{"id":97433,"date":"2024-10-03T12:07:12","date_gmt":"2024-10-03T19:07:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/?p=97433"},"modified":"2024-10-03T22:05:06","modified_gmt":"2024-10-04T05:05:06","slug":"todays-cool-car-find-is-this-classic-mini-vintage-race-car","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/todays-cool-car-find-is-this-classic-mini-vintage-race-car\/","title":{"rendered":"Today&#8217;s Cool Car Find is this Classic Mini Vintage Race Car"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-carousel-extra='{\"blog_id\":1,\"permalink\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.racingjunk.com\\\/news\\\/todays-cool-car-find-is-this-classic-mini-vintage-race-car\\\/\"}' id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-97433 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/todays-cool-car-find-is-this-classic-mini-vintage-race-car\/tmp_img_6692c34b9349a_2948ff3f7f96bcb48ae142243749b6f4f4629af5-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/tmp_img_6692c34b9349a_2948ff3f7f96bcb48ae142243749b6f4f4629af5-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Today&#039;s Cool Car Find is this Classic Mini Vintage Race Car\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-98014\" data-attachment-id=\"98014\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/todays-cool-car-find-is-this-classic-mini-vintage-race-car\/tmp_img_6692c34b9349a_2948ff3f7f96bcb48ae142243749b6f4f4629af5-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/tmp_img_6692c34b9349a_2948ff3f7f96bcb48ae142243749b6f4f4629af5.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"600,398\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Today&amp;#8217;s Cool Car Find is this Classic Mini Vintage Race Car\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;&lt;a class=&quot;click__begin&quot;&gt;Click Here to Begin Slideshow&lt;\/a&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;Today&amp;#8217;s CCF pick is this little yellow pocket racer. You can add this Mini to your shelf, or garage, for about $20,000.\u00a0&lt;a href=&quot;https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/vintage\/184608849\/classic-mini-vintage-race-car.html?category_id=&amp;amp;search=MINI&amp;amp;quickSearch=1&amp;amp;np_offset=17&amp;amp;from=search&quot;&gt; CLICK HERE FOR FULL AD!&lt;\/a&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Details from seller:\u00a0&lt;\/strong&gt;Between 1959 and 2000 over 5 million Minis were manufactured. They were inexpensive and popular for racing due to their lightweight and excellent handling characteristics that allowed them to challenge and win against larger more powerful cars.This Mini 1000 (Mk IV) was manufactured in January, 1978 by Austin Morris British Leyland UK Ltd at the Longbridge plant in Birmingham, England.It was shipped to Canada where it was sold and registered as a new road vehicle and eventually made its way to the U.S.A.&lt;\/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;2007 Initial Conversion to a Race Car&lt;\/strong&gt;After almost 30 years on the road this Mini was then converted by a South West Motor Sports (SWMS) Formula Ford race team in Albuquerque, New Mexico from a street legal road car to a \u201c1972 continuation\u201d vintage race car (see pictures for details).For three years (logbooks included with car), from 2007 to 2009, the car was raced at:\u2022 the Sandia Motor Speedway, Albuquerque, New Mexico with SWMS (South West Motor Sports) \/ RMVR (Rocky Mountain Vintage Racing)\u2022 the Pueblo Raceway in Pueblo, Colorado with RMVR\u2022 the La Junta Raceway in La Junta, Colorado with RMVR&lt;\/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;2014 Race Engine Upgrade&lt;\/strong&gt;In 2014 the Mini was purchased and moved to Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada where it was fitted with a 1275cc based race engine (over-bored to 0.040\u201d for 1310cc) prepared by Classic Motor Works of St. Andrews, Manitoba, Canada (see pictures for details).The twin SU carbs were rebuilt and modified by Retro Minis of Lancashire, U.K. to the David Vizard standards (\u201cthe Yellow Book\u201d, pages 115 to 122, Tuning the A-Series Engine, Third Edition, by David Vizard) (see pictures for details).This Mini weighs approximately 1,350 lbs and the horsepower of the 1310cc race engine was not known but estimated to be \u201csomewhere north of 100\u201d.For five years (current logbook included with car), from 2014 to 2018, the car was raced by owner Ken Hilash and pit crewed by Hilash Brothers\u2019 Black Hands Racing Vintage Motorsports of Winnipeg, Canada at:\u2022 the Gimli Motorsports Park in Gimli, Manitoba, Canada with the WSCC (Winnipeg Sports Car Club) under WCMA\/ASN Canada FIA sanctioning\u2022 the Brainerd International Raceway in Brainerd, Minnesota, U.S.A. with the SCCA (Sports Car Club of America) Land O\u2019Lakes Region \/ VSCR (Vintage Sports Car Racing)\u2022 Road America, Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin, U.S.A. with the VSCDA (Vintage Sports Car Drivers Association)&lt;\/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Results include:&lt;\/strong&gt;\u2022 1st Place &amp;#8211; 2014 Vintage Road Race Championship, Winnipeg Sports Car Club\u2022 3rd Place &amp;#8211; 2015 Vintage Road Race Championship, Winnipeg Sports Car Club\u2022 1st Place &amp;#8211; 2016 Production Road Racer, Piston Ring\u2019s 42nd Annual World of Wheels\u2022 3rd Place &amp;#8211; 2017 Vintage Group-A, 19th Annual Classic Motor Works Vintage Race Weekend\u2022 2nd Place &amp;#8211; 2017 Australian Pursuit Race, 19th Annual Classic Motor Works Vintage Race WeekendVideo \u2013 racing at the Brainerd International Raceway, Brainerd,&lt;\/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;\/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;a class=&quot;click__begin&quot;&gt;Click Here to Begin Slideshow&lt;\/a&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/tmp_img_6692c34b9349a_2948ff3f7f96bcb48ae142243749b6f4f4629af5-300x199.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/tmp_img_6692c34b9349a_2948ff3f7f96bcb48ae142243749b6f4f4629af5.jpg\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-98014'>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"click__begin\">Click Here to Begin Slideshow<\/a>\n\nToday&#8217;s CCF pick is this little yellow pocket racer. You can add this Mini to your shelf, or garage, for about $20,000.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/vintage\/184608849\/classic-mini-vintage-race-car.html?category_id=&amp;search=MINI&amp;quickSearch=1&amp;np_offset=17&amp;from=search\"> CLICK HERE FOR FULL AD!<\/a>\n\n<strong>Details from seller:\u00a0<\/strong>Between 1959 and 2000 over 5 million Minis were manufactured. They were inexpensive and popular for racing due to their lightweight and excellent handling characteristics that allowed them to challenge and win against larger more powerful cars.This Mini 1000 (Mk IV) was manufactured in January, 1978 by Austin Morris British Leyland UK Ltd at the Longbridge plant in Birmingham, England.It was shipped to Canada where it was sold and registered as a new road vehicle and eventually made its way to the U.S.A.\n\n<strong>2007 Initial Conversion to a Race Car<\/strong>After almost 30 years on the road this Mini was then converted by a South West Motor Sports (SWMS) Formula Ford race team in Albuquerque, New Mexico from a street legal road car to a \u201c1972 continuation\u201d vintage race car (see pictures for details).For three years (logbooks included with car), from 2007 to 2009, the car was raced at:\u2022 the Sandia Motor Speedway, Albuquerque, New Mexico with SWMS (South West Motor Sports) \/ RMVR (Rocky Mountain Vintage Racing)\u2022 the Pueblo Raceway in Pueblo, Colorado with RMVR\u2022 the La Junta Raceway in La Junta, Colorado with RMVR\n\n<strong>2014 Race Engine Upgrade<\/strong>In 2014 the Mini was purchased and moved to Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada where it was fitted with a 1275cc based race engine (over-bored to 0.040\u201d for 1310cc) prepared by Classic Motor Works of St. Andrews, Manitoba, Canada (see pictures for details).The twin SU carbs were rebuilt and modified by Retro Minis of Lancashire, U.K. to the David Vizard standards (\u201cthe Yellow Book\u201d, pages 115 to 122, Tuning the A-Series Engine, Third Edition, by David Vizard) (see pictures for details).This Mini weighs approximately 1,350 lbs and the horsepower of the 1310cc race engine was not known but estimated to be \u201csomewhere north of 100\u201d.For five years (current logbook included with car), from 2014 to 2018, the car was raced by owner Ken Hilash and pit crewed by Hilash Brothers\u2019 Black Hands Racing Vintage Motorsports of Winnipeg, Canada at:\u2022 the Gimli Motorsports Park in Gimli, Manitoba, Canada with the WSCC (Winnipeg Sports Car Club) under WCMA\/ASN Canada FIA sanctioning\u2022 the Brainerd International Raceway in Brainerd, Minnesota, U.S.A. with the SCCA (Sports Car Club of America) Land O\u2019Lakes Region \/ VSCR (Vintage Sports Car Racing)\u2022 Road America, Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin, U.S.A. with the VSCDA (Vintage Sports Car Drivers Association)\n\n<strong>Results include:<\/strong>\u2022 1st Place &#8211; 2014 Vintage Road Race Championship, Winnipeg Sports Car Club\u2022 3rd Place &#8211; 2015 Vintage Road Race Championship, Winnipeg Sports Car Club\u2022 1st Place &#8211; 2016 Production Road Racer, Piston Ring\u2019s 42nd Annual World of Wheels\u2022 3rd Place &#8211; 2017 Vintage Group-A, 19th Annual Classic Motor Works Vintage Race Weekend\u2022 2nd Place &#8211; 2017 Australian Pursuit Race, 19th Annual Classic Motor Works Vintage Race WeekendVideo \u2013 racing at the Brainerd International Raceway, Brainerd,\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<a class=\"click__begin\">Click Here to Begin Slideshow<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/todays-cool-car-find-is-this-classic-mini-vintage-race-car\/tmp_img_6692ca163fbff_074b467d21d4a6136c131341b0db56ed79cee771\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/tmp_img_6692ca163fbff_074b467d21d4a6136c131341b0db56ed79cee771-e1725563190493-150x150.webp\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Today&#039;s Cool Car Find is this Classic Mini Vintage Race Car\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-97437\" data-attachment-id=\"97437\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/todays-cool-car-find-is-this-classic-mini-vintage-race-car\/tmp_img_6692ca163fbff_074b467d21d4a6136c131341b0db56ed79cee771\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/tmp_img_6692ca163fbff_074b467d21d4a6136c131341b0db56ed79cee771-e1725563190493.webp\" data-orig-size=\"600,367\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Today&amp;#8217;s Cool Car Find is this Classic Mini Vintage Race Car\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;&lt;a class=&quot;click__begin&quot;&gt;Click Here to Begin Slideshow&lt;\/a&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;Today&amp;#8217;s CCF pick is this little yellow pocket racer. You can add this Mini to your shelf, or garage, for about $20,000.\u00a0 CLICK HERE FOR FULL AD!&lt;\/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Details from seller:\u00a0&lt;\/strong&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;Between 1959 and 2000 over 5 million Minis were manufactured. They were inexpensive and popular for racing due to their lightweight and excellent handling characteristics that allowed them to challenge and win against larger more powerful cars.&lt;\/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;This Mini 1000 (Mk IV) was manufactured in January, 1978 by Austin Morris British Leyland UK Ltd at the Longbridge plant in Birmingham, England.&lt;\/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;It was shipped to Canada where it was sold and registered as a new road vehicle and eventually made its way to the U.S.A.&lt;\/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;2007 Initial Conversion to a Race Car&lt;\/strong&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;After almost 30 years on the road this Mini was then converted by a South West Motor Sports (SWMS) Formula Ford race team in Albuquerque, New Mexico from a street legal road car to a \u201c1972 continuation\u201d vintage race car (see pictures for details).&lt;\/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;For three years (logbooks included with car), from 2007 to 2009, the car was raced at:&lt;br \/&gt;\n\u2022 the Sandia Motor Speedway, Albuquerque, New Mexico with SWMS (South West Motor Sports) \/ RMVR (Rocky Mountain Vintage Racing)&lt;br \/&gt;\n\u2022 the Pueblo Raceway in Pueblo, Colorado with RMVR&lt;br \/&gt;\n\u2022 the La Junta Raceway in La Junta, Colorado with RMVR&lt;\/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;2014 Race Engine Upgrade&lt;\/strong&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;In 2014 the Mini was purchased and moved to Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada where it was fitted with a 1275cc based race engine (over-bored to 0.040\u201d for 1310cc) prepared by Classic Motor Works of St. Andrews, Manitoba, Canada (see pictures for details).&lt;\/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;The twin SU carbs were rebuilt and modified by Retro Minis of Lancashire, U.K. to the David Vizard standards (\u201cthe Yellow Book\u201d, pages 115 to 122, Tuning the A-Series Engine, Third Edition, by David Vizard) (see pictures for details).&lt;\/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;This Mini weighs approximately 1,350 lbs and the horsepower of the 1310cc race engine was not known but estimated to be \u201csomewhere north of 100\u201d.&lt;\/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;For five years (current logbook included with car), from 2014 to 2018, the car was raced by owner Ken Hilash and pit crewed by Hilash Brothers\u2019 Black Hands Racing Vintage Motorsports of Winnipeg, Canada at:&lt;br \/&gt;\n\u2022 the Gimli Motorsports Park in Gimli, Manitoba, Canada with the WSCC (Winnipeg Sports Car Club) under WCMA\/ASN Canada FIA sanctioning&lt;br \/&gt;\n\u2022 the Brainerd International Raceway in Brainerd, Minnesota, U.S.A. with the SCCA (Sports Car Club of America) Land O\u2019Lakes Region \/ VSCR (Vintage Sports Car Racing)&lt;br \/&gt;\n\u2022 Road America, Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin, U.S.A. with the VSCDA (Vintage Sports Car Drivers Association)&lt;\/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Results include:&lt;\/strong&gt;&lt;br \/&gt;\n\u2022 1st Place &amp;#8211; 2014 Vintage Road Race Championship, Winnipeg Sports Car Club&lt;br \/&gt;\n\u2022 3rd Place &amp;#8211; 2015 Vintage Road Race Championship, Winnipeg Sports Car Club&lt;br \/&gt;\n\u2022 1st Place &amp;#8211; 2016 Production Road Racer, Piston Ring\u2019s 42nd Annual World of Wheels&lt;br \/&gt;\n\u2022 3rd Place &amp;#8211; 2017 Vintage Group-A, 19th Annual Classic Motor Works Vintage Race Weekend&lt;br \/&gt;\n\u2022 2nd Place &amp;#8211; 2017 Australian Pursuit Race, 19th Annual Classic Motor Works Vintage Race Weekend&lt;\/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;Video \u2013 racing at the Brainerd International Raceway, Brainerd, MN:&lt;br \/&gt;\nhttps:\/\/youtu.be\/WAqd9A_lY8M&lt;\/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;Video \u2013 racing at Road America, Elkhart Lake, WI:&lt;br \/&gt;\nhttps:\/\/youtu.be\/ofZBSdlaMBs&lt;\/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;br \/&gt;\n&lt;a class=&quot;click__begin&quot;&gt;Click Here to Begin Slideshow&lt;\/a&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/tmp_img_6692ca163fbff_074b467d21d4a6136c131341b0db56ed79cee771-e1725563190493-300x184.webp\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/tmp_img_6692ca163fbff_074b467d21d4a6136c131341b0db56ed79cee771-e1725563190493.webp\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-97437'>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"click__begin\">Click Here to Begin Slideshow<\/a>\n\nToday&#8217;s CCF pick is this little yellow pocket racer. You can add this Mini to your shelf, or garage, for about $20,000.\u00a0 CLICK HERE FOR FULL AD!\n\n<strong>Details from seller:\u00a0<\/strong>\n\nBetween 1959 and 2000 over 5 million Minis were manufactured. They were inexpensive and popular for racing due to their lightweight and excellent handling characteristics that allowed them to challenge and win against larger more powerful cars.\n\nThis Mini 1000 (Mk IV) was manufactured in January, 1978 by Austin Morris British Leyland UK Ltd at the Longbridge plant in Birmingham, England.\n\nIt was shipped to Canada where it was sold and registered as a new road vehicle and eventually made its way to the U.S.A.\n\n<strong>2007 Initial Conversion to a Race Car<\/strong>\n\nAfter almost 30 years on the road this Mini was then converted by a South West Motor Sports (SWMS) Formula Ford race team in Albuquerque, New Mexico from a street legal road car to a \u201c1972 continuation\u201d vintage race car (see pictures for details).\n\nFor three years (logbooks included with car), from 2007 to 2009, the car was raced at:\n\u2022 the Sandia Motor Speedway, Albuquerque, New Mexico with SWMS (South West Motor Sports) \/ RMVR (Rocky Mountain Vintage Racing)\n\u2022 the Pueblo Raceway in Pueblo, Colorado with RMVR\n\u2022 the La Junta Raceway in La Junta, Colorado with RMVR\n\n<strong>2014 Race Engine Upgrade<\/strong>\n\nIn 2014 the Mini was purchased and moved to Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada where it was fitted with a 1275cc based race engine (over-bored to 0.040\u201d for 1310cc) prepared by Classic Motor Works of St. Andrews, Manitoba, Canada (see pictures for details).\n\nThe twin SU carbs were rebuilt and modified by Retro Minis of Lancashire, U.K. to the David Vizard standards (\u201cthe Yellow Book\u201d, pages 115 to 122, Tuning the A-Series Engine, Third Edition, by David Vizard) (see pictures for details).\n\nThis Mini weighs approximately 1,350 lbs and the horsepower of the 1310cc race engine was not known but estimated to be \u201csomewhere north of 100\u201d.\n\nFor five years (current logbook included with car), from 2014 to 2018, the car was raced by owner Ken Hilash and pit crewed by Hilash Brothers\u2019 Black Hands Racing Vintage Motorsports of Winnipeg, Canada at:\n\u2022 the Gimli Motorsports Park in Gimli, Manitoba, Canada with the WSCC (Winnipeg Sports Car Club) under WCMA\/ASN Canada FIA sanctioning\n\u2022 the Brainerd International Raceway in Brainerd, Minnesota, U.S.A. with the SCCA (Sports Car Club of America) Land O\u2019Lakes Region \/ VSCR (Vintage Sports Car Racing)\n\u2022 Road America, Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin, U.S.A. with the VSCDA (Vintage Sports Car Drivers Association)\n\n<strong>Results include:<\/strong>\n\u2022 1st Place &#8211; 2014 Vintage Road Race Championship, Winnipeg Sports Car Club\n\u2022 3rd Place &#8211; 2015 Vintage Road Race Championship, Winnipeg Sports Car Club\n\u2022 1st Place &#8211; 2016 Production Road Racer, Piston Ring\u2019s 42nd Annual World of Wheels\n\u2022 3rd Place &#8211; 2017 Vintage Group-A, 19th Annual Classic Motor Works Vintage Race Weekend\n\u2022 2nd Place &#8211; 2017 Australian Pursuit Race, 19th Annual Classic Motor Works Vintage Race Weekend\n\nVideo \u2013 racing at the Brainerd International Raceway, Brainerd, MN:\nhttps:\/\/youtu.be\/WAqd9A_lY8M\n\nVideo \u2013 racing at Road America, Elkhart Lake, WI:\nhttps:\/\/youtu.be\/ofZBSdlaMBs\n\n&nbsp;\n<a class=\"click__begin\">Click Here to Begin Slideshow<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/todays-cool-car-find-is-this-classic-mini-vintage-race-car\/tmp_img_6692c9ed6bd3d_a21c2fbc27ca91c6c096db853ddb7ef4aa971652\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/tmp_img_6692c9ed6bd3d_a21c2fbc27ca91c6c096db853ddb7ef4aa971652-150x150.webp\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Today&#039;s Cool Car Find is this Classic Mini Vintage Race Car\" data-attachment-id=\"97434\" 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