The Mini Cooper has been a mainstay of the Motorsport scene around the world for over 50 years.

Its prodigious roadholding and excellent power-to-weight ratio enabled the little Cooper to compete successfully with larger-capacity rivals and on tight twisting circuits, the car was often a candidate for outright victory.

From enthralling battles with much larger competition in period, to latter-day giant-killing performances in Historic Touring Cars, the Mini Cooper represented an opportunity to compete at high levels for privateers with cars not far removed from the Works entrants, enhanced by a plethora of emerging tuning companies and race/rally parts.

Driven by names such as Hopkirk, 'Whizzo' Williams and 'Smokin' John Rhodes, Coopers and the ubiquitous Cooper 'S' have firmly cemented their place in motorsport folklore and their supreme driveability and user-friendliness have kept them in the forefront of historic saloon car racing ever since.

On offer here is a well built Mini ...