Hey i heard a while back that there are nearly 3 times as many cooper s mini's registered in australia than actually were ever made.
does anyone know how true this is.
i wonder what the actual figure is, it sure would be interesting to know...i wonder where all the badges are coming from.

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1275LS regrettably sold to move to Canada, but now moving back and need my next mini. - I want a K

Very........ i've got one

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I got nuthin......................

I've got a real 'Clubman S'......

Don't quote me but I think it's something like 8000 real cooper S's ever made of the round nose type. I am sure legends like Brian Foley crashed or destroyed at least 50 of those in their racing careers, and at least a few thousand went to the scrap yard, leaving only lets say 5-6000 real S's left!

As far as I am concerned, if you haven't got the paper work then it aint a real S!

Besides, S's are overated, soon Lillee will be twice the power of the original S's Long live the Deluxe and Mini K!!!

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Lillee - 1969 Morris Mini K

Doesn't the saying go: "Out of the 8000 S's ever made only 15000 still remain?"

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Lillee - 1969 Morris Mini K

I have 2 real one's, a MK1 & a MK2 a set complete.

Doogie

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I won Hay once, here's the pic to prove it..


Hay, it's not about the car, it's not about the venue, it's about the people that come here. Peter Dwyer, Mayor of Hay NSW.

so do i Anton, but its a clubman "S" Sunshine also, ohhhhhhh even rarer than those um what do you call them , those common ones that everyone replicates, umm usually brg with white roof...ummmm oh yeah a cooper s... just jokes people i love minis one and all, plus i cant afford one of those cooper s's

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I got nuthin......................

Set's not complete- wot about the Clubbie GT... Cooper S leftovers!:lol:

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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.

What about the almost mythical Mk3 cooper S?
KB

Yeah righto i will have them all one day, might even get a 997 & 998 cooper aswell

Doogie

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I won Hay once, here's the pic to prove it..


Hay, it's not about the car, it's not about the venue, it's about the people that come here. Peter Dwyer, Mayor of Hay NSW.

they're not leftovers. it was evolution!

well so far we've accounted for about 4 of them. i wonder how many ausmini members have them.
What do you think is the best mini to start with (other than a cooper s obviously) to make myself a replica. I'm thinking the mini K as it had same guages, other than the 120mph speedo.
ANyone made themselves one from something, love to know about it.

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1275LS regrettably sold to move to Canada, but now moving back and need my next mini. - I want a K

I've also got one. I was told though that all the S parts on my car came off a doner wrecked S so I recon that makes it even

my daughters Cooper S is real enough in that the body is a real Cooper S , it wont end up with a genuine Cooper S motor though just an 1100S (1275)..
my K shell has been semi cooperised, someone cut a hole for a rhs tank filler... however I intend to get it welded back up. its a K and i would rather it stayed that way in this case. I dont see any harm in S replicas but they are just to freakin expensive if you actually intend to use an S tank and guages etc... I have seen fake fillers, and in my opinion thats crap... but for someone else its probably fine.
probably the hardest mini to Cooperise is the clubby (for obvious cosmetic reasons)
a lot of people say the cooper S is overated, and i think they are right to a degree, but the racing herritage , which spills over into domestic sales of the mini ,is on the back of the early Cooper S rigs.. they are probably more overrated by non enthusiasts who have limited knowledge of minis in general...

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No longer Ms Westwoods mini outside her original kings road shop