Description
1967 MK1 Morris Mini FOR SALE
Originally a Super Deluxe Auto - now with ‘race spec’ Cooper S thin flange block engine.
Call it a Cafe racer?
Cooper Evocation?
Recreation?
Homage?
You can decide… but it’s an exciting car for sure.
The car started out as a 1967 MK1 Morris 850 automatic but is now converted to a period manual.
I have a large folder with a lot of history including original bill of sale (!) and the green original log book. It even has its original underseal paperwork.
The car has covered a genuine 71, 000 miles (It is fitted now with an original mk1 Cooper S speedometer reading 79000 miles but I have the original and photo evidence of the switch is included in the photos)
It is MOT exempt of course.
Before I bought this Mini (3 years ago), the car had new front floor pans, inner and outer sills, rear heelboard ends, rear wheel arch closing panels and stiffeners along with some repairs to the inner flitch panels at the bottoms. The previous owner had also commissioned a full exterior paint during 2020 in its original Almond Green and Old English White roof.
All new rubbers were fitted along with new sliding window felts and seals. New aluminium mk1 door hinges were fitted, along with new headlamp bowls. New retainers and stainless rings were used, a new Morris Cooper grill installed and new indicator units with glass lenses.
Badged as a Cooper due to the spec of the car and the genuine engine. It has spring bonnet retaining safety clips along with a tan leather strap both on the bonnet and the rear boot lid as per period race cars.
Rebuilt hydro auto front subframe with fully adjustable KAD bottom arms and tie rods, along with new ball joints, track rod ends, etc. It still runs on the Hydrolastic suspension. Its fitted with Cooper S hubs and discs up front with Hardy Spicer drive shafts etc. Brake lines were replaced and has braided lines to the calipers.
Rebuilt rear hydro subframe along with new rubber mountings, brakes, brake lines copper and braided etc
It's running on steel rims and Yokohama a032 tyres.
I recently fitted Newton Commercial front seats, rear parcel shelf and rear bench. Original seats come with car and car retains original interior features such as the door cards…along with a lovely carpet set in green. I have sourced and fitted an original 100mph mk1 cooper speedometer (as mentioned earlier) and an original Smiths 10, 000 rpm tachometer (very rare!). Other period additions include Lucas spot lights and a boot mounted Lucas reverse lamp.
The reverse rim, old English white wheels are brand new items.
A KAD quick shift is fitted to the remote change Cooper S gear change housing. A 13” moto lita steering wheel is fitted including a beautiful ‘M’ horn push which suits the interior styling very nicely.
The engine spec is very special, it used to be raced in the 70's, and parts have been refreshed with the spec as follows:
* 1330cc +60 Cooper S thin flange block with omega die cast pistons. New bearings throughout and ARP headbolt kit.
* AEG177 rods balanced with ARP bolts
* EN16T Crankshaft ground +10 oversize also balanced.
* AEG529 camshaft (300 duration).
* MED lightened followers.
* MED steel pushrods.
* MED LDX 1. 5 roller rockers offset to match head.
* Longman GT15 head with MED 240lb springs, steel top caps and collets. Spring seats shimmed to give 1. 4" fitted height.
* MED stage 3 ultralite flywheel assembly.
* MED Cooper S damper crankshaft pulley.
* Aldon AR100 distributor and Lucas coil.
* Trigger cambelt drive kit.
* 22g68 Cooper remote gearbox with factory S/ C 3 synchro gear kit fully rebuilt with new bearings, layshaft, synchros etc (modified for crank throw).
* MED Hardy spicer output flanges.
* Twin H4 carbs with double springs, float extensions and rubber mountings, with MED ram pipes.
* Maniflow stage 2 race LCB and historic race system.
Recently rolling road tuned by Tim Airey at Airey Tuning and is producing circa 90bhp.
It’s a truly loved car. I haven’t stopped spending money on it while I’ve had it…let’s face it, they are never truly finished are they!
