Rare MINI honours Hopkirk victory

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Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.LIMITED to a run of just 100 examples, the MINI Paddy Hopkirk Edition is going to have bags of appeal to fans of rallying.Based on the MINI Cooper S three-door hatch, it comes in a red paint finish with a white roof and bears the number 37 – just like Hopkirk’s winning car.Driving with co-pilot Henry Liddon, Hopkirk overcame the odds against competitors with significantly greater engine power in the 1964 event.The surprise win in Monte Carlo made Paddy Hopkirk the UK’s most famous rally driver overnight and the classic Mini advanced from outsider and crowd pleaser to becoming a motor racing legend.Hopkirk’s Finnish team mates Timo Mäkinen and Rauno.