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About the Morris Mini Cooper Racing
The Morris Mini was
introduced in October 1959 and was a departure from automotive designs of that
era. By using a 2-box styling, they produced a four seat compact car about 3
meters in length that used a front engine, front wheel drive layout to keep the
passenger compartment flat. It initially had an 848cc, 34hp engine, which
allowed a speed of 115km/h
This outstanding design
allowed 80% of the overall car length for driver and passenger space, which
provided room for four large adults to be seated comfortably. Its patented "Hydrolastic"
four wheel independent suspension system was another of its excellent
innovations. This superbly balanced car also performed well on racing circuits,
and John Cooper of British racing fame, souped-up the engine and introduced it
to the public as the Morris Mini Cooper. A series of modification began in 1961
using a 997cc, 55hp engine followed by a 1071cc, 67.5hp version and in 1963 the
popular 1275cc, 75hp car came out. The competition version was known as the
"Works Mini" and used a 1293cc powerplant, which filled the 1300cc class
requirement, and put out 91hp.
The racing Mini proved its
potential by dominating races held in 1964 & 65. It won the 1967, 1300cc class
title in the British Saloon Car Championships (BSCC), the 1968 European Touring
Car Challenge, and again clinched the BSCC title that same year. With its many
track and rally successes, the Mini Cooper is a true motorsports gem.
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TS-26 - Pure White |
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TS-43 - Racing Green |
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X-10 - Gun Metal |
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X-11 - Chrome Silver |
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X-18 - Semi Gloss
Black |
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X-26 - Clear Orange |
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X-27 - Clear Red |
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X-5 - Green |
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X-6 - Orange |
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X-8 - Lemon Yellow |
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X-9 - Brown |
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XF-1 - Flat Black |
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XF-16 - Flat Aluminum |
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XF-19 - Sky Grey |
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XF-2 - Flat White |
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XF-5 - Flat Green |
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XF-55 - Deck Tan |
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XF-56 - Metallic Grey |
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XF-9 - Hull Red |
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