Description
The Millbrook Sale | Milton Keynes, Bedfordshire
Viewing: Saturday 9th May 2026 from 12pm
Auction: Sunday 10th May 2026
Location: Millbrook Proving Ground, Station Lane, Bedford MK45 2JH
964 Morris Mini Cooper S 1071
Estimate
£25, 000 - £30, 000
Registration No: 47 HLK
Chassis No: K-A2S4/ 488469
MOT: Exempt
First registered in 'Swinging' London on the February 17th, 1964
One of around 4, 030 1, 071cc Cooper Ss built between March 7th, 1963, and August 27th, 1964
Offered with British Motor Industry Heritage Trust certificate
Subject to a nut-and-bolt restoration between 2024 and 2025
Original engine overhauled and uprated by Brett Sims Racing
The 1, 071cc Cooper S was the first Cooper S produced by BMC, and the first of the Minis to succeed in the Monte Carlo Rally. Externally, the S iteration looked very much like the 997cc standard Cooper, except for the inset vented wheels and the ‘S’ badge on the bonnet and boot. The 1071 only stayed in production until August 27th, 1964, by which time it had been joined by the 1275 S in February, 1964, and the 970 in June, 1964. Although in production for a little over a year, some 4, 030 1071 (Austin and Morris) Cooper Ss were built.
It is not often one gets an opportunity to buy a Mini Cooper as good as this; it looks just like a brand-new car and, up to a point, it is, having been meticulously restored with many new parts. Originally finished in Almond Green and Old English White with a Porcelain Grey and Dove Grey interior, with a heater fitted, our Mini was built on January 28th, 1964, and despatched on February 6th to Stewart & Ardern Ltd. of Acton. On 17th, it was registered to its first owner, Charles Phillips of Forest Row. In March, 1965, it was resold viâ a company in Worcester to a Worcester resident, Edwin Lofthouse. It then passed through a couple of owners in Monmouthshire and in the early 1970s it had three owners, all in Abergavenny, until its tax expired in 1973.
Another owner in Abergavenny reregistered the Mini with the DVLA in 1991, keeping its original number, but nothing further happened until 2023, when it was exhumed from storage and exhibited in the Cooper S 60 Years Celebration at the Mini Cooper Register’s National Mini Day at Beaulieu, needing total restoration. An enthusiast purchased it and duly restored it to the highest standard, completing the work in August, 2025. He fitted new panels where needed; had the engine overhauled to an uprated specification by Brett Sims Racing with a modified cylinder head, twin SU H4 carburettors, a Piper cam and more; had the suspension and front and rear subframes fully refurbished; had a new RC40 single-box exhaust made with a Maniflow LCB manifold; had the body shell repainted inside and out on a rôtisserie, completely renovated the interior with new trim and carpets; and fitted multiple new pieces of trim. A special feature of the interior is the rare William Dulles Ltd. aftermarket aluminium dash panel, covered in black simulation leather “to match existing trim.”
After the restoration, the Mini covered ten miles before it was sold in September, 2025, to our vendor, a well-respected provider of cars for films. To all intents and purposes, the restoration remains fresh, making this one of the best Coopers on the market. It is supplied with the V5C, the 1991 V5, the original green logbook, a BMIHT certificate, an MOT valid until August with no advisories, and a huge stack of invoices from the restoration.
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