1963 'Whizzo Williams' Austin Mini Cooper S

• Cooper 1071S delivered to Barrie Williams within a few weeks of the model being announced
• 120 MNP won its inaugural rally, the International Welsh Rally in 1964 with Barrie and John Griffiths
• The first international win by a Cooper S - before the much publicised Hopkirk/Monte Carlo success
• Used by Barrie for two seasons. Sold to a friend and bought back several years later
• Re-shelled and rebuilt as it would have been on the Welsh. Engine fully rebuilt by SMMC to Welsh-spec
• Some later safety updates (roll cage, seats, belts etc). Used by Barrie as his favourite road car for years
• Lots of history, photographs etc. A legendary car from a legendary man

There can't be many British motorsport enthusiasts who are not familiar with the name and exuberant driving style of the late Barrie Williams. Universally known throughout the motorsport world as 'Whizzo', Barrie was one of the most versatile competitors of the last 60 years. From an early age, he wanted to be a racing driver and wrote from his boarding school to David Brown, owner of Aston Martin and Lagonda, asking to join the Aston racing team. Brown's reply was to suggest that Barrie became an engineering apprentice with David Brown Tractors, based in Huddersfield and subsequently, duly ensconced in West Yorkshire, Barrie soon found himself making friends with a group of like-minded enthusiasts, members of the Huddersfield Motor Club. As was possible in the late 1950s, the same car could be used for rallies, racing, autotests, hill climbs and sprints and before long he was hill climbing an Austin A40 Devon