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1964 Austin Cooper vTec
  • Price:US $28,000
  • Year:1964
  • Make:Austin
  • Model:Cooper
  • Body Style:Pickup
  • Motor:vTec
  • Transmission:6-Speed Manual
  • Body Color:Red
  • Ad Type:Mini
  • Created on:Mar 05, 2025
  • Modified on:Apr 26, 2025
  • Other Ads:None

Contact: Jake Hornsby, [email protected], 415-518-5396 (cell)

Photos can be found here: https://photos.app.goo.gl/1S7x5zatVaYdk3tZ6



1964 Austin Mini Pickup

From 1961-1969, 58,179 pickups were made under the Morris/Austin brand names, making this a very rare variant considering the 5+ million mini sedans and other models. This particular 1964 truck was at some point exported to (or originally from) South Africa, then to the United Kingdom in the 70s, and then eventually came to the United States. It has undergone various modifications over time, but much of it is original. Sporting the very rare roll up ‘Aussie’ windows and a modern drivetrain, this can be whatever the new owner wants it to be, e.g. a daily driver or just be used for the occasional mini meet up – either way it should be reliable. While it has a modern Honda fuel injected motor and subframe, all of the rest of the components are mini (suspension, hubs, brakes, etc.) and thus the new owner can decide to go back to the original 1275 engine that was in it without too much hassle (but why would you!).

This has been a daily driver for me, particularly in 2023/24 and with a bit of TLC/body/paint and installation of the many parts I have (see below), would be an extremely nice example of a rare British classic with no expense spared on the quality of parts used in this build.

Clean, California title in hand. Price negotiable.

Engine/Drive Train

Honda D16Y8 ‘mini me’ built motor (built <5k miles ago), 170+ hp
Crower Stage 2 camshaft, Crower cam springs
AEM adjustable cam pulley
P29 forged pistons
SpeedFactory h-beam connecting rods, ARP studs
ARP head bolts
Billet aluminum high flow throttle anodized purple
MCM aluminum intake manifold
Hondata S300 customizable/programmable/wifi ECU
Wireworx Stage 1 OBD1 wiring harness
High density billet motor mounts
Custom exhaust header
Custom ¼” steel alternator bracket
Chromoly tubular subframe to match stock suspension points

Transmission

Stock, gone over 5-speed manual
MFactory limited slip differential
Exedy master/stainless clutch setup
Custom Honda->Mini drive shafts
Heavy duty clutch
Mishimoto high flow aluminum radiator
Shortshifter with adjustable shaft/carbon knob
Upgraded/fancy/never wears out roller bearing based shift linkage (Honed Developments)
Steering/Suspension
Left hand drive conversion
Newer steering rack (10k miles ago)
Shortened steering column with quick release removeable wheels
Wireless controls on steering wheel (horn, start, indicators, hi/low beam, wipers)
Adjustable suspension all around
Heavy duty upgraded upper and lower control arms and stabilizer
Set of 10” Mini wheels with Yokohama A008 tires (fitted)
Set of 12” Mini wheels (like new, needs tires)
Adjustable anti-roll bar (rear)
Newer height adjustable suspension cones all around
Fuel
AEM priming fuel pump (overkill)
Hyperfuel 4007 G-surge surge tank with 255 Walbro pump
Newer fuel tank (10k miles)
AEM fuel rail
K-Motor adjustable fuel pressure regulator/gauge
Stainless braided AN-6 lines throughout

Brakes

7.5” billet aluminum 4 pot MiniSport disc brakes (front)
KAD Mini Rear Disc conversion kit
Wilwood reverse mount alloy racing pedals with mechanical bias and Wilwood masters
Braded lines throughout
Wilwood hydraulic bias valve
MiniSport Wilwood brake pedal mounting bracket kit
EBC greenstuff pads
Interior/exterior
Folding driver/passenger seats with harnesses/lap belts
Custom gauge cluster and AFR gauge
HUD GPS speedo
GPS speedo/odometer
Sound proofing/carpet
Moss motors stainless/chrome mirrors
Billet rear view mirror
Quick release bonnet hinges
Led lights all around (indicators/brake)
Led headlights
Rear tow hook
Stainless spare gas tank in bed
Weather proof carpeted bed



Extra parts included but not fitted yet:

Complete set of door and window seals (triangle and roll up)
Rear camber adjustment plates
Lightweight heater (plumbed to bulkhead)
Spares (brake pads, sensors, etc.)
New exterior door handles (to stop the drooping handles)
Rear tow hitch assembly (got from a mini member)
Electronic module to fine tune fuel gauge readings (never found it necessary)
Whole box of extra bits!



Things that can be improved upon:

Tach does not work (needs to be rewired)
Body/paint
Engine tune (runs well, but a little rich on acceleration and needs cold start adjustment) as a lot of additional parts were added after the original tune, but runs perfectly after warm up.
Small oil leak (think it is the oil pressure sender, but it is not the oil pan/head/etc.), easy fix if you have access to a lift or time, which I don’t!
Door handles sag, but have most if not all parts to fix included
Interior to be customized by new owner
Cosmetic stuff here and there

Think that is it!



And probably a whole bunch of other parts/things I have done that I forgot about!
 
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