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 Post subject: cooper s 1 tank?
PostPosted: Wed Jun 24, 2009 7:14 pm 
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hello all i was wandering if there ever was a cooper 's' that only had one tank ever produced??? i know there was a 998 cooper but i have a mate who says he has a cooper s never been restored but yet only has 1 tank. it has all cooper s badging etc although havent checked body numbers etc..... what do you guys think?

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The RH tank was an option on the early build Cooper S, i think they were fitted std later on. im sure someone else will claify this.

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It is possible for a Cooper S to have one tank.
But I think it has to be an English built car.

The Cooper (both the 998 and the 997) only have one tank.


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All Oz made Cooper S had twin tanks.
However a handful of UK built cars came here for racers etc before late 1965, and the RH tank was an option in UK at that time.

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Also worth remembering the 1071 cooper s (UK) only had one tank as well , get some numbers off it if you can to make sure .

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And post up some pics if you can! :)

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i think it must be one from the mother land becasue it was used for racing and is in remarkable condition for never being restored. ill have a look next time im there to clarify things.

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i think it must be one from the mother land becasue it was used for racing and is in remarkable condition for never being restored. ill have a look next time im there to clarify things.


if it's never been restored then it's easy to tell if it's a pommy one - it'll have sliding windows

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i cant remember about windows ill have a look when i see it next..

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carter wrote:
i cant remember about windows ill have a look when i see it next..

If a UK car it will have slots in the roof gutter, not drilled holes.

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If it is English and a Cooper S, it will have many distinguishing features.

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66S wrote:
If it is English and a Cooper S, it will have many distinguishing features.

Rust. :mrgreen:


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Morris 1100 wrote:
66S wrote:
If it is English and a Cooper S, it will have many distinguishing features.

Rust. :mrgreen:


carter wrote:
it was used for racing and is in remarkable condition for never being restored.


couldn't be a pommy one then ;)

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simon k wrote:
carter wrote:
it was used for racing and is in remarkable condition for never being restored.


couldn't be a pommy one then ;)

That descripion fits my one. 8)


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Morris 1100 wrote:
simon k wrote:
carter wrote:
it was used for racing and is in remarkable condition for never being restored.


couldn't be a pommy one then ;)

That descripion fits my one. 8)


AND yours has rust....

edit: actually, it does fit my car..... I race it, and it's never been restored!

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