My 2-year old Cooper S during a visit to Boho South (near Violet Town, central Vic)
in 1973.
Who'd of thought I'd still have the same car (more or less
) 40 years later 
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| Author: | Curly [ Thu Mar 20, 2014 8:08 pm ] |
| Post subject: | The things we used to do with our Minis |
My 2-year old Cooper S during a visit to Boho South (near Violet Town, central Vic) in 1973. Who'd of thought I'd still have the same car (more or less ) 40 years later .
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| Author: | Mick [ Thu Mar 20, 2014 8:28 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: The things we used to do with our Minis |
Have you been around that stretch again of road of late? |
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| Author: | Curly [ Thu Mar 20, 2014 8:31 pm ] |
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Mick wrote: Have you been around that stretch again of road of late? No, but I'd guess it would be a bit drier than it was on that trip 
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| Author: | FNQ [ Fri Mar 21, 2014 8:03 am ] |
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It was nice of you to stop and see if the tractor needed help to get up the hill 
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| Author: | simon k [ Fri Mar 21, 2014 10:15 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: The things we used to do with our Minis |
Curly wrote: My 2-year old Cooper S during a visit to Boho South (near Violet Town, central Vic) in 1973. Who'd of thought I'd still have the same car (more or less ) 40 years later .nice accessories - rear spot light, rear windscreen wiper, rear windscreen demister - what else did it have? and what's the car number 
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| Author: | Curly [ Fri Mar 21, 2014 12:10 pm ] |
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simon k wrote: nice accessories - rear spot light, rear windscreen wiper, rear windscreen demister - what else did it have? and what's the car number At that stage it also had a chrome nudge bar with a pair of aircraft landing lights fitted to it and twin 1.5" SUs. The Rego Number was KWS720 Car No.YG2S42766 Many years later we had an accident, so I decided to de-seam it and fit a Clubman-style fibreglass tilt front and Clubman tail lights. Personalised number plates were fitted SS029.  Then another decade or so later I wanted to go Group N racing, so it was reshelled into a 997 Cooper shell (YKA2S12223), but still with the Cooper S ID plate It was raced regularly for about 10 years in Vic, NSW & SA. Another decade further down the track and it's now a road-going Grp Nb car (on Club Permit plates) that's enjoying a very successful hillclimb career.  It's certainly had a chequered life, and to some purists it's probably not a Cooper S anymore, but to me it's still the same one-lady-owner Cooper S I bought back in 1972. |
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| Author: | winabbey [ Fri Mar 21, 2014 1:32 pm ] |
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Curly wrote: The Rego Number was KWS720 Car No.YG2S42766 Chassis #2766 means it's probably a November 1970 car. Does that sound right? I'll add the original car's details to the Cooper S register if that's OK? Can you confirm it was Camino Gold with Crystal White roof and black interior? Also, do you still have the original engine number? It will be a 9/FX/EY prefix and in the range 560nn - 561nn. Do you know which dealership originally sold the car to the "lady owner"? |
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| Author: | Curly [ Fri Mar 21, 2014 2:38 pm ] |
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Winabbey, re your enquiry .... I believe that it was first registered in 1971 with a build date of 12/70. The original engine was 9FXEY56128, which I still have in the shed with one or 2 others and the colour was Camino Gold all over with a black interior.It was originally purchased at Lanes Motors in Hartwell (Melbourne eastern suburb) by a Mrs Taylor who was the wife of the then Sales Manager. Hope that fills in a few gaps. |
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| Author: | winabbey [ Fri Mar 21, 2014 3:03 pm ] |
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Thanks Curly, much appreciated.
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| Author: | Monaco [ Fri Mar 21, 2014 5:47 pm ] |
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Great story! Sad the original body was lost along the way, but we didn't know how iconic and collectable they would become !
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| Author: | ybot [ Fri Mar 21, 2014 9:00 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: The things we used to do with our Minis |
I really enjoyed reading all that. |
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