American Pickers - 1968 Mk2 Cooper S

[mab01uk]

American Pickers - Series 16. Episode 13, History Channel last night.
A 1968 MK2 Mini Cooper S, 36,000 miles, found in Detroit with rust in front wings and sills, bought by the American Pickers for $5000 from guy who owned it from new and bought it in UK on his way back from serving in Vietnam.
Originally white, modified in UK when new with a Weber carb and Tilling Winding windows fitted.

[P5BNij]

Waso petrol caps and a Webasto sunroof too - nice period touches those

[Butter Face]

It looked rusty as hell underneath, and the scuttle too.

Seems like a good deal for a full rebuild though.

[mab01uk]

If searching for this episode in UK it seems Sky are listing it wrongly as Series 11 episode 13, whereas Virgin TV have it listed correctly as Series 16, episode 13.

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In Detroit, Frank takes a big risk on one of the greatest pieces he's ever seen; Mike acquires a Purple Heart along with a very special mission.
Show: American Pickers
Season number: 16
Episode number: 13
Air date: 26 December 2016 (USA)
http://www.history.com/shows/american-pickers/seas...