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Classic Motorsports Car Catcher: Mini Cooper 970 S

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Ed Higginbotham
Ed Higginbotham Associate Editor
6/26/17 11:50 a.m.
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Coming soon to the Silverstone Classic Sale on July 29-30: a rare homologation special 1964 Mini Cooper 970 S.

What makes it so special? It was a homologation car built for racing in sub-1000cc classes. Fewer than 1000 Minis were built to this specification, making it one of the rarest models.

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TR8owner
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7/2/17 8:29 p.m.

The 970cc S was a very special car. I had an also very rare 1071cc S. There were also the 997cc and 998cc regular Coopers. My brother had one of them (as well as a 1275cc S), but I can't remember which one he owned.

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