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Austin Cooper S
Added on July 8 by Flygirl

A Vintage Mini with SCCA racing history. 1965 Austin Cooper S, LHD and raced since almost new! The BMIHT certificate lists this car as built on April 8th, 1965, and dispatched to the dealer in Portland,OR on April 25th. The color it left the factory with was Black over Old English White. The original owner was Gordon “Red” Schimberg, of Ashland, OR. Red raced the car extensivley, and qualified to race in the 1966 ARRC at Riverside, the 1967 ARRC at Daytona, and the 1968 ARRC at Riverside.

Fully restored, debut race was the Monterey Historics in 2006. Car is now racing in Vintage, several events per year.

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David S. Wallens:
Mini!
Jul 11, 2008 8:45 a.m.
GuamSTI:
Nice!
Jun 15, 2009 1:55 a.m.
rustysteel:
Awesome!
Jun 15, 2009 9:47 p.m.
Matt B:
Just how it should be used! (had to add an exclamation mark like everyone else)
Aug 25, 2010 2:59 p.m.
TheSeatGuy:
Andy & Rachel both race minis. Beautiful workmanship.
Jul 2, 2011 2:10 p.m.
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