What about if the original owner asked.. surely there are some NSW POLICE officers on here.

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But...just to put another perspective on it...when I went to Ultimo Police in the late 1960s to report a stolen motorcycle (It had just happened within a couple of hours)...the fella said "Whaddyawantmetahdo?" and "cars and bikes get stolen all the time".

I (naively/foolishly) asked if they could put out a message on the radio...."Nah we don't do that"...

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Just a guess but would "Freedom Of Information" get the info from the cops?

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Can it ever truly be found (if it still exists) if the relevant id numbers are unknown?!

My Mini dream is to one day find one of John's Mini "K erised" Cooper S's. Somebody's got them!

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67 Deluxe
Dry suspension
1293cc, 11:1 comp, RE 282 camshaft, 45 Weber, extractors etc
4 synchro close ratio gbox
Cooper S brakes, no booster
Stealth box, as Doc says "goes harder and idles!"
RH tank cos I needed it crossing the Nullarbor etc..

If John Millyard was to approach the Police he would be the only one able to get the info as the complainant. Freedom of information does not extend to an ongoing investigation. If John was wise he would get the numbers, check the Cooper Register on here and hopefully for him, have the Police go around and pick up his nicely restored car from whoever has it in their garage. Alternatively sit back and wait for some sucker to attend the motor registry trying to get rego on their freshly restored Cooper S.
If John Millyard had any brains he would never publish those numbers but do the investigating himself, sit back and hope it comes to light.

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1970 Cooper S ex-Bathurst & ATCC
1964 Austin Cooper S ex-Group C race car
1967 Morris Cooper S ex-Group B
1962 Mini Speed sports sedan
1968-71 ex-Peter Manton Shell car

In all fairness the numbers if know should be released. How would you feel if you had to give away your $30,000 restored cooper
At the very least if someone has it (unregistered) they can strip their parts off it and then return/surenender the body to the owner.
Or Idealy come to an agreement and buy it from the owner or sell it back at cost of the restoration to be fair.

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It'll be very very difficult for even the rightful owner to get the info from the police. Records from 1967 will be buried if they even still exist. Everything is now digitally stored and the back capture of info didn't go back very far at all. This was in the mid to late 80's as the NSW Police computer systems were modernised. I'd be pretty certain the RTA ( now RMS) would be much the same.

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1969 Mk1 Cooper S - "Madge" (the plastic surgeon is calling....)
1970 Mk2 Cooper S - "Vinnie" (Almost there....almost there...)

Is there a replica in a museum then of this car 13 C

Not sure about 13C but the Melbourne Museum has a 997 Cooper in its collection.

Yes the Bathurst Museum has a replica. That car is YKG2S2 2670.

... and according to the RTA online rego check service that car is currently registered with the plate EFK167.

https://www.service.nsw.gov.au/transact ... gistration

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ex-NSW Police 1970 MK II Cooper S
VMCI #43

When I had that car at my house for two weeks back in 2001 it was registered with that plate. The Bathurst Museum kindly loaned me the car for the OZ Mini 40 show The Mini Owners Club Queensland held at Lakeside Raceway.
We had Bob Holden up as guest of honour and he did several laps of the track in it.

John

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1965 MK1 English Morris Cooper S (Downton)
1967 MK1 Morris Cooper S
1972 Clubman GT (6/72 Cadiz)
1968 MG Midget

Had a chat to Renau at the IMM in Belgium a few weeks ago.

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Now with 2 extra ports!

Wow! Rauno is looking fairly good...must be that clean Scandinavian air

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