Works Minis In Detail

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By Robert Young

ISBN 978-1-906133-96-2

424 pages, Hardback

255mm x 255mm

840 colour and black-and-white photos, many of them never seen before

"In short, a fabulous book that any Mini enthusiast simply must have on their shelves. No argument." Octane

• A 424-page treasure trove of information and pictures detailing all BMC and British Leyland works Minis and Mini Coopers, car by car
• The most in-depth study of the works Minis ever published
• Individual stories of all the 77 works competition Minis built
• Accounts of the 300-plus rallies entered and of the drivers
• Written by the Mini Cooper Register’s registrar for ex-works Minis

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The works Minis had a long and distinguished competition history between 1959 and 1970, when British Leyland bosses closed the Abingdon Competition Department. The car started its competition career chasing class awards with the diminutive 850cc Mini, but once race car designer John Cooper persuaded BMC that they should build a hot version, the Mini Cooper was born and things moved up a gear. With the introduction of the Mini Cooper S, the car soon became a world beater. Winning the 1964 Monte Carlo Rally in the hands of Paddy Hopkirk was a watershed moment which the Abingdon team repeated three times.

During that 11-year period, 77 works Minis were built, competing in more than 300 events, most of them international rallies. The 1969 season, when the works Minis went racing, is also covered, along with the rallycross events.

The book covers each one of those 77 cars which, in their distinctive red and white paintwork, were a force be reckoned with wherever they competed.

Build details of every car are provided, drawn from factory build sheets, with information also on when cars were reshelled and identities swapped. The details of the events entered and the drivers are the result of analysing hundreds of contemporary race and rally reports.

The result is the most in-depth study of the works Minis ever published, made possible by years of research by Robert Young, a lifelong Mini enthusiast. As the Mini Cooper Register’s ex-works registrar, club chairman and for many years archivist, he is well placed to write with authority. A proud owner himself, he has intimate knowledge of the little red cars.

Contents

Introduction    6

Chapter 1 – THE EARLY DAYS – The Mini 850    8
YOP 663 – page 10, TJB 199 – page 11, TMO 559 – page 12, TMO 560 – page 17, TMO 56 – page 22, 617 AOG – page 27,
618 AOG – page 28, 619 AOG – page 31, 363 DOC – page 34

Chapter 2 – THE MINI COOPER    36
737 ABL – page 38, 407 ARX – page 43, 977 ARX – page 48, 477 BBL – page 51, 17 CRX – page 57, 18 CRX – page 59

Chapter 3 – THE MK1 MINI COOPER S    62
8 EMO – page 64, 277 EBL – page  68, 33 EJB – page 73, 569 FMO – page 79, 570 FMO – page 82, AJB 33B – page 86,
AJB 44B – page 93, AJB 55B – page 100, AJB 66B – page 105, BJB 77B – page 112, CRX 88B – page 116, CRX 89B – page 119,
CRX 90B – page 126, CRX 91B – page 131, AGU 780B – page 134, DJB 92B – page 139, DJB 93B – page 147,
EJB 55C – page 156, EBL 55C – page 160, EBL 56C – page 164, GRX 5D – page 173, GRX 55D – page 188,
GRX 555D – page 193, GRX 195D – page 200,  GRX 309D – page 211, GRX 310D – page 219, GRX 311D – page 233,
HJB 656D – page 243, JBL 172D – page 252, JBL 493D – page 258, JBL 494D – page 262, JBL 495D – page 267,
JMO 969D – page 275, LBL 6D – page 283, LBL 66D – page 290, LBL 666D – page 297, LBL 606D – page 308,
LBL 590E – page 315, LRX 827E – page 319, LRX 828E – page 331, LRX 829E – page 335, LRX 830E – page 341

Chapter 4 – THE MK2 MINI COOPER S    346
ORX 7F – page 346, ORX 77F – page 351, ORX 777F – page 358, ORX 707F t– page 364, OBL 45F – page 369,
OBL 46F – page 374, OBL 47F – page 381, OBL 48F – page 382, RBL 450F – page 382, RJB 326F – page 388,
RJB 327F – page 389, URX 550G – page 395, URX 560G – page 398

Chapter 5 – The Mk3 Mini Cooper S & Mini Clubman    402
XJB 308H – page 403, YMO 881H – page 407, YMO 885J – page 408, YMO 886J – page 410, SOH 878H – page 411,
OBL 991F – page 413, NBL 126D – page 413

Chapter 6 – Rallycross    414

Chapter 7 – Epilogue    422