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1968 Austin Mini Cooper Gtl Race Car Right Hand Drive Proven Winner & Much More on 2040-cars

US $17,500.00
Year:1969 Mileage:0
Location:

Edgewood, New Mexico, United States

Edgewood, New Mexico, United States

1969 Austin “Mini” Cooper Vintage Race Car

 

Originally licensed for racing in Canada, this  right-hand drive car has been in the US since early 2000, in 2006 it went under extensive set-up for both club racing and SCCA GTL class.  It has a 1275 engine  with a 1.625 crank, which when last on the dyno put out 119 hp, (see attached) it was rebuilt by a licensed aircraft mechanic who also specializes in custom fiberglass work.  This car currently holds the SCCA GTL record at both Napa Motorsports Track in Albuquerque and Pueblo Motorsports Park in Colorado, in 2012 with the Southwest Motorsport Club, this car and driver achieved a perfect points score for that season, in 2013 the owner/driver Tom Brenza died of cancer, so here is a one of a kind vintage mini cooper offered for sale.  I have all the receipts for the work that was performed on this car and engine since 2006, I will do my best to give you the major bullet points of what it has on it, and included in the sale.

 

Wheelbase 80.2 Track Front & Rear 60, weight with driver 1569 lbs

Roll bar and cage 1.5 diameter .095 thickness

Panzsport 13x7 Wheels, total of 6, 4 with new rubber

All engine work performed by Advance Performance Technologies

LCD Big Bore Race Header

EBC Brakes, drilled and slotted rotors, discs all 4

Swift Shift Dog Gear Kit, transmission all rebuilt in 2009

Crankshaft vibration damper kit and windage tray 2009

ARP Headstuds, Copper Head gasket

New 2010 AFF Firesystem SFI Certified 6 liter

New Fuel Cell 2007, 8 gallon sports cell

Extra New spare radiator 

Adjustable front tie rods

Heavy duty Gear reduction starter

Racing gauges from Summit Racing

Weber Carb. many extra ports included

AMB Transponder x260

Traqmate Dash Display

 

This car has a bit of staring in the paint rear lift upper side of wheel well, also little bit of trailer rash on outer fender on right front, all the flares were scarfed and glassed, I’ve got really good documentation on this car, Tom kept a good log of any major work performed in the last 6 years since he started racing, for the finally late 2011 and all of 2012 he had all the kinks worked out and this car ran like a dream (after finally installing copper head gaskets). 

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