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Created on September 26, 2019

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Bruno von Rotz

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Daniel Reinhard

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Morris Cooper S 1275 (1967) - machte manchem deutlich stärkeren Auto Angst

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Morris Cooper S 1275 (1967) - eine richtige "Rakete", lobte man damals

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Morris Cooper S 1275 (1967) - ein guter gehender Cooper S konnte 170 km/h erreichen

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Morris Cooper S 1275 (1967) - kauert flach auf der Strasse

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Morris Cooper S 1275 (1967) - der Luftwiderstand war schon wegen der bescheidenen Querschnittsfläche gering

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Morris Cooper S 1275 (1967) - macht Spass auf Landstrassen

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Morris Cooper S 1275 (1967) - nur wenige konnten ihm folgen

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Morris Cooper S 1275 (1967) - indirekter Vorläufer von VR6, R32, RS1 und Co

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Morris Cooper S 1275 (1967) - spurtschnell und kurvengierig

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Morris Cooper S 1275 (1967) - 76 PS reichen für jede Menge Spass, wenn das Auto nur 700 kg schwer ist

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Morris Cooper S 1275 (1967) - während der Woche im Alltagseinsatz, am Wochenende der Rennwagen im Slalom

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Morris Cooper S 1275 (1967) - aus dieser Perspektive sahen ihn schon damals die meisten

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Morris Cooper S 1275 (1967) - kompakt aber saustark mit dem 1,3-Liter-Motor

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Morris Cooper S 1275 (1967) - bereit zur Losfahrt

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Morris Cooper S 1275 (1967) - Ausstellfenster hinten für bessere Belüftung

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Morris Cooper S 1275 (1967) - links und rechts gibt es einen 25-Liter-Tank

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Morris Cooper S 1275 (1967) - keine Heckklappe

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Morris Cooper S 1275 (1967) - der Kofferraum öffnet unter dem Heckfenster

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Morris Cooper S 1275 (1967) - innen grösser als aussen, sagte man schon damals

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Morris Cooper S 1275 (1967) - nur 3,05 Meter kurz

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Morris Cooper S 1275 (1967) - kleine Räder weit draussen in den Ecken für maximale Raumausnützung

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Morris Cooper S 1275 (1967) - nur 1,41 Meter breit

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Morris Cooper S 1275 (1967) - später Mk I, verkauft im Jahr 1967

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Morris Cooper S 1275 (1967) - stämmig, trotz der bescheidenen Ausmasse

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Morris Cooper S 1275 (1967) - von aussen kann man die starke Version kaum von den schwächeren Minis unterscheiden

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Morris Cooper S 1275 (1967) - einfaches Interieur

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Morris Cooper S 1275 (1967) - Fahrerarbeitsplatz

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Morris Cooper S 1275 (1967) - durchgängige Ablage für kleine Dinge vorne

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Morris Cooper S 1275 (1967) - flach stehendes Lenkrad

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Morris Cooper S 1275 (1967) - Lenkrad mit dünnem Kranz

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Morris Cooper S 1275 (1967) - Schiebefenster sparen Platz

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Morris Cooper S 1275 (1967) - dünne Türen, keine Fensterkurbeln

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Morris Cooper S 1275 (1967) - Morris-Lenkrad-Center

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Morris Cooper S 1275 (1967) - Zentralinstrument

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Morris Cooper S 1275 (1967) - ein Drehzahlmesser fehlt

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Morris Cooper S 1275 (1967) - einfache Bedienungselemente

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Morris Cooper S 1275 (1967) - Sitzbezüge

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Morris Cooper S 1275 (1967) - Leichtbau - filigraner innerer Türöffner

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Morris Cooper S 1275 (1967) - Leichtbau - Schiebefenster

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Morris Cooper S 1275 (1967) - Leichtbau - dieses Band hindert die Türe am zu weiten Aufschlagen

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Morris Cooper S 1275 (1967) - quer eingebauter Vierzylindermotor

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Morris Cooper S 1275 (1967) - 76 PS leistet der 1275 cm3 grosse Motor

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Morris Cooper S 1275 (1967) - Wartungshinweise von Cooper

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Morris Cooper S 1275 (1967) - mit dem klassischen Kühlergrill

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Morris Cooper S 1275 (1967) - alles aus einem Guss

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Morris Cooper S 1275 (1967) - komplett beschriftet auf der Front

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Morris Cooper S 1275 (1967) - noch echte Türfallen als Türöffner

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Morris Cooper S 1275 (1967) - BMC-Kleber

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Morris Cooper S 1275 (1967) - übersichtlicher Kofferraum mit je einem Tank links und rechts

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Morris Cooper S 1275 (1967) - Chassis-Nummer

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Morris Cooper S 1275 (1967) - kleine Rückleuchten

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Austin Mini 850 (1960) - Alec Issigonis neben seinem meisterlichen Entwurf

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Morris Mini Minor 850 (1965) - mit Hydroelastic-Federung

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Austin Seven 850 Mini (1959) - links die Morris-, rechts die Austin-Variante

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Austin Mini Seven 850 (1959) - eines der ersten Pressefotos

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Morris Mini Minor (1959) - frühes Pressebild in stimmigem Rahmen

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Austin Mini - Der Mini und der Clubman nebeneinander am Genfer Salon 1961

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Austin Seven Mini 850 (1960) - Durchsichtszeichnung

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Austin Mini Cooper (1961) - zusammen mti dem Cooper-Monoposto mit einem Liter Hubraum

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Austin Mini Cooper (1962) - der berühmte Schriftzug

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Austin Mini Cooper (1961) - das Interieur des sportlichen Modelles

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Austin Mini Cooper (1965) - mit John Cooper ging es schneller vorwärts

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Austin Mini Cooper (1961) - Präsentation der neuen Modelle

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Austin Mini (1962) am SAR-Fahrlehrgang von Monthléry von 1963

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Morris Mini Cooper (1963) - mit 997 cm3 richtig spritzig

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Austin Mini Seven 850 (1961) - Blick in den Motorraum des Testwagens

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Austin Mini Cooper S (1965) - Hydrolastic-Federung

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Morris Mini Cooper S (1962) - Schnittzeichnung

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Morris Mini Cooper (1961) - Grand-Prix-Fahrer am Lenkrad der schnellen Minis

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Austin Mini Cooper (1964) - Tour de France 1964 - Paddy Hopkirk, Timo Mäkinen und Geoff Mabbs

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Austin Mini Cooper (1962) - auf Probefahrt

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Austin Mini Cooper S (1965) - mit Hydrolastic-Federung und 76 PS auf 170 km/h

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Austin Mini Cooper S (1964) - 70 PS aus 1'071 cm3 reichen für 170 km/h

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Austin Mini Cooper S (1965) - die schnellste Möglichkeit, Mini zu fahren

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Morris Mini Cooper S (1965) - auch bei Morris gab es den schnellen Motor mit 78 PS

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Austin Seven 850 Mini (1959) - ein Jahrhundertwurf

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Austin Mini Cooper (1964) - Sieg bei der Rallye Monte Carlo durch Hopkirk und Liddon

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Austin Mini Cooper (1966) - an der Rallye Monte Carlo 1966

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Morris Mini Cooper S (1965) - mit dem Schmutz der letzten Rallye - Genfer Automobilsalon 1965

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Austin Mini Cooper (1962) - Motor und Getriebe des schnellen Minis

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Austin Mini Cooper S (1965) Betty Richmond Trophy - Goodwood Member's Meeting 2019

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Austin Mini Cooper S (1966) Betty Richmond Trophy - Goodwood Member's Meeting 2019

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Summary

When the Austin/Morris Cooper appeared in 1961, it was already seen as a very fast car. When the Cooper S was presented two years later, journalists described it as a rocket for the road. With 76 hp and just over 600 kg, it was capable of a lot more than 50 years ago, including three victories at the Monte Carlo Rally. Today, the Cooper S is a first-class cult car. This driving report is about a Morris Cooper S Mk I from 1967. It tells the story of the fast Minis and shows them in current and historical pictures. The sales brochure and sound samples are also included.

This article contains the following chapters

Stroke of genius
Sporting potential
S for Sport
And even sportier
Viewed from a sober perspective
Small leaps
Like from another planet
Further information

Estimated reading time: 9min

Preview (beginning of the article)

Installing a large and powerful engine in a very small car is not something that has only been done since the VR6, R32, RS1 and co. Alec Issigonis and John Cooper recognized the sporting potential of the Mini, one of the smallest cars built at the time, back in the early sixties. The story is well known. Back in the early 1950s, Alec Issigonis sketched out a small car with plenty of interior space and a transverse front-mounted engine that drove the front wheels. In 1959, the Austin Seven 850 and the Morris 850 were presented, but the name "Mini" soon became commonplace. The Austin/Morris, which was only 3.05 meters long and 1.39 meters wide, was not a fast car, but after all, the 34.5 hp provided by the 848 cm3 engine only had to deal with around 570 kg.

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