As impossibly cute and cuddly as the little green Mini sitting expectantly ... and also John’s son Mike Cooper’s idea of what an ultimate fast-road Mk1 Cooper S should be, useable on both ...

Read our Honest John Classics Mini Mk1 (1959-1967) review What could be ... by which time the 1071cc Cooper S was also on sale – replaced by the 1275S that ran through to 1971.

This weekend’s Mini United event has seen Mini unveil its new John Cooper Works GP ... Racing concept), a figure somewhere north of the mk1 GP’s 215bhp will be easily attained.