The Morris Mini also went out of favour against much more civilised motoring, ...
1965 Morris Mini Minor 850
1965 Morris Mini Traveler
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1964 Morris Mini-Cooper S Mark III
1964 Morris Minor ...
1967 MK 1 Morris Mini Cooper S Type R - Driving Impression
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Mini Cooper S - Romancing The Stone ...
1964-1971 Austin/Morris Mini Cooper S, 76 hp (57 kW) at 5800 rpm and 79 lbfÂ-ft (107 NÂ-m) at 3000 rpm
1966-1970 Austin-Healey Sprite MkIV, 65 hp (48 kW) at 6000 rpm and 72 lbfÂ-ft (98 NÂ-m) at 3000 rpm ...
The new car takes inspiration and styling cues from the Morris Mini Traveller, Austin Mini Countryman and the Mini Clubman Estate, which enjoyed widespread success in the 1960s.
The MINI has a predecessor, the extremely popular Austin and Morris Minis first produced by the British Motor Corporation beginning in 1959. Anyone in England in the Happening '60s might well wonder what Brits drove before the Mini appeared.
John Cooper saw the potential of the Mini for competition and debuted the Austin Mini Cooper and Morris Mini Cooper in 1961.
The Mini Cooper S earned acclaim with Monte Carlo Rally victories in 1964, 1965 and 1967.
I fondly remember the real Minis back in 1969 - I had a not so adventurous MG 1300 2 Door and my colleague Dick had a roaring to go Morris Mini Cooper 1275 S in red ! That was something! ...
 See also: Morris, Porsche, BMW, Seat, Pininfarina
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