Mini Cooper Dashpots

Paddy Hopkirk shows Dorothy Sullivan how to adjust her exposed Strombergs.
Wait, is that politically correct? In 1961 it was.

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3 Responses to “Mini Cooper Dashpots”

Michael Scott Says:
August 15, 2012 at 7:51 pm | Reply
What are the pots doing there?
Sam Danenberger IV Says:
August 15, 2012 at 8:56 pm | Reply
I believe those would have beeb SU’s……………..
Michael Scott Says:
August 20, 2012 at 11:35 pm | Reply
SU’s sure but they are on the other side of the engine. Did they have a cross flow head with the exhaust on the back side. The girl is interesting but not as much as the dashpots sticking out of the front of the hood. I must be getting old.