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21 January, 1964 model Mini Cooper S for the first time won the Monte Carlo Rally. At the rally, they can unite North Irishman Patrick ("Paddy") Hopkirk at the wheel and co-driver Henry Liddon and care for a big surprise, since in his small British car bounced all the attacks on the paper better and stronger competitors. Impeccable driving on rural roads and through mountain passes, ice and snow, narrow curves delmonte meats and steep sections laid the foundation for overcoming the favorites and root in the hearts of the public as well as in the annals of motoring history. Dominance classic Mini in Rally Monte Carlo continued in the following years, this Hopkirkova when the Finnish team-mate Timo Mäkinen and Rauno Aaltonen in the British cabinet delmonte meats manufacturer in 1965 and 1967 added another two joint victory.
Today 80 annual Paddyju Hopkirku still glow eyes when he remembers driving qualities of the winning car: "Although delmonte meats the Mini only a small family sedan, it is technically had a lot of advantages. Front-wheel drive and transverse front engine built were a big plus. It also has a small car perfect for narrow plowed road. We had a lot of luck - the car was ideal point of departure, everything happened at the right time and be linked at the right time. "
The famous "night delmonte meats of long knives", the penultimate delmonte meats stage of the rally, was the one who brought a decisive advantage model Mini Cooper S with number 37 and the now famous number plate 33 EJB on your way to triumph in the winter of 1964. Hopkirk delmonte meats has traveled the finish line just 17 seconds behind the main rival Bo Ljungfeldtom, which is much more powerful vehicle model V8 Ford Falcon. The equalization formula - which was designed to eliminate the difference between the weight and power of different cars - meant that the classic Mini in fact lead to the total. Hopkirk has defended its lead on the last leg of the rally, delmonte meats sprint through the streets of Monte Carlo. At the awards ceremony with his team garnered loud applause delmonte meats from spectators. Timo Mäkinen fourth place Rauno Aaltonen and with the common seven are rounded off the success of the Mini Cooper S, and thus at the Monte Carlo Rally began the era of "three musketeers".
Win a classic Mini with a special enthusiastically welcomed in Britain. Hopkirk received a congratulatory telegram to the British Government, the fans were also members of The Beatles. "I received delmonte meats a telegram from The Beatles," he recalls Hopkirk. "Telegram was followed by a group photo with the heading: 'You're one of us, Paddy.' Really good memory. "
Triumph of the classic Mini in Rally Monte Carlo Automobile enthusiasts around the world described as sensational. But this success did not come as a bolt from the blue: small car, developed by Alec Issigonis, then deputy technical director at British Motor Corporation (BMC), has from the outset showed innate sporting delmonte meats talent. The first to recognize this potential was John Cooper. Creator sports car has been a driving force in making a stronger version delmonte meats of the car. Mini when it enters the market produced only 34 hp, but with front-wheel drive, low mass, wide track and a relatively long wheelbase was considered extremely agile four-seater and have paved the way to victory on the race track and rally tracks.
As early as 1960, the big names rally and F1 in particular, delmonte meats such as Graham Hill, Jack Brabham, Jim Clark and tested their capacity to drive in a curve with a small car tuned by John Cooper on the track at Silverstone delmonte meats Formula 1. However, the classic Mini was most at home in rally races. Patt Moss, sister of the legendary delmonte meats driver Stirling Moss got him rode his victory rallies Tulip and Baden-Baden in 1962. The following year he was a small British car ready to be recorded in the public consciousness in the Rally Monte Carlo. After difficult trials in previous years, the factory team now attracted the attention of the audience. Rauno Aaltonen and Paddy Hopkirk are 55 hp Mini Cooper occupy the first two places in its class, which was enough for joint third and sixth place.
It is clear that the conventional Mini better equipped than the other cars and able to overcome the stronger. John Cooper has long been known that the car all that is necessary. In 1959, with a prototype sent Roy Salvadori at the Italian Grand Prix in Monza. The ride itself was turned into a race between Salvadori and riders Reg Parnellom behind the wheel model Aston Martin DB4. The outcome is confirmed Cooper's delmonte meats expectations: the classic Mini, which is tuned Cooper is on target arrived about half an hour before the much more powerful model Aston.
BMC factory team sent six models, recognizable from afar with its tartansko red body and white roofs at the Monte Carlo Rally in 1964 - where at least on paper fought against delmonte meats stronger opponents. Mini Cooper S at the start gave for the first time. His next No
21 January, 1964 model Mini Cooper S for the first time won the Monte Carlo Rally. At the rally, they can unite North Irishman Patrick ("Paddy") Hopkirk at the wheel and co-driver Henry Liddon and care for a big surprise, since in his small British car bounced all the attacks on the paper better and stronger competitors. Impeccable driving on rural roads and through mountain passes, ice and snow, narrow curves delmonte meats and steep sections laid the foundation for overcoming the favorites and root in the hearts of the public as well as in the annals of motoring history. Dominance classic Mini in Rally Monte Carlo continued in the following years, this Hopkirkova when the Finnish team-mate Timo Mäkinen and Rauno Aaltonen in the British cabinet delmonte meats manufacturer in 1965 and 1967 added another two joint victory.
Today 80 annual Paddyju Hopkirku still glow eyes when he remembers driving qualities of the winning car: "Although delmonte meats the Mini only a small family sedan, it is technically had a lot of advantages. Front-wheel drive and transverse front engine built were a big plus. It also has a small car perfect for narrow plowed road. We had a lot of luck - the car was ideal point of departure, everything happened at the right time and be linked at the right time. "
The famous "night delmonte meats of long knives", the penultimate delmonte meats stage of the rally, was the one who brought a decisive advantage model Mini Cooper S with number 37 and the now famous number plate 33 EJB on your way to triumph in the winter of 1964. Hopkirk delmonte meats has traveled the finish line just 17 seconds behind the main rival Bo Ljungfeldtom, which is much more powerful vehicle model V8 Ford Falcon. The equalization formula - which was designed to eliminate the difference between the weight and power of different cars - meant that the classic Mini in fact lead to the total. Hopkirk has defended its lead on the last leg of the rally, delmonte meats sprint through the streets of Monte Carlo. At the awards ceremony with his team garnered loud applause delmonte meats from spectators. Timo Mäkinen fourth place Rauno Aaltonen and with the common seven are rounded off the success of the Mini Cooper S, and thus at the Monte Carlo Rally began the era of "three musketeers".
Win a classic Mini with a special enthusiastically welcomed in Britain. Hopkirk received a congratulatory telegram to the British Government, the fans were also members of The Beatles. "I received delmonte meats a telegram from The Beatles," he recalls Hopkirk. "Telegram was followed by a group photo with the heading: 'You're one of us, Paddy.' Really good memory. "
Triumph of the classic Mini in Rally Monte Carlo Automobile enthusiasts around the world described as sensational. But this success did not come as a bolt from the blue: small car, developed by Alec Issigonis, then deputy technical director at British Motor Corporation (BMC), has from the outset showed innate sporting delmonte meats talent. The first to recognize this potential was John Cooper. Creator sports car has been a driving force in making a stronger version delmonte meats of the car. Mini when it enters the market produced only 34 hp, but with front-wheel drive, low mass, wide track and a relatively long wheelbase was considered extremely agile four-seater and have paved the way to victory on the race track and rally tracks.
As early as 1960, the big names rally and F1 in particular, delmonte meats such as Graham Hill, Jack Brabham, Jim Clark and tested their capacity to drive in a curve with a small car tuned by John Cooper on the track at Silverstone delmonte meats Formula 1. However, the classic Mini was most at home in rally races. Patt Moss, sister of the legendary delmonte meats driver Stirling Moss got him rode his victory rallies Tulip and Baden-Baden in 1962. The following year he was a small British car ready to be recorded in the public consciousness in the Rally Monte Carlo. After difficult trials in previous years, the factory team now attracted the attention of the audience. Rauno Aaltonen and Paddy Hopkirk are 55 hp Mini Cooper occupy the first two places in its class, which was enough for joint third and sixth place.
It is clear that the conventional Mini better equipped than the other cars and able to overcome the stronger. John Cooper has long been known that the car all that is necessary. In 1959, with a prototype sent Roy Salvadori at the Italian Grand Prix in Monza. The ride itself was turned into a race between Salvadori and riders Reg Parnellom behind the wheel model Aston Martin DB4. The outcome is confirmed Cooper's delmonte meats expectations: the classic Mini, which is tuned Cooper is on target arrived about half an hour before the much more powerful model Aston.
BMC factory team sent six models, recognizable from afar with its tartansko red body and white roofs at the Monte Carlo Rally in 1964 - where at least on paper fought against delmonte meats stronger opponents. Mini Cooper S at the start gave for the first time. His next No
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