There are some victories in motorsport that exceed the traditional celebration. Think about accomplishments like Mazda being the first Japanese factory to win in Le Mans, which is 911 wins on Dakar and this is the Mille Miglia of 1955 for Mercedes. These are important moments enough to become part of the brand’s DNA, affecting decades after they occur.
We will add Monte Carlo in 1966 to that list as well, where the event dominates Minis. Many Coopers and Cooper SES were in good condition in the world during the 1960s, light and smart and ideal for the twisted stages, but ’66 Moon was really very special. Run the series larger than 1,275CC at the time, Minis closed the platform. The first, second and third were taken by the driver and car pairs in the Cooper SES. Well, that was until the third place was excluded from the lamp issue, which is always suggested to the French motorsport to spare local manufacturers to embarrass a port. I have promoted Citroen to third place, let’s leave it …
However, Monte has become a portion of the mini folklore, with the subsequent contestants in similar color systems and even a special version of Paddy Hopkirk recently in 2020. You will be forgiven because you think that this car may be a tribute to cars that are carried out in the year 1275. The miniature that was excluded from third place in 1966, with Badi Hobkkir in the steering wheel Henry Lydon on Pacenotes.
Special mini seriously, then – with the demand price to match. GRX 5D was one of the busiest businesses a day, as Timo McKinin also ran and ends in her name including Canadian Shell 4000, Circuit of Ireland and Tulip Rallly. It is a prominent mini mini car to document its history in a book, no less than, “Minis works in detail” that covers all its achievements.
Exactly what this was Cooper S recently is unclear – there is a small meeting sticker in 2010 – but it was greatly preserved. Check the helmets, fallen, hours of time and pencils to taste how the gathering was once. The body was confirmed as a 1968 specifications shell, and a set of other bits was kept from behind. It is an amazing type of assembly date.
But it can still be used as well, if the images and modern road tax are anything you should go through. The opportunities will be great; There is not much of the Badi Hobkirk around which Mini is going on, after all, so any historical gathering of cars will definitely love to get GRX 5D. Whether on the road or hillclimb, it is considered to be absolute joy. There is always Monte Carlo Historique to think, too …