1967 Mini Cooper S Works LBL 6D — Monte Carlo Winner
Explore Mini Cooper S Works LBL 6D — Monte Carlo Winner: its history, design, verified rarity scope and identity, with sourced specifications and credited photography.
LBL 6D is the registration associated with Rauno Aaltonen and Henry Liddon’s 1967 Monte Carlo Rally-winning Mini Cooper S. It completes the best-known three-win sequence in Mini’s Monte Carlo history. This is an archive profile of a competition identity, with the historic result kept separate from questions about the material history of any later display car.
History and place in the MINI story
The manufacturer’s historical account identifies Aaltonen’s 1967 victory as the third overall Mini success, following 1964 and 1965. Period-image catalogue records identify LBL 6D and competition number 177 with Aaltonen and Liddon. The linked photograph shows a car presented under that registration at Gaydon, rather than an image taken during the original rally.
Verified identity and specification reference
| Event | 1967 Monte Carlo Rally |
|---|---|
| Crew | Rauno Aaltonen / Henry Liddon |
| Competition number | 177 |
| Registration | LBL 6D |
Understanding the design
A comparison of the three famous winners reveals how strongly a registration can anchor motorsport memory. The cars share a recognizable Mini outline, but each event has its own crew, conditions and record. An encyclopedia gains more from preserving those distinctions than from collapsing the winners into one generic Monte Carlo special.
Rarity and production scope
One documented competition identity, LBL 6D. Surviving-display originality and replacement components require separate custodial evidence; no road-edition production total is assigned.
This is an archive record. Its significance is tied to the documented vehicle, concept or experimental programme; the entry is excluded from road-production totals.
Identification and documentation
For LBL 6D, distinguish the documented 1967 competition record from an assertion that all photographed material is unchanged from the event. Restoration, reconstruction, replacement shells and component histories are specific provenance questions. The photograph documents the named museum presentation. It is not presented as an independent chassis-authenticity certificate.
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Frequently asked questions
Is this a road-production edition?
This profile covers competition chassis. It belongs to the archive and does not add to road-production totals.
Does the image establish factory originality?
The photograph illustrates the source-identified subject. Individual originality, replacement components and restoration history require their own documentation.
Which date is used in the title?
1967 is the reference year for this edition, design presentation or historic event. A photographed car may have been built earlier.
Sources and further reading
- A big victory for the small car: 50 years ago the classic Mini won the Monte Carlo Rally for the first time. Paddy Hopkirk made the one-off British small car a motor sport legend in January 1964 – Timo Mäkinen and Rauno Aaltonen repeated the triumph in 1965 and 1967.
- Period 1967 Monte Carlo photograph catalogue — LBL 6D, Aaltonen and Liddon
Research checked 15 October 2026. Manufacturer specifications describe the period source and market identified above.
Built in limited numbers
One documented competition identity, LBL 6D. Surviving-display originality and replacement components require separate custodial evidence; no road-edition production total is assigned.
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Specifications
Factory specifications may vary by model year, market and configuration.
Identity & production
- Official model
- Mini Cooper S Works LBL 6D — Monte Carlo Winner
Sources and verification
Source citations are being prepared for this profile.
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