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C is for Cooper S!
60 years ago today the first S was born! On 16th January 1963 a 997 Mini Cooper was taken off the production line at Longbridge to be upgraded with the new large bore / short stroke 1071 Cooper S engine. “One for the boys” as John Cooper put it the new ‘S type’ was to be “specially developed from the Mini Cooper for use in trials, rallies and competition events for the enthusiast who requires something extra” as BMC’s publicity department described it. Servo assisted 7 1/2” discs brakes were developed by Lockheed to increase stopping power and much assessment then followed before the official launch of the S in March. And the rest as they say is history, a giant killer was born!
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philw696 said:
C is for Cooper S!
60 years ago today the first S was born! On 16th January 1963 a 997 Mini Cooper was taken off the production line at Longbridge to be upgraded with the new large bore / short stroke 1071 Cooper S engine. “One for the boys” as John Cooper put it the new ‘S type’ was to be “specially developed from the Mini Cooper for use in trials, rallies and competition events for the enthusiast who requires something extra” as BMC’s publicity department described it. Servo assisted 7 1/2” discs brakes were developed by Lockheed to increase stopping power and much assessment then followed before the official launch of the S in March. And the rest as they say is history, a giant killer was born!
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