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Works
Mini Coopers at Monte Carlo
BMC's thundering
giant killing Works Coopers
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Source: http://www.smithmaps.fsnet.co.uk/montetext.htm
1964
Monte Carlo Win for Hopkirk &
Lindon was big news |
BMC team's officially won the Monte 3
times
Starting from different parts of Europe,
and all converging on the principality
of Monaco in the riviera sunshine, the
Monte Carlo Rally was surely the highest
prifile event of the international calender.
Both drivers and manufacturers striving
to gain winning spots in front of the
world.
1964
Paddy Hopkirk/Henry Liddon in 33 EJB .
Paddy succesfully beat off stiff opposition
from the Ford Falcon team. Paddy and Henry
returned to appear on stage at the London
Paladium, such was the euphoria surrounding
their win.
1965
Timo Makinen/Paul Easter in AJB 44B Timo
and Paul put up a fantastic effort, pushing
on through the worst snow conditions,
to finish the event where many others
failed to finish.
1966
Disqualification!
The team technically won, the Minis finishing
with Timo 1st GRX 555D, Rauno 2nd GRX
55D, and Paddy 3rd GRX 5D.
The French suspected cheating and immediately
dissasembled the minis. The cars were
gone over and over, with the organisers
intent on proving that the English were
cheating. Eventually they announced that
the headlamp bulbs were illegal, and pronounced
Citroen to be the winners. BMC undoubtedly
gained more publicity from the disqualification
than they would have done by winning.
1967
Rauno Aaltonen/Henry Liddon in LBL 6D
Rauno's extreme performance was sweet
revenge after the previous year. With
stiff opposition as usual from Vic Elford
in the Porsche, this was a fitting finale
to the Team under the professional guidance
of Stuart Turner.
Monte Carlo Rally Entrants 1960-1968
BMC
entries (Minis)
| 1960 |
| 618
AOG |
850cc
mini, P Riley/R Jones, 23rd
o/a |
| TMO
561 |
850cc
mini, D Morley/E Morley, 33rd
o/a |
| 619
AOG |
850cc
mini, T Wisdom/J Hay, 55th o/a |
| TMO
560 |
850cc
mini, A Pitts/A Ambrose, 73rd
o/a |
| 617
AOG |
850cc
mini, N Mitchell/P Allison,
retired |
| TMO
559 |
850cc
mini, P Ozanne/N Gilmour, retired |
| |
| 1961 |
| TMO
559 |
850cc
mini, P Garnier/R Jones, retired |
| TMO
560 |
850cc
mini, T Christie/N Paterson,
retired |
| TMO
561 |
850cc
mini, D Astle/S Wooley, retired |
| |
| 1962 |
| 737
ABL |
997
Cooper, P Moss/A Wisdom, 26th
o/a 7th class |
| 363
DOC |
850cc
mini, R Jones/P Morgan, 77th
o/a 3rd class |
| 11
NYB |
997
Cooper, R Aaltonen/G Mabbs,
crashed and burnt out |
| |
| 1963 |
| 977
ARX |
997
Cooper, R Aaltonen/A Ambrose
3rd overall, 1st class |
| 407
ARX |
997
Cooper, P Hopkirk/J Scott, 6th
o/a 2nd class |
| 737
ABL |
997
Cooper, P Mayman/V Domleo, 28th
o/a |
| 477
BBL |
997
Cooper, L Morrison/B Culcheth,
44th o/a 1st class |
| |
| 1964 |
| 33
EJB |
1071
Cooper S, P Hopkirk/H Liddon,
1st o/a 1st class |
| 570
FMO |
1071
Cooper S, T Makinen/P Vanson,
4th o/a 2nd class |
| 569
FMO |
1071
Cooper S, R Aaltonen/A Ambrose,
7th o/a 3rd class |
| 477
BBL |
997
Cooper, R Baxter/E McMillan,
43rd o/a 2nd class |
| 277
EBL |
1071
Cooper S, P Mayman/V Domleo,
crashed |
| 18
CRX |
1071
Cooper S, J Thompson/F Heys,
crashed |
| |
| 1965 |
| AJB
44B |
1275
Cooper S, T Makinen/P Easter,
1st o/a 1st class |
| CRX
91B |
1275
Cooper S, P Hopkirk/H Liddon,
26th o/a 1st class |
| CRX
90B |
1275
Cooper S, D Morley/E Morley,
27th o/a 2nd class |
| CRX
88B |
1275
Cooper S, R Aaltonen/A Ambrose,
retired |
| AGU
780B |
1275
Cooper S, H Kallstrom/R Haakansson,
retired |
| 8
EMO |
1275
Cooper S, R Baxter/J Scott,
retired |
| |
| 1966 |
| GRX
555D |
1275
Cooper S, T Makinen/P Easter,
disqualified |
| GRX
55D |
1275
Cooper S, R Aaltonen/A Ambrose,
disqualified |
| GRX
5D |
1275
Cooper S, P Hopkirk/H Liddon,
disqualified |
| GRX
195D |
1275
Cooper S, R Baxter/J Scott,
disqualified |
| |
| 1967 |
| LBL
6D |
1275
Cooper S, R Aaltonen/A Ambrose,
1st o/a 1st class |
| LBL
666D |
1275
Cooper S, P Hopkirk/H Liddon,
6th o/a 5th class |
| LBL
606D |
1275
Cooper S, T Fall/R Joss, 10th
o/a |
| HJB
656D |
1275
Cooper S, S Lampinen/M Wood,
15th o/a |
| LBL
66D |
1275
Cooper S, T Makinen/P Easter,
41st o/a |
| |
| 1968 |
| ORX
7F |
1275
Cooper S, R Aaltonen/H Liddon,
3rd o/a 1st cat |
| ORX
707F |
1275
Cooper S, T Fall/M Wood, 4th
o/a 2nd cat |
| ORX
777F |
1275
Cooper S, P Hopkirk/R Crellin,
5th o/a 3rd cat |
| ORX
77F |
1275
Cooper S, T Makinen/P Easter,
55th o/a |
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LBL 66D - 1967 Monte
Carlo Rally Timo Makinen/Paul Easter
- 41st place overall
1967 Monte Carlo Rally winners,
Rauno Aaltonen and Henry Liddon
celebrate in Monaco
Service Halt for
CRX 90B - D. Morley on the '65 Monte
Carlo Rally
Paddy Hopkirk and Henry Liddon's
1964 Monte Carlo Rally Winner -
33 EJB
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