Was this Mini 1275 GT Really a Cooper Replacement?

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By the early 1970s, the venerable Austin-Morris Mini was facing new threats from the supermini class - cars like the Fiat 127, Renault 5, and Ford Fiesta offering greater refinement and practicality than Alec Issigonis' baby. However, the Mini Clubman and sporting 1275 GT were here to stem the tide, acting as the final hurrah of the Mini as a true, mass-market small car. In the dark days of British Leyland, the Mini arguably kept them alive, but this Cooper-replacing GT is often described as a poor relation. So was the Mini 1275 GT really a proto-hot hatch? Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/twincam/ Manor Park Classics: https://www.manorparkclassics.com/ Would you like your car to be in a video? If so, contact me via the links below! Email: [email protected] Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/twincam_vids/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/twincamvids Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/edwestby.bsky.social Threads: https://www.threads.net/@twincam_vids TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@twincam_vids