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The Mini Cooper S earned acclaim with Monte Carlo Rally victories in 1964, 1965 and 1967. [25] Minis were initially placed first, second and third in the 1966 rally as well, but were disqualified after a controversial decision by the French judges. The disqualification related to the use of a variable resistance headlamp dimming circuit in place of a dual-filament lamp.[26] It should be noted that the Citroën DS that was eventually awarded first place had illegal white headlamps but escaped disqualification.[27] The driver of the Citroën, Pauli Toivonen, was reluctant to accept the trophy and vowed that he would never race for Citroën again. [28] BMC probably received more publicity from the disqualification than they would have gained from a victory[29] - but had the Mini not been disqualified, it would have been the only car in history to be placed in the top three on the Monte Carlo for six consecutive years.

* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mini

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