 Morris Mini Cooper MkI [ADO50] in Best of British: Mini, Documentary, 2000

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