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Est: £60,000 - £70,000
1965 1963 Mini Cooper 'S' - Ex Harry Ratcliffe British Vita Racing
UK • 14 Nov 2026 • Lot 156
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AI Listing Summary
A 1963 Morris Mini Cooper S 1071 with a documented competition history linked to Harry Ratcliffe and the British Vita Racing Team. This example has undergone a meticulous restoration, preserving its period racing appearance and comes with extensive historical documentation.
Condition
8
Painstaking restoration, excellent condition
/ 10
Manual
RTD 270C
1965
Auction
KA2S4384644
RHD
United Kingdom
Description
Fresh to market, this early Morris Mini Cooper S boasts a documented period competition connection to Harry Ratcliffe and the British Vita Racing Team.
With an extensive historical archive and a painstaking restoration by its previous owner, Simon Joslin, RTD 270C offers a compelling combination of competition provenance, period character and enduring Mini appeal. The accompanying British Motor Industry Heritage Trust Certificate confirms this example as a 1963 Morris Mini Cooper S 1071, right-hand-drive home-market car, chassis number K-A2S4/384644.
Dispatched on 23 May 1963, it was originally finished in Tartan Red with a black roof.
We’re informed that the car was built in 1963 but remained unregistered while serving as a competition car.
Registration became necessary in 1965 when it was prepared for racing abroad, by which time it had been repainted in Connaught Green, the team colour of British Vita Racing. The car’s history is closely associated with Harry Ratcliffe, a succes...
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£600
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£7,490
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£115,000
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