Mini Cooper S, Wiscombe Hill Climb Size:Large: 7 x 5in Bill Owen (Compo) and Kathy

Bill Owen (Compo) and Kathy Staff (Nora Batty) on the set of 'Last of the Summer Wine'

View with figures and a horse-drawn coach in the foreground

whilst a woman disrobes in the foreground

looking south towards Isle of Dogs with the River Lea on the left

He was one of the most successful drivers of the Silver Arrows in the pre-war era

Mini Cooper S, Wiscombe Hill Climb Size:Large: 7 x 5in Bill Owen (Compo) and KathyMini Cooper S, Wiscombe Hill Climb, Honiton, Devon, 1975. Spectators watch as the car, driven by Vic Board, prepares to take a sharp bend. The Mini Cooper caught the motoring world's imagination during the 1960s, notching up many Rally successes. The Cooper S originally appeared in 1963 powered by a 1071cc engine, with a more powerful 1275cc engine being introduced in 1964.