RE: Irish '64 Mini Cooper
That reg, I suspect, is from around 1976 and so it may have been an import to Ireland (my brothers first car was a '76 Renault 30 V6 with an OYI reg).
RE: Irish '64 Mini Cooper
You are correct about the 1976-77 reg, so as you say, it must have been an import.
The little Cooper has gone home. Still a shame to see a car as cool as that leave our shores. I am surprised no one in Ireland bought and restored it.
AYI to 999 YYI9 (Mar 1976 – Jan 1977)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vehicle_registration_plates_of_the_Republic_of_Ire land