American Mini • The Paddy Hopkirk Story 

So stinkin’ cool! How many people can say they’ve gone for a ride with Paddy?! I bet you’ll cherish that moment forever. Thanks for sharing!

Still leak water & still smell of petrol & I wouldn't drive anything else. Love my mpi Cooper Sport she's the most fun to drive. Brought my first mini in '87 a mini city & have had a few since then, once driven always loved. Paddy the legend thankyou for the fun🇬🇧💚

Thanks for sharing your wonderful time with the Legend that is Paddy Hopkirk. He was a hero of mine growing up in the late 1950’s. He inspired me so much. My first Mini was a 1959 Austin Seven, followed by a 1963 Cooper & so many more I can’t remember. I have owned eight versions of the new MINI, currently I have a second generation Countryman S & a GP2. I may be an old man now but Minis have kept me young at heart & yes they still make me smile every time I drive them.

Paddy Hopkirk, legend. This makes me want a Mini so bad, then I look out of the window and there's my red Mini 30. The only car that puts a smile on my face everytime I drive it.

I love classic mini and own one and iv met paddy at autosport 2012 and got his autograph such a really nice and friendly guy he is such a legend

I owned a 1275 Mini Cooper S and raced it in SCCA C sedan class. Yes I had the Paddy Hopkirk pedal among other PH pieces. Paddy is a great man who is tremendously respected by all of us who competed in Minis in the day.

The old school Mini is the Most famous small car of all time, it was my 1st car, and it stole my heart. A truly great little car that could humble v6 and v8 POWERED CARS

Thank you for sharing

Thank you for the history lesson.

Wow! The legend himself 😍

Tells a story that needed to be told. I learned so much from this. Thanks so much.

RIP PADDY HOPKIRK 21-7-22

Paddy is the man. I've seen 33 EJB in person and it looks incredibly aggressive. I can understand how it put up stiff completion against the Healeys and the SAABs in Monte Carlo in 65.

Thank you soo much for this!!!!! great greaty video! A+++

At 19:47 is Lotus's Colin Chapman who said " light is wright " not Jim Clark

Colin Chapman of Lotus was the advocate of building light weight to make more competitive

No mention of the early minis having an unnecessary oil hole in the tapered (Flywheel) end of the crank which allowed oil to drip onto the clutchplate. They welded the hole up in later years but Pat Moss and probably all the other mini rally drivers of the time carried a bag of sand in the car and when the clutch started to slip they opened the little inspection plate on the top of the bellhousing and dropped a handful of sand onto the flywheel and clutchplate. It seemed to do the job!

any for sale? And does anyone know the rules of bringing one of these to Canada

Great vid heavy bmw product placement though....

mr bean made me liked the mini

Eroi ..

Mini fans can't be American It just doesn't go together