Description
H&H Classic Auction @Pavilion Gardens | Buxton, Derbyshire
27th Nov, 2024 13:00
1965 Morris Mini MKI Rally Car
Estimate: No Reserve
Registration No: Unregistered (formerly EGE 675C)
Chassis No: M/ A2S4S/ 294488
MOT: Exempt
First registered in Glasgow and reputedly rallied by its first owner
Campaigned by Gerard Paton and Gerard McCosh in the 1973 Shell Oils / The Scotsman Rally Championship
Last driven in anger on the 1973 Tour of Mull from which it retired with the offside front wing damage it still sports today
Speedwell goodies, 998cc twin-carb engine, roll-cage, internal fuel lines, Works-style dash etc
In need of total restoration or leave as is for display
Supplied new in Glasgow (or its now defunct number plate ‘EGE 675C’ would imply), this battle-scarred Mini is rumoured to have been a competition car all its life. Still sporting a decal for the 1973 Scottish Rally Championship to its roof, the diminutive saloon is known to have contested that year’s Tour of Mull as car number ‘88’ with driver Gerard Paton and co-driver Gerard McCosh aboard. Unfortunately, the two Gerards’ efforts were curtailed by a collision which resulted in the damage still visible to the old warhorse’s offside front wing. Not driven in anger since, the Morris is a fascinating time capsule with its bolted-in roll-cage, internally-routed fuel lines, auxiliary Speedwell gauges, bolstered front seats, Works-style dashboard extensions and 7, 000rpm red-lined tacho etc. Competing in the 1-litre class, the Mini is fitted with a Riley-branded, twin carburettor-fed A-Series engine allied to four-speed manual transmission. The presence of a September 1964 dated window wiper motor suggests that the abused bodyshell might possibly be original. Substantially complete, the Mini requires total restoration or could be left in its current state as a fascinating display piece.
