I have a set, you can buy them brand new from England! Aquajets

http://www.vintagetyres.com/display.asp ... 0&m=1&dc=4

I was the first with them when they relaunched them and fitted them to the mini, when I went on the first mini run, a few people came up to me, and told me off, saying they were only should be on show concorse cars, and not on a car driven on the road!! LOL I returned fire and said " yeah but they are black round and rubber, thats what they are for!! Ohh plus I can get more if i need any more!! " I told a few where I got them but a few of the real nutters I didn;t!!

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Brett, sorry you may have misunderstood. I was talking about the Dunlop SP41's not the Aquajets.

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In the garage:
1970 Morris Cooper S MK2 | 2010 MINI Cooper JCW Challenge Edition

Now with new owners:
1964 Morris 850 Van | 1965 Morris Cooper S MK1 | 1976 Leyland Mini | 1999 Rover Mini Cooper Classic | 2006 MINI Cooper JCW

no I don;t think you can get them, I did a search on the site and nothing sp41 came up. But aquajets look fairly close.

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I've got one of the originals that came with my Cooper... it's rooted, but I've got it (not for sale, just bragging)



I hope you don't mean aquajets look like SP41's - they're nothing alike, except that they're black and round

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They are not even the same size.

Welll...both have sipes

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And neither hangs on, by current standards.
Way back (about) then, Michelin XAS was the one to have.

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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.

I found one SP41, although it's perhaps a bit small ...



It says Dunlop Guardian on this side but apparently SP41 on the other.

I was a Pirelli Cinturato fanatic back in the 60's/70's

I was a Michelin XAS fan. Great tyres. I once succumbed to the Aquajet hype and they only lasted 4000miles and were crap in the wet. Oh and crap in the dry! Th Michelins would last about 20000miles.

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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

I reckon my dad used to have one of those - or someone I know - I remember it from when I was a kit

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Dunno Doc...I had XAS on a Datto 1600 and found them a little sudden in their break-away and always bought ZX for Mini....they used to hang on for grim death...very, very confident pushing them anywhere

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I had XAS, ZX and also XZX. The latter were TERRIBLE....
I found the XAS hung on best, a Mini is not a Datto...

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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.

Definately not

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I think a Datto is one of those cars that I was constantly overtaking in my Cooper S.
Back in the good old days prior to radar, and way before speed cameras.

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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