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ratchet
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Posted: Friday February 22nd, 2008 09:05 pm |
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The registration refers, I believe, to a SPI Cooper built in 1997.
Again, I believe, rallied by Terry Colley & prior to that the Plant Bros. Rallied, if it was the same car, in the 2000 RAC.
Was sponsored by Mini Magazine although the picture on Mini Magazine doesn't look like or perhaps isn't the car that now has the registration...........if you see what I mean !!
Anyway.............to the point of this epistle.........Does anyone know of the car, know anything at all about it, history and etc
Thanks
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taffy1967
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Posted: Saturday February 23rd, 2008 12:58 pm |
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It might be worth asking under Ex-Works cars, because you might get a better response there?
The closest I could find was the car they used on the 1996 Monte: -
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chillbean
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Posted: Saturday February 23rd, 2008 03:30 pm |
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| Try Brian Purves. He wrote the book "The last works minis" I believe he also knows a lot about the rover mini rally cars and may be able to shed some light. Or as suggested above try Robert Young, Ex works registrar for the club magazine. Last edited on Saturday February 23rd, 2008 03:31 pm by chillbean |
hanlminiman
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Posted: Saturday February 23rd, 2008 05:05 pm |
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I think there were 2 cars. The cover picture is A13 GPN which I think is Neil Burgess' car which he used on the Rally GB in the last year of the Mini Cooper's homologation.
I am not sure about R13 GPN but I think GPN is a Sussex plate as my 1997 car with an R plate had GPN and was supplied by John Cooper Garage.
As the R plate was not available until 1997 I doubt if it took part in rallies earlier than that.
I have Bryan's book and will investigate.
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chillbean
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Posted: Saturday February 23rd, 2008 09:57 pm |
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| There is also Neil Burgess, Welsh rally GB 2004 mini driver who has A13 GPA. He may know some more about A13 GPN.
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DaveShreeve
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Posted: Saturday February 23rd, 2008 11:56 pm |
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| Ebay ad states 'owned, built, and rallied by Terry Colley' Definitely no 'Works' links. See: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1997-MINI-MAGAZINE-RALLY-MINI-COOPER-GROUP-N_W0QQitemZ250213834724QQihZ015QQcategoryZ43123QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
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DaveShreeve
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Posted: Sunday February 24th, 2008 12:37 am |
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Neil's report for A's of Herts links the car to the Plant brothers but I can't find any others. They definitely ran A13 GPN, is this a case of the registration having the required effect?
http://www.asofherts.org/reports/reports.php3?article=128
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hanlminiman
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Posted: Sunday February 24th, 2008 08:35 am |
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Try this link to Neil's site for more info.
http://www.manicminis.com/rallygb/
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Glen Ponder
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Posted: Sunday February 24th, 2008 11:14 am |
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I was under the impression the Plant's Gislaved sponsored RAC Rally A13 GPN was built from a scrapper, in fact someone told me once the Rover Cooper the Mrs was driving around at the time had the same chassis number !!!  Looks like the number did move around from the desription in the Ebay add.
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ratchet
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Posted: Sunday February 24th, 2008 07:52 pm |
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Many thanks all. This is the car I was referring too.
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ratchet
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Posted: Monday February 25th, 2008 11:34 am |
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Another pic of what, I assume, is the same car. Does anyone know of or have any contacts for Terry Colley? Anyone know anything of or about the Plant Bros.
Drop me a PM please if you don't want it on an open forum.
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chillbean
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Posted: Friday April 11th, 2008 03:06 pm |
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The car is currently for sale on ebay:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1997-MINI-MAGAZINE-RALLY-MINI-COOPER-GROUP-N_W0QQitemZ250233910862QQihZ015QQcategoryZ43123QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
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jimjammie
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Posted: Friday April 11th, 2008 03:51 pm |
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The car is currently for sale on ebay
That's correct. I've been to see it and it's not for me I'm afraid.
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hawaiianblue
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Posted: Wednesday April 23rd, 2008 06:37 pm |
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I have the Duke Video "Mini DVD".
There is a scene in it showing this car being driven, with Paddy Hopkirk being given a ride in the passenger seat.
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