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THE NEW ENGLAND CLASSIC CAR COMPANY 1483 Stratford Avenue Stratford, Connecticut 06615 USA Phone: (203) 377-6746 Fax: (203) 377-4003 neclassics@aol.com Austin Cooper 1275 "S", 1965 Three owners, last owner for 30+ years, excellent rust and bondo free body that was restored in 1984 and little used since, beautiful red paint, perfect floors and sills, excellent subframes, full Alley bar roll cage, new Minilite alloy wheels with Yokohama 165/70 008 super high performance radials... ...Rebuilt blueprinted modified engine with BMC 643 race camshaft, cam timed with degree wheel, belt drive timing gears, tuftrided crank, fully balanced, standard bore, 11 stud Cooper S head modified by Richard Longman, new (NOT rebuilt) HS4 1 1/2" SU carbs, new LCB headers... ...Brand new transmission with high ratio 3.26 differential, Corbeau seats, fender flares, all new chrome, seals, trim, etc, rust free trunk floor, dry suspension, Alfin rear drums, racing battery cut off switch on the floor, oil cooler with Aeroquip lines, smaller steering wheel, steering column reclining bracket, racing belts, air horns, extra fuses, rear wiper, twin pipe ANSA 'performance' exhaust, Spax adjustable shocks, negative camber front lower control arms, adjustable rear camber, alloy rocker cover... ...After market dash with extra instruments, new window tracks, solid state ignition, twin electrics fuel pumps for the ultimate in reliability, two new fuel tanks, new trunk deck panel, a sensational, fast, phenomenal car with steering and handling second to none (ok, maybe a tie with a well sorted Lotus Elan). Hard not to sing the tune from the original 'Italian Job' movie (with Michael Caine, Benny Hill, and Noel Coward)....what fun. Fast, incredible steering, legendary handling, sure braking, and with a virtually perfect body and subframes, a fresh expensively done engine, new trans, new wheels and tires, and soooooooooooo much more done, should be a reliable, enjoyable, fabulous road, race, rally, and show car. As for the rest, the photos tell the story. JUST FINISHED and currently being enjoyed by the company's owner who is getting a kick out of laying rubber down the road and thrilling anyone willing to ride in the passenger's seat. As for any old car, there is no warranty or guarantee. Car is sold ‘as is’ and ‘where is.’ We will accept any form of payment but cannot release the car until the funds are in our account. And we are open to full or part trades. This car is offered for sale both in a variety of publications and on our site, www.newenglandclassics.com. Thus it is available for immediate sale and we reserve the right to end this sale at any time and for any reason.. Shipping We can offer assistance in shipping this car anywhere in the world, offer storage (on a monthly basis), and can even deliver the car by our own truck to customers within a 150 mile radius of our offices in Stratford, CT. Our showrooms are filled with a wonderful selection of classic sports cars including Morgans, MG TDs and TFs, MGAs and early MGBs, Triumph TR3s, 4s, and 6s (some with overdrive), Austin Healey 3000 and Bug Eye Sprite, Lotus 7s and Elans, and even an interesting variety of vintage and historic race cars. See our web site for photos and complete, candid, and accurate descriptions of our inventory.