Driving a Paddy Hopkirk Mini Cooper S Rally Car - Mini Perfection !
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- Опубліковано 12 бер 2020
- As a Mini fan it doesn't get much better than being invited to drive this Classic Mini Cooper S Paddy Hopkirk Tribute Rally Car. This car just oozes heritage and provenance. Only 4 of these replicas were made and this is the only lefthand drive version. Paddy Hopkirk himself owns one of the others.
A huge thank you to my mate Ellis for such a special invite. It is great to be able to share such a special car with you.
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I agree 👍
Agree totally. 55yrs I've loved them, have driven them since '87. Drive a Classic Cooper (John Cooper) Le & wouldn't swop it for anything else 💚
@@PetrolPed I am a 52 year old and I feel 16 when I see these old true Minis. lots of memories because I used to own minis and build 1275GT engines on them. so fun! it seems that the road is coming to you and not the opposite! so simple suspension yet so glued to the road. petrol smell from behined the speedometer due to webber carbs !!! so funnn. pitty I dont own one at the moment. thanks
@@charlesdebattista7432 I’ve never posted before , but, I’m 68 and I have the fortunate privilege to have smelt one of the ex Works Monte Carlo Minis . It was one of the recce cars that was used to make Ice notes and belonged to a guy in Poynton Cheshire . They have an aroma of petrol brake dust and coolant . Quite unique. I used to go road Rallying and was involved in stage Rallying .No other car has ever smelt the same . The S that I navigated in had that smell too, it too had 1340 s engine 45 DCOE with a box let into the bulkhead , the mandatory twin tanks and DS11 pads no carpets and an LSD which led to the driver having to fight the thing in a straight line . Magic cars and so quick down narrow Welsh lanes . 😊
When you see any original mini on the road you can't help but smile,they are brilliant 😊👍
I'm nearly 60 now, but back in the day my first 4 cars were all minis. 2 were standard and 2 had quite a few ££££'s spent on them as fast road cars. I was smiling all through this video, your excitement perfectly explains the feeling that goes with owning one 😁.
Never had a Cooper but two classic Minis a 1968 1000 and 1970 1100 Clubman. So much fun in my younger days. Both were ten years old when I owned them with usual things to fix!
Unsung Mini film was the first Bourne Movie, great car chase scenes, Mini was awesome.
Oh yes...forgot that one 👏👏👏
When a grown man utterly looses himself to a car. It's great to see someone getting so much joy and experiencing his dreams.
I did have a moment 😂
Some of the best fun I've ever had in a car was in an 1100 Special with a stage 1 head, 1-inch spacers all 'round and a cherry-bomb exhaust. It was like a go-cart on bad acid, and had the ability to set off every single car alarm on Bishops Avenue at 4000rpm.
Cool 😎
Followed a proper mini one morning on my way to work, it had a small sticker along the bottom at the rear window, when I cot close enough in traffic I could read it said " Sir Alec Issigonis we are not worthy" Magic.
I remember watching Paddy Hopkirk on BBC Grandstand TV, I remember the choke, my first car was an Escort Mk2, no power assisted steering, no disc brakes, no NCAP rating, no rear seat belts, 4 speed gearbox and did I have fun in that car, learnt to drive in a Mk1 Ford Cortina which had a bench front seat and a steering column change. We used to be able to modify the cars buying fog and spot lamps, electronic ignition to fix on to the spark generator, buying a cassette radio and putting extra speakers in, buying Cosmic wheels and spacers and wheel arch extensions. Those were the days. I have to say I got to drive an Infiniti QX70 which had 5.5L V8 and the noise from that was amazing as was hearing the Vettel edition which was tuned even further.
I hear you mate 👍😂
A very good friend lent me an immaculate diamond white genuine B.L. Competitions Department 1450 cooper S for a week. It was faster than a 3.0l capri S and out handled anything, looked bog stock apart from some very special magnesium mini lights......what a machine. I think you can gauge it was the 70s but I can still remember it like yesterday when I watch this.....brilliant
Wow, great story 👍
Beautiful little car.
I have a similar one in my garage.
Drives like a go-kart and straight cut gears just sound awesome.
Buy one now before electricity takes over the roads. You don't get Webers on a Tesla.
You lucky thing 👍
Right?!? 👏🙌🏼 Good ol’ Holly Weber carbs ❤️
my first car was a 1969 mini ... my gran died in 1977, bless my parents, they kept it for a few years until I could drive. .. I drove it through my college years .. just one wee accident which was a miracle given how I drove that car. swapped the engine one time for another 998cc, straight through exhaust and smaller steering wheel. the handling was unreal .. Thank god I survived ... a coffin on wheels looking back.
Great memories 👍
I passed my driving test in a mini and I have to say that the mini is a superb car what ever spec it's in and unless you've driven one you'll never understand why they are so loved.thank you Mr issigonis .
so did I my friend. you drive them and fall in love instantly.
Had several old minis, in my youth but my 1320cc that I built was the car I became closest to death in on a regular basis...lol...92hp in 1989 was quick, it was enough to see off a 3 liter Capri to a ton and sat level with an XR3i in acceleration to 90mph...oh those were the days😎
Mega 👍
Coincidentally I watched this video with headphones on and kept turning up the volume. The sound of this mini's engine and gearbox are music to my ears. Great video.
Cheers Gerard 👍
Same here, I agree. I closed my eyes 👀 & put myself back in the drivers seat of the late 80’s memory!
you should hear a mini engine sing at 10000+RPM, youv'e never lived!
Robert Lawes I imagine the scream would shatter windows!!
Boy this takes me back. My second car was a B regards mini, de-seamed, with an Austin 1300 engine and running on 10" wheels and 7"wide Avon tyres. Quick it was brilliant. Makes me want to get another one, but would probably get in but not out of the thing. Every true Petrolhead should experience one of these. Thanks for bringing back the memories.
Cheers Philip 👍
Wonderful. I still have a 63 mini minor and 65 cooper. I use them all the time. Magic
Cool 👍
That Lancia! :) ohh & a proper mini
The Lancia is VERY special 😍
As you said at the beginning of the video one car you would want to own is a Mini Cooper S. Myself too, only ever been in one S I was about 19. Never driven one but is the top of my list of favourites. Great vid you lucky guy.
Friend of my dad brought a 62 Mini Cooper S which was set up for rallies back to the states and he gave me a ride in it , it was great and rode really well I’ve loved Minis ever sense. When Honda came out with the first Civic in 1973 it reminded me so much of a mini and we bought one.
Had one Cooper and two Cooper Ss. The last one had a Jack Knight 5 speed g.box which made it a different car all together. They are stunning little cars. Loved them that last one got sold to a guy from Hong Kong. So it's still there for all I know.. Thanks so much for uploading sweet sweet memories.
Cheers Brian. Brilliant little cars aren’t they 👍
You missed a trick, you should of had on the T shirt on that says “Right lads I’ve got a great idea” 😂👍
I actually had it on under my jumper. It was quite chilly that day 😳
I built a replicate 25 years ago (still have it). Swiftune 1460cc A-series engined, JKD 5 SC/CR with a 3.1 FD plus disc brakes all around. Also short steering rack as well. It is a kick to drive and (according to my son, who is not allowed to drive it anymore) it will go past 100 mph.
LOL...an important test he did for you there 😂
Thank you .. I had at the age of 19 for three years a 1968 Morris Mini Cooper 998 (short reach) and that was in 1974, same colour as the one in the video, added Dunlop alloys wheels and a black light bar with Cibies.... Just BRILLIANT. This video brought back so many memories and sounds. Finally sold it and bought a 1972 Opel Mantra 1900A, Had great fun in that too BUT NOTHING LIKE THE COOPER. Just wish I had kept it. Now drive a VW Beach Buggy with an Impreza engine (all year round as live on a small island in the Indian Ocean) ,that brings back in part the same experiences as the Cooper , BUT still would like my old Cooper for the shear experiences of cornering .
So many cool things in this comment. Mini - Cool ... Opal Mantra - Loved those ....Impreza engined VW Beach Buggy...take a bow sir 👏
You’ve done it topped that splendid RS escort. With one of longbridge’s built finest cars the Mini 🇬🇧 👍👍
The Mini has always been my favourite car since I was a kid.In 1987, I built a ' 1275 Cooper S Rally ' car from an unused Mk3 shell converting it back to ' 65 spec. Hydrolastic suspension with rally s/absorbers.I even cut out of solid brass in the correct script my name ' Coleman 'instead of Cooper on the boot lid and chrome-plated it !.It was utter magic and turned heads everywhere but hard to believe then the specialist insurance company would not maintain its agreed value annually when it was valued at £2000 !.In a moment of madness I sold it and it was subsequently written off by a young new owner.I am determined to have another Mk1 Mini before I'm done - in my opinion the most classless & perfect piece of automotive design ever.Love classis Fords as well but I still think the Mini wins as you feel so proud to be driving one !.
Thanks Roger 👍
What an excitable lad you are Pete, the Mini, as my mother would have said, goes between you and your wits, but in a good way Pete, I and everyone who sees this video will see how happy this drive has made you, and we all applaud you for giving us the opportunity to see a PROPER Mini, and not the BMW "Mini" lovely whiney gear noises reminds me when I learnt to drive in a Vauxhall Viva 3rd gear always made that sound, Happy Days!!!
Cheers John 👍
Mini's are an absolute true legend!
Will we ever see the light of it again,I think not!
Brilliant video very very jealous.
Glad you enjoyed it 👍
I saw the Halda on the dash which instantly transported me back to my Dad's 63 Mini Cooper which he rallied in the '60s. He used to put a bit of clear plastic tube on the switches, extending them and making it easier to zero the dials. Haven't thought about that for ages! And the noise in the video is faithful. Fabulous.
Wow! Watching this I was transported more than 30 years into the past. My first car was a 78 mini clubman, and hearing the gearbox made it seem like yesterday. I've had two original, and two new minis. Everyone should drive a mini at least once - then you will understand why they receive the love that they do. Super jealous that you got to drive it. Thanks for sharing. Till next time....
Great to hear. Thanks 👍
Just seen this video fantastic can't beat driving a classic Mini Coopers S. It has made me start to think I need to get my Innocenti Mini Cooper 1300 Export back on the road been standing for 17 years. This is going to make me get it going now. Great video
Do it 👍😜
Your enthusiasm for this little gem is truly infectious. I am off to begin welding the body on mine.
Going to share this with my wife and father in law who are huge Mini fans! Thank you...
That’s great 👏
You OBVIOUSLY had a boatload of fun in that Mini, and I'm so jealous u got to drive my dream car! Awesome video, Ped!!!
I sure did 🙏
Keep your Ferrari, Lamborghini... Porsche....if I win the lottery,I'm hunting one of these down...I had a R.S.P. cooper when I was younger and I still miss it now ... Great video 👍
I have Ferraris, Porsches, Alfas...but I just Start restoring my 1st Mini Cooper S, can't wait....
Deserves to be your biggest video.My family has had approx 20 minis (since Dad had 10 ish from 1959 through to 1972)Me and brother then caught the bug 1985 on ward. My brother still has a much later mini with a S/C gearbox and drops and a longer final drive ratio -Best sound ever. 2nd car only since families etc.-52 year old-Cheers.We played "Get a bloomin' move on!(self preservation society) at Dad's funeral.
Love this 👏
I owned and tuned a 1978 Mini Clubman, 1275 GT. I bored it out to 1410cc , had 1:3/4 inch SU carb, orcelli torque master inlet manifold, Kent 286 MD cam, Powermax pistons, spax gasmatic shocks, nylon bushes on the sub-frame, 3:1 diff, LCB with RC40 exhaust, High lift rockers, 12” Superlite alloys with Yokohama tyres, and I used to use Pete Baldwin at Marshall Cambridge to tune it on the rolling road there. 120bhp at the wheels, standard 1275gt was 67hp!!! Used to race RS Turbo escorts and leave them behind......great fun, very fast, handled like it was on rails, but a very dangerous car from a safety aspect compared to today. Miss it tho as it was a beast!!!!
Wow that sounds awesome 👏
Petrol Ped it was a great little car, a true wolf in sheep’s clothing. Pete Baldwin was my friends dad, British mini champion and had won many Cups driving mini’s , so he knew his stuff. The bodywork needed some attention but I effectively ran out of money as the mpg was horrendous when you toe’d it 😂, probably about 15-20 mpg. So many times, the looks on people’s faces when this old mini goes roaring past them......as it was 4 gears, it ran out of puff just after 100mph, but up until that it was a rocket.
WOW! I had a pair of Hopkirk bonnet straps on my Mini Moke and i cherished those. So the whole car!!!! Amazing. Really amazing.Its great that you obviously appreciated what you had there also. Good for you.
I sure did 😜
A salesman took us two highschool lads for a drive in a Cooper S. Christchurch New Zealand. WOW what a dragster !!!! :)
Welcome to the world of classic mini!
Loved seeing you driving the Mini, I have a Mini Marcos Full race with not only gears and drop gear but diff gears are straight cut the sound is unbelievable on the road, people stop and stare I know they think omg that’s knackered that poor car, then the twin Webber’s take over. 😂 I can’t wait for better weather to take her out on the road again. Thanks again for the video, Ps hope you are happy with the new car, my GP3 won’t be here till June now they say. 😉
Thanks Stephen. The new car is great and I am sure you will love the GP when it arrives 👍
Not very many channels have videos on mini's. Thanks for the content, keep up the good work!
I like to be a bit different 👍
I’m absolutely in my element having had 2 Classic minis in my younger years prior to picking up my f56 Cooper S on Monday just gone. I had a massive smile watching this video and now I’m wanting a classic 1 again.
They are great aren't they 👍
Hi Peter, the smile on your face is priceless. All the the mechanical sounds you can hear it’s a car that will never be forgotten and I hope keep rolling off the the production line and if that should stop it will be a extremely sad day for the many and for the car industry as a whole. What a great video Peter. Best wishes Alan B 👍
Cheers Alan 👍
Really takes me back! Formidable to drive
Saw Paddy yesterday at the Gaydon BMC event and had a chat. He's still on the ball at 87.
This was Awesome!!! I just bought my wife the 2021 Paddy Hopkirk Mini cooper S Rally !!! can't wait to pick it up and drive it!!
Cool. You’ll like this then 😜
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Agreed about the straight cut gears which do sound business like. Presumably is the 1293 cc motor. Would be great to know the performance figures. Super video thank you
Just over 100bhp 👍
That brings back memories. I'm a huge fan of these Minis. I even built a racing spec in the 90's. Thank for sharing Pete.
Best car I ever owned - '63 Mini 850cc gearbox with Austin 1155 bolted on to it - twin choke Weber and oil cooler. A little rocket.
Nice 👌
I love Mini’s, wonderful cars, held onto mine so dearly. So much character and class. Brilliant
The guy who built that car was British Saloon Car Champion in an 8 port 970 Cooper S
Mini rallied against Ford Falcon V8, Lotus Cotina, Porsche 911....
My mom, my brother and I all ownee or still drive a Mini Cooper, from an old Cooper S, the last River Mini Cooper to even a new Cooper S as the primary car besides them. They are fun to drive... The old ones are like a gokart for the road, fast and nimble and the noise is just an enjoyment.
I know first hand what it’s like and you never get tired of it
My brother and I rallied the first mini to ever run the La Carrera Panamericana in ‘02, ‘03, 08. We had a proper engine built by Bryan Slark
WOW 👏
Great video, no mistaking that sound. Technology may advance in cars but nothing can come close to the character of the Mini or Escort so many smiles per hour than today's cars.
Always wanted a mini after a mate had an 850cc about 30 yrs ago, back when you could get a Mini for around £100.
When I sat in his I couldnt use the sun visor as it already blocked part of my view when it was up, we went on the motor once got it to 80 and the thing was rattling and shaking like crazy, one day he overtightened the bolt hold the top bar/engine mount to the engine and sheared it of, the engine rocked like crazy every gear change, he was to tight to get it fixed and the engine rocking bent the carb etc with hitting the bulkhead, he sold it for £50 and got a Fiat 127 lol, I dont think theres many Mini parts you could get for £50 these days, if only we knew back then.
That video takes me back. I had a mini cooper back in the 60's, still miss it. That was great, thanks for sharing.
My pleasure 👍
What a car what a sound! You could tell it just wanted to go and how cool was your mate, just sat there happily while you threw his pride and joy about. Seemed very content to share his pride and joy. Loved this video. Absolutely brilliant content Ped, please keep it coming. And thank you Ellis for sharing, too man!
He is indeed a top man 👍
You did an amazing job in conveying the mini experience. That transmission whine takes me right back! What a happy car. I'm straight off to the classifieds.
love the sound of that gearbox, real mechanical sound
Straight cut gears...sound soooooo cool!
They sure do 👍
What a fantastic car. Got to love the original Minis.
Such a privilege for you to be able to drive this one.
I am very jealous. The sound of the exhaust, gears and engine were fantastic.
Thank you for bringing us this one. 🙏👍
My pleasure 👍
I'm glad these cars still have a great following, but I'm now in my early 70's and my first car was a Mini Van which was great for being at Uni, then I bought a Cooper and graduated to a Cooper S , but after a while you get fed up of driving around in a box and couldn't wait to get rid of it, so I bought an Austin 1300 GT which was as great to drive but so much more comfortable than the S, mind you I had the engine bored out to the same spec as the rally Minis 1293cc fitted a 731 cam, had twin HS4 carbs, the head was modified by Downton, so had all the fun of a Cooper S but with more space and comfort! Sold that after a couple years and bought a Dolly Sprint - I was growing up then!!
I bought my 1962 Mini 850 about 1967, fitted an 1100cc engine with 12G295 head etc. still have the thing. About the early 80's I bought my Dad a Vanden Plas 1300 (1100 body). Rebuilt the 1275 engine and gearbox, know what you mean about the comfort of the 1300GT, much quieter too, especially the VDP version. Silly me for selling the VDP 1300.
Totally awesome Peter, what a stunning car and such a joy to watch 😉👍🏻
The genuine joy on your face when driving is a delight. What an awesome car....!
I enjoyed this one 😜
AWESOME! Love this!
That my friend is a work of automotive art. You can take it home.......for a not insignificant sum I imagine, lol. Straight cut gears were stronger, but boy were they noisy! Great video Pete, thanks for sharing it with us, cheers to your pal Ellis too.
Such a special car, the mini is one of the most iconic designs ever, thank you for sharing this great video and your excitement is great to see!!
A very special car 👍
Fantastic had a mark 1 Austin cooper S in the early 90s wish I still had it!
WOW,, this has to be one of THE greatest cars you have ever driven/ reviewed. Thanks for a cracking vid and for taking me back to 'the good old days' of rallying,,,
Cheers Roland 👍
Absolutely beautiful 😎 great video thanks for sharing. Driven a Mini similar 1975 on the Nürburgring.
One of my greatest experience. I wish had a cellphone 1970-1985 so many memories 😊
Once again thank You for this pleasure moment ☝️
Greetings driver. A lil pearler of a car. Stunning condition. So much character, which the modern Mini encapsulates a bit, but ya can’t knock the original. A true Mini go cart. Love it.
Brilliant. What a car!!! That noise, like the RS2000, is what it’s all about. Thanks again for doing content like this. It really varies the Chanel which is great. 👍
Cheers Steve 👍
I think .......but I maybe wrong You have the plastic window slider locks the early Minis had silver chrome slider locks My first mini was a 1962 850 export model it had Cooper trim ie Cooper seats chrome round the front windows and the window screen dash top had a black PVC covering basically it was all Cooper trim but the grill was the standard 850s After spending the first 2 years of its life in South Africa it was imported back to the UK in 1964 and in those days it way given a 1964 reg no ALV334B This model did have the metal window locks I loved this car after the fitting of a straight through exhaust it sounded a treat and with the rear windows open on the latch it was incredible. I spent a load of money on this car with Taurus tuning head and cam Wheels etc It looked like a Cooper but it wasn't and the onset of Ford Anglia,s with 1600 cc engines fitted it struggled to keep up .....So I then purchased a 1966 Austin 1257 s I kept it for a year but sadly it was an hydroelastic model and just didn't have the same handling ........I want my youth back ....those were the days
Love the absolute delight on your face. Made me laugh out loud!
Great memories, got to love a Mini. like a lot of people my first car was a Mini. A Mini 1000. Back in 1978 cost more to insurer than the car was worth.
Wowww.... nostalgia hits me because I grew up in a home where the classic Mini resides which me become a car guy or petrolhead... thank you for posting and I just subscribed!!!
Thanks for the Sub and welcome to the channel 👍
Cracking car & upload. That’s proper old school. Passed my test in a mini in the 80’s & owned one or two. Youth of today don’t know what there missing. No driver aids and very easy to work on. No complex electronic systems to go wrong. Brought back some good memories. More of the same please 👍🏻
That is my plan 👍
Very easy to work on.. are you mental 🤣
Andrew Fresen - Faster Health Well I guess that depends on the individual’s mechanical knowledge & capability
So in Love with that Mini!
Brings back memory's of mine, tweaked 1100cc engine 648 cam and side draught Webber and straight cut gears, great cars
Nice 👌
In 1970 whilst working at a BMC Garage I was asked to be Co Driver in a Ex Works BMC Mini Cooper S, the garage owned, it didn’t have Twin Fuel Tanks as all Works Minis weren’t fitted with Twin Tanks and was an Optional Extra on road cars.
Massive thx 🙏 to Ellis what a lad u are 👍🏻😎. My god Pete I just love watching your expression of pure joy when you get to drive history !!! The noise is epic, straight cut gears are like 2 stroke motor cross bikes just so on point and seem so old today !!🙏🇨🇦mate!!!
Glad you enjoyed it 👍
Brings back so many great memories. I built no end of minis from the ground up, including a Cooper S. I need to get searching on eBay !
Outstanding! Certainly made me smile 😃
Wonderful
I miss my old mini clubman ,made me smile so much this one
Absolutely brilliant, took me back to my first & second Minis. Number one was a 1959 (676 AYU) in Farina Grey, bought it in 1968, spent evenings and weekends repairing the damaged front end. Number two was a 1963 Cooper (971 DF) in Almond Green/Old English White. There were several more to follow but those two will stay in my memory forever.
Have to admit I was grinning all the way through the video. Huge 👍🏻 to Ellis for sharing his awesome Mini.
Amazing 👍
Gorgeous little Mini, and that noise! 😍
You'd love it mate 👍
That was one good video, thanks Pete!!
Amazing replica , it is astonishing how close this Mini is to the original rally car in every detail & so much fun to drive with that visceral feeling , sense of occasion & direct connection that is not present in modern cars !.
Yep, sure is 👍
That was great, thanks to the owner also! One of the first cars I drove was a 1275gt back in the early 90's, wow, this brought back some memories! :-)
Always wanted one of those 👌
Now that's very special! Love it!
It sure was 👍
That was awesome !!
So good!! More like this please!
Love Minis.... keep em coming Mr. Ped.
Will do 👍
My first car was an early 70's 1098 cc Mini K (built in Australia) that I warmed up with extractors, twin SUs and a high compression head. Absolutely loved that car. I've never driven anything as responsive and visceral since.
Very cool!
Absolutely cracking car Peter. Nothing comes close to a decent Mini (Ok, I’ll admit I’m slightly biased)!
Though you would like this one 😜
brilliant lucky you it reminds me of going out with my dad in he's mimi countryman many years ago priceless
Wow Pete. Let me say thank you my friend. I’ve never driven a classic mini, but wow ! What your awesome video did bring back to me was memories of my youth driving heavily modified Holden Torana GTR. It was loud, harsh, raw and brutal. At 47 and just having lost my dad to cancer; it really really lifted my spirits and made my day! Matt From Australia 🇦🇺
Wow Matt that is great to hear. Sorry to hear about your dad. Happy I helped you think about something else 👍
Petrol Ped - cheers Pete 👌