For sale: 1972 Coupe
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- At least 9 paint colours were available as standard on the MKIII Cooper S. We note that a couple of additional colours (such as black and police white) are suspected to have been available to special order. All MKIII Cooper S cars were onoy available in monotone colours (i.e. no contrasting roof colour was offered).
- The Colours of Teal Blue (BLVC 18), Blaze (BLVC 16) and Bedouin were available from around July 1970.
- Antelope (BLVC 7) was only available up to February 1971.
- Although Royale Blue was listed as a colour available early on the MKIII Cooper S, it is considered unlikely that it was ever applied.
- Icon Red trim is believed to only be available on pre-1970 cars.
- On cars painted in Flame Red, the Autumn Leaf trim was ibly available on early cars (pre July 1970).
- The trim colours Navy, Geranium and Limeflower were not available until around July 1970.
- Black trim was no longer available from February 1971.
In the below table we set out the paint colours and corresponding interior trim colour availability. This information has been derived from John Parnell’s “Original Mini Cooper and Cooper S” book.
| Paint colour/code | Seats/door cards | Carpets/mats |
| Antelope / BLVC 7 | Black or Icon Red | Black or Icon Red |
| Aqua / BLVC 60 | Black or Navy | Black or Navy |
| Blue Royale / BU 38 | Galleon Blue | Galleon Blue |
| Bronze Yellow / BLVC 15 | Black or Navy | Black or Navy |
| Flame Red / BLVC 61 | Autumn Leaf, Black, Navy or Geranium | Brown, Black, Navy or Geranium |
| Glacier White / BLVC 69 | Black, Navy, Icon Red or Geranium | Black, Navy, Icon Red or Geranium |
| Teal Blue / BLVC 18 | Limeflower or Navy | Olive or Navy |
| Blaze / BLVC 16 | Navy | Navy |
| Bedouin / BLVC 4 | Autumn Leaf | Brown |
| Black / BK1 | Unspecified | Unspecified |
| Police White / WT-2 | Unspecified | Unspecified |
Vehicle location
Australia , QLD , Smithfield
People go mental for anything that's classic Skyline, and this modified example has bids over $50,000 AUD on Ebay Australia when spotted in January 2023. This particular car has been modified with a VG30ET engine - the 3L V6 from a 300ZX, with a Z31 box. Looks right at home in the engine bay, and mated to a 5-speed transmission, this thing would go a lot better than the original 240K engine (as much as we'd love to also see an original restoration occur).
It's not just the driveline that's been modified in this car: The spare wheel well in the trunk has been removed to make way for a larger fuel tank, which the seller believes may also be a Z31 300ZX tank. All modified and complied in QLD. I presume it's transferrable to others states. The seller noted the car drives well, but could do with a general freshen up. I noticed the dash has a nice big crack in it and the paint is not perfect - but at least you wouldn't have to be too careful when driving.
See the original listing here on Ebay Australia. And check out the register for other 240Ks.