Hemmings Daily: The first international rally win for the Mini Cooper S didn't happen in Monte Carlo, as everybody think

Whizzo Williams didn't exactly have the most professional race team around, especially for the 1964 International Welsh Rally. Rather than white coveralls, much of the support team came direct from a wedding wearing tails and top hats, then after the rally they all set to the serious business of getting properly drunk, figuring they'd come nowhere close to winning. Instead, their new Mini Cooper S carried them to the model's first major win, setting the stage for more celebrated rally victories for the Mini. Up u [View in Browser | Subscribe]( [Hemmings Daily] Monday, July 8, 2019 [Before the Monte Carlo victories, Whizzo won the Mini Cooper S's first international rally]( [Before the Monte Carlo victories, Whizzo won the Mini Cooper S's first international rally]( Posted by Daniel Strohl - Whizzo Williams didn't exactly have the most professional race team around, especially for the 1964 International Welsh Rally. Rather than white coveralls, much of the support team came direct from a wedding wearing tails and top hats, then after the rally they all set to the serious business of getting properly drunk, figuring they'd come nowhere close to winning. Instead, their new Mini Cooper S carried them to the model's first major win, setting the stage for more celebrated rally victories for the Mini. Up u... [Read More]( [Sponsor]( [Hemmings Find of the Day - 1932 Fiat Balilla]( [Hemmings Find of the Day - 1932 Fiat Balilla]( Posted by Daniel Strohl - Pininfarina-bodied 1932 Fiat Balilla for sale on Hemmings.com. From the seller's description: a true barn find rare model, Fiat 508 Balilla spider Pininfarina Prototype.This is the only 1 example known to exist with this Pininfarina Coachwork. According to the vin and the Fiat Historical Registry car was built in 1932 and sold to a dealer in Milan. 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