Car story
KKD 427E
1967 · Austin Mini Cooper S MkI
ConfirmedKKD 427E in police service
Caption
Austin Mini Cooper S MkI KKD 427E photographed in service, showing its large POLICE lettering, roof-mounted police equipment and additional front lamps.
Source & rights
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Vehicle record
- Registration
- KKD 427E
- Year
- 1967
- Model
- Austin Mini Cooper S MkI
- Force
- Liverpool & Bootle Constabulary
- Original police colour
- Police White / BMC WT2
- Chassis
- Not yet recorded
- Engine
- Not yet recorded
- Evidence status
- Confirmed
- Current condition
- Unknown
- Current specification
- Current colour
History
The story so far
Chronology
Recorded milestones
- 1967
The KKD cars
The earliest 1967 group currently represented in the archive carries KKD E suffix registrations. Six cars are presently documented. Each is included according to the surviving photographic, documentary or ownership evidence currently available.
Source: Police Mini Liverpool & Bootle Fleet Archive - 1967
KKD 427E in police service
A surviving period photograph records KKD 427E during its police service. Details visible in the image provide a valuable contemporary reference for the appearance and equipment of one of the earliest Police Minis represented in the archive.
Source photographKKD 427E in police servicePeriod photograph · Open photograph →
Period photographKKD 427E in police service
Caption
Austin Mini Cooper S MkI KKD 427E photographed in service, showing its large POLICE lettering, roof-mounted police equipment and additional front lamps.
Commentary
A clear period study of KKD 427E and one of the strongest surviving references for the appearance of Liverpool’s Austin Mini Cooper S MkI fleet. The three quarter view records the Austin MkI front, registration and large side POLICE lettering particularly well. On the roof, the POLICE board is flanked by the air horns, with the overall roof installation already closely resembling that seen on the later Morris MkII cars. The most obvious visual difference here is the additional lamps mounted at the front of the car.
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Car-specific evidence
Physical traces and documented details
Custodianship
Where it is now
- Condition
- Unknown
- Specification
- Colour
- Region
From the custodian
Owner’s story
Photographs
Gallery
KKD 427E in police service
Caption
Austin Mini Cooper S MkI KKD 427E photographed in service, showing its large POLICE lettering, roof-mounted police equipment and additional front lamps.
Commentary
A clear period study of KKD 427E and one of the strongest surviving references for the appearance of Liverpool’s Austin Mini Cooper S MkI fleet. The three quarter view records the Austin MkI front, registration and large side POLICE lettering particularly well. On the roof, the POLICE board is flanked by the air horns, with the overall roof installation already closely resembling that seen on the later Morris MkII cars. The most obvious visual difference here is the additional lamps mounted at the front of the car.
Source & rights
Rights / permissionLiverpool City Police
Open original source ↗
Commentary
A clear period study of KKD 427E and one of the strongest surviving references for the appearance of Liverpool’s Austin Mini Cooper S MkI fleet. The three quarter view records the Austin MkI front, registration and large side POLICE lettering particularly well. On the roof, the POLICE board is flanked by the air horns, with the overall roof installation already closely resembling that seen on the later Morris MkII cars. The most obvious visual difference here is the additional lamps mounted at the front of the car.