Car story
OKD 698F
1968 · Morris Mini Cooper S MkII
Probable Last verified: September 2022A surviving Liverpool & Bootle Constabulary Cooper S recorded through its Heritage material, restoration history and later auction appearances.
Vehicle identity
Vehicle record
- Registration
- OKD 698F
- Year
- 1968
- Model
- Morris Mini Cooper S MkII
- Force
- Liverpool & Bootle Constabulary
- Original police colour
- Police White / BMC WT2
- Chassis
- K-A2S6/1129371A
- Engine
- 48743
- Evidence status
- Probable
- Current condition
- Unknown
- Current specification
- Not yet confirmed by owner
- Current colour
- White
History
The story so far
Published auction and restoration records connect OKD 698F with the Liverpool & Bootle Constabulary fleet and record its later restoration and public appearances. Police Mini brings those records together as an evolving car history, with room for owners, officers and archives to add further detail.
Chronology
Recorded milestones
- March–April 1968
Registration and reported police delivery
Published sources record a 21 March registration and a 1 April police delivery. Police Mini keeps both dates with the car’s developing chronology.
Published registration and delivery accounts - 2002
Restoration begins
Noel Durdant-Hollamby reportedly acquires the car after long storage and begins a comprehensive mechanical restoration.
Well reported - 2005–2010
Body restoration and completion
Sources differ on the precise completion point, suggesting staged road completion, detailing and later mechanical work.
Reported - 2009
Goodwood Revival
The car leads a Mini anniversary parade and takes part in the staged Mr Bean pursuit.
Public event - 2011–2022
Shows and public appearances
Chelsea AutoLegends, later specialist events and a dated Greenwich display keep the car in public view.
Publicly documented - 1968
The OKD cars
The 1968 fleet is represented in the archive by eleven currently documented OKD F suffix registrations. Evidence varies between individual cars, ranging from registrations positively identified in period photography to records supported by surviving documentation, vehicle history and later research.
Source: Police Mini Liverpool & Bootle Fleet Archive - 8 August 2026
Vehicle tax: Taxed
DVLA records this vehicle as Taxed. Snapshot recorded from a vehicle enquiry check.
DVLA tax recordSource: DVLA vehicle enquiry
Car-specific evidence
Physical traces and documented details
Restoration records describe clear front indicator lenses with amber bulbs, uncovered upper dashboard and A-post surfaces, and mounting holes associated with in-car equipment. The restored roof box, radio and warning equipment form part of the car’s recorded presentation.
Custodianship
Where it is now
- Condition
- Unknown
- Specification
- Not yet confirmed by owner
- Colour
- White
- Region
- United Kingdom
Restored and publicly shown in the United Kingdom; present custodianship remains private.
From the custodian
Owner’s story
Its post-restoration history after 2022 and present custodianship remain private.
Photographs
Gallery
No photographs are attached to this car yet.
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In the Wild
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