A couple weeks back I was searching Google images trying to find other photos of my car at Bathurst in 69. I have really no colour photos of the car and wanted some others so I could decide weather I like the original Jet Red colour. There was as shot in Mini Experience I think that showed the crash, 1st lap of the 69 race, and you can see the roof of the car up against the fence. I stumbled across the front cover of a book called 'Hardie Ferodo 500 1969, a photographic History'. Its published by Stephen C. Stathis.
I was most surprised to find on the front cover a colour photo of 26C at Murrays corner as well as a full page print of the same photo within the book. I did not even know about this book till I stumbled across it but It has some great shots of minis inside and a must for us Mini enthusiasts. The book shows at least one photo of every car that started in the 1969 race and who and what placing they finished. I bought the book from here http://www.motorbookworld.com.au/bathur ... cover.html
Upon reading through the book and examining all the photos of the class C cars (where all the Cooper S cars are placed, total of
It seems that 26C was the only MK2 S in the race and this should mean that 26C is in fact the first MK2 mini to set foot on the mountain. Could someone confirm this please.I can recall Les telling me that he had his MK1 at Bathurst that year and was indenting to run it, but the newer MK2 ran a better time in practice. The body number of 26C is 839 so I guess it should not of been that far from new. What build month would that put it..........July/August?
I have not got the 1970 book yet but it looks to be very good also.
Ian