I have been working on my mini in my carport and over the last few weeks i have been amazed by the number of random people walking past and tell me they used to have a mini and it was a Cooper S. Even a few friends of mine who are not car people tell me their parents had Cooper S' And they learnt to drive in them.

So how many did BMC make. It seems everyone has owned one at some time (apart from me that is)

Australian ones: Something like the following

Mk1's: 5000
mk2's:2500

give or take a few

Im not sure if there are exact numbers?

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TOTAL 4986 Mk 1
TOTAL 2419 Mk 2

TOTAL PRODUCED - 7405

still 4 million of them alive

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A good friend will come and bail you out of jail...but a true friend will be sitting next to you saying "Damn...that was fun!"

that many and still the asking price is high for one. I mean considering it really isn't a rare car, but then again to restore one it adds up.

Oh yeah not to mention race history

A lot were trashed in the 70s

I knew of at least 3 that were stolen on the weekend and the parts sold off on the Monday

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1969 Cooper "S"
1967 Mini Deluxe
1973 Clubman Van (the fleet spare)
1978 ex 1275 LS ("Wizard" Eaton Supercharged)
2015 HSV GenF GTS(occasional drive & tow car)
2019 MINI F55 Cooper S

cost to restore a mini is @ 15 to 20k , thats not including labour
I own a ford GT coupe, 1 of 949 ever built ..cost to restore that is 30k plus

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A good friend will come and bail you out of jail...but a true friend will be sitting next to you saying "Damn...that was fun!"

They are rare due to the age and the fact that so many have been destroyed. The original build number really becomes irrelevant this far down the track. The biggest problem is the number of fakes built from real parts. I am guessing around one third of the cars on the road today are dubious.

You could be right? and maybe even more?

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1969 Cooper "S"
1967 Mini Deluxe
1973 Clubman Van (the fleet spare)
1978 ex 1275 LS ("Wizard" Eaton Supercharged)
2015 HSV GenF GTS(occasional drive & tow car)
2019 MINI F55 Cooper S

Judging by the sheer number of people that I have met just in my area, I would've thought there were much more then 7500. Perhaps they had a mini of some description but the ones that are easiest for people to recall are the Cooper S, either that or each car has had 10-15 owners.

Nobody ever owns up to having a Deluxe or a K when they were younger. They always had a Cooper S.

It's like everyone who had an XY Falcon actually had a GTHO.

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Brett Nicholson
Greendale (near Ballan) VIC.
1971 Morris Mini Moke
1966 Austin Mini
1965 Morris Mini Traveller
1973 LR Series 3 88
2007 LR Freelander 2

Ahem...

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My 1st mini was a 1963 850 cost me $350.00 in 1968.

But it had an 1100 engine, 731 cam, twin carbs and was as quick as a Cooper S...
My second car was a Cooper S.

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1969 Cooper "S"
1967 Mini Deluxe
1973 Clubman Van (the fleet spare)
1978 ex 1275 LS ("Wizard" Eaton Supercharged)
2015 HSV GenF GTS(occasional drive & tow car)
2019 MINI F55 Cooper S

Michael, I can't lie, you know my first car was a Deluxe. Because it was later your daughter's car and thanks to your efforts is still on the road today.

Cheers,

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Brett Nicholson
Greendale (near Ballan) VIC.
1971 Morris Mini Moke
1966 Austin Mini
1965 Morris Mini Traveller
1973 LR Series 3 88
2007 LR Freelander 2

Interestingly, How many Coopers were made (Not 'S')?

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997 Cooper, 2800. July 62- Jan 64
998 Cooper, 1100. Feb 64- Dec 64

Source- John Parnell- `Original Mini Cooper & Cooper S'.

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DrMini- 1970 wasaMatic 1360, Mk1S crank, 86.6HP (ATW) =~125 @ crank, 45 Dellorto (38 chokes), RE282 sprint cam, 1.5 rockers, 11.0:1 C/R.