• Highly successful Historic saloon racer • Present ownership since 2014 • Raced in various Historic series • Rebuilt in 2019 including a new bodyshell (bills available) • Swiftune 1,291cc engine Launched in September 1961, the Mini Cooper was endowed with prodigious roadholding and an excellent power-to-weight ratio that enabled it to compete successfully with larger-capacity rivals; on tight, twisting circuits the car was often a candidate for outright victory.

Indeed, Warwick Banks won the European Saloon Car Championship outright in 1964 driving Ken Tyrell's Mini Cooper.

Spectators everywhere delighted in the spectacular, sideways cornering style adopted by the car's main protagonists, and the Mini's supreme driveability and user-friendliness have kept it in the forefront of Historic saloon car racing ever since.

Badged as a Morris, this well-known Austin Mini competition saloon has been raced very successfully in various historic series, achieving many class wins and overall vi...