Car story
VKA 293H
1970 · Morris Mini Cooper S MkII
Probable Last verified: April 2026A 1970 Cooper S restoration project with a documented production and auction history, widely presented as a likely Liverpool & Bootle Constabulary fleet car.
Vehicle identity
Vehicle record
- Registration
- VKA 293H
- Year
- 1970
- Model
- Morris Mini Cooper S MkII
- Force
- Liverpool & Bootle Constabulary
- Original police colour
- Police White / BMC WT2
- Chassis
- CA25B1373571
- Engine
- Not yet recorded
- Evidence status
- Probable
- Current condition
- Unknown
- Current specification
- Not yet confirmed by owner
- Current colour
- White
History
The story so far
VKA 293H was built on 29 January 1970 and despatched the following day to Lookers Limited of Warrington. Its registration and chassis sequence sit close to the known VKA 310H, and later sales material presents it as a likely Liverpool & Bootle Constabulary Police Mini. Police Mini records that connection alongside the documented Heritage and auction history, leaving the page open for further records and owner knowledge.
Chronology
Recorded milestones
- 29 January 1970
Built at Longbridge
British Motor Industry Heritage information records the build date and despatch to Lookers of Warrington the following day.
Documented vehicle recordSource: Anglia Car Auctions ↗ - 28–29 January 2023
Sold as a restoration project
Anglia Car Auctions sold the car for £11,340 including premium and recorded its Heritage details, chassis and Lookers delivery.
Documented auction recordSource: Anglia Car Auctions ↗ - 11 April 2026
Offered at Manor Park Classics
The car was offered at Runcorn with a £12,000–£14,000 estimate and presented as a likely former Liverpool and Bootle police Mini.
Documented auction recordSource: Manor Park Classics ↗ - 14 April 2026
Advertised for sale
A later advertisement offered the restoration project at £12,500 and continued to present its likely police connection.
Reported sales recordSource: Car & Classic archive - 1970
The VKA cars
The 1970 group currently represented in the archive carries VKA H suffix registrations. Four cars are presently documented.
Source: Police Mini Liverpool & Bootle Fleet Archive - 8 August 2026
Vehicle tax: Untaxed
DVLA records this vehicle as Untaxed. Snapshot recorded from a vehicle enquiry check.
DVLA tax recordSource: DVLA vehicle enquiry
Car-specific evidence
Physical traces and documented details
The surviving car carries twin fuel tanks and a 130 mph speedometer. These are useful parts of its Cooper S specification and the wider story of the 1970 fleet.
Custodianship
Where it is now
- Condition
- Unknown
- Specification
- Not yet confirmed by owner
- Colour
- White
- Region
- United Kingdom
Complete but heavily deteriorated restoration project, offered and advertised in 2026.
From the custodian
Owner’s story
The future custodian can add restoration progress, documentary discoveries and owner-approved photographs.
Photographs
Gallery
No photographs are attached to this car yet.