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#1 Ace Alex

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Posted 16 July 2011 - 07:05 PM

Hi, after reading many inspirational project topics on this forum for many years, I thought I'd start a topic for my collection of Minis. Technically, my Mini's are not 'Complete Mini Rebuilds'. So, compared with other topics mine is fairly sparse!! :D

1997 Rover Mini Cooper 1275cc Mpi.

I purchased my Almond Green/Old English White 1997 Rover Mini Cooper 1275cc Mpi in January 2007. It had covered 29K miles with three previous owners. The colour and specification of this particular model harks back to the 1960's Mk1 Austin Mini. In 1997 Rover introduced a 'Retro' range incorporating 1960s colours of Almond Green, Surf Blue, Old English White and Yukon Grey into the production range.

  • The Almond Green classic paint finish cost an additional £300.
  • The Webasto electric sunroof cost a further £795.
  • The Porcelain Green leather trim would have been £500.
  • The Sportspack kit that included 6x13 inch wheels and arches totalled £795.
  • The wood door and rear quarter cappings cost £295.

The above optional extra's would have been added onto the standard 'on the road price' for a Mini Cooper 1.3i price tag of £9095. A bit of calculation and that puts the final purchase price in the region of £11780. This price excludes warranty options and special dealer options supplied with the car.

The Mini has been my daily driver along side various other Mini's owned during my time of ownership. The modifications since I purchased the vehicle as a standard model have included a set of 13x7 anthracite super light alloys wrapped in Dunlop SP2000 175/50/13 tyres, a stage 2 Maniflow LCB and Stainless Steel Fletcher big bore exhaust, clear side repeaters and a wavy grille, walnut interior handles to compliment the dashboard and door cappings, a K&N air filter and replaced the original Rover cassette player with a Sony head unit. I have recently added Mpi over-riders with corner bars to continue the 'retro' theme and Minispares Hi-Lo's at the rear. I eventually intend to take the car off the road for a complete rebuild and have the engine rebuilt/modified by Green and White Mini Spares.

A few photographs of the 1997 Rover Mini Cooper.

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1999 Limited Edition Rover Mini 40 1275cc Mpi

My 1999 Limited Edition Rover Mini 40 is by far, the best Mini I have owned to-date!

This limited edition commemorative model introduced in 1999, created to celebrate the 40 years of Mini production was available in three colours; Island Blue, Mulberry Red or Old English White. A total production run of 250 models were manufactured for the UK market, priced at £10995 and went on sale from 5th April 1999.

150 finished in Mulberry Red.
50 finished in Island Blue
50 finished in Old English White
The car combined styling elements from the 1960s with modern technology. Sitting on 13 inch sports pack alloy wheels with body-coloured wheelarch extensions, the Mini 40 LE had twin spot lamps and a large bore chrome tailpipe. The car came with a factory chrome 'GB' badge on the rear, an anniversary gold 40th decal and single pin stripe and a gold-plated Mini 40 badge on the bonnet!

The interior boasts red leather seats and top dash rail with contrasting cream piping and the same leather treatment extends to the handbrake and gearknob. An alloy dashboard only available to this car prior to the Cooper Sports and incorporates a factory fitted high-quality ICE system complete with CD player and Goodmans ICT speakers. Additional facia-mounted instruments with chrome detailing and 'Mini 40' branded clocks.

I purchased the metallic pearlescent Mulberry Red 1999 Rover Mini 40 1275cc Mpi model in June 2010. It had covered a mere 12491 miles from new!!

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The previous and only keeper of the Mini 40 was an old lady!
The story goes...purchased brand new in 1999 after walking into a Rover dealers to buy a normal car and spotted the stunning Mini 40 so the husband purchased the car as a present for his wife, Olive. The car was rarely used and covered 30 miles in one year! This is the kind of stuff I like, just makes it more interesting to get an insight of what it was like to walk into a Rover dealers and buy a new Mini.

The car still retains the original tyres, Rover tax disc holder and service windscreen sticker along with the private registration on a 'Colwyn Bay' Rover dealers plate.

I was also given the accompanying presentation pack housed in a metal brief case with a 60s style log book which has been stamped by Longbridge then due it being a non-official document it had to be stopped!! It also contains an unopened model of '621 AOK' (the first Mini in '59) and the original Rover letters specifying it's authenticity.

Thanks for reading!! :)

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Posted 16 July 2011 - 07:10 PM

1973 Mini Pickup 1380

My 1973 Austin Mini Pickup. Fully restored and rebuilt prior to my ownership.



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Edited by Pedal Pusher, 16 July 2011 - 07:30 PM.


#3 danie garry

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Posted 16 July 2011 - 07:23 PM

lovely lovely cars u have there, really like the 40

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Posted 16 July 2011 - 07:41 PM

Wow nice Trio of Mini`s you`ve got there.

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Posted 16 July 2011 - 09:20 PM

Nice collection. That Pick Up is lovely. A Pick Up would be my ideal Mini but can't imagine I'll be affording one any time soon :D

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Posted 19 July 2011 - 08:36 PM

Lovely minis,
Any chance you feel like donating the MPI's to charity?
The charity being me of course. :)

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Posted 19 July 2011 - 08:42 PM

How's it possible to own that many awesome Minis? :)

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Posted 19 July 2011 - 08:46 PM

What lovely mini's they all are! Love the Mini 40 especially, great to find such an untouched car with all the original books and stickers.

Fancy swapping it for my mini?? :P :)

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Posted 20 July 2011 - 10:22 AM

Thank you everyone. :thumbsup:

Danie garry - Yeah, the Mini 40 is nice, thanks.

Daviewonder - I always wanted a Mini Van or a Mini Pickup. I prefer my Mpi models over the Mini Pickup!

Shough - Charity?!! lol

Mini-Mad-Craig - You buy one , then buy another and somehow purchase one more!! Oops! Mini's are addictive! :)

harryh733 - The Mini 40 will probably be the closest thing i get to owning a 'new' classic Mini nowadays. A swap?....No! Cash.....Yes! :P


I've also owned a few other Mini's during my 9 years of ownership.

My 1998 Rover Mini Cooper Sportspack 1275cc Mpi. Sold in August 2010.

The Tahiti Blue 1998 Rover Mini Cooper 1275cc Mpi was purchased March 2008 for £900. It came with 58K miles and 4 previous owners including 3 months MOT and 6 months TAX. The main purpose for this car was to become my new daily driver to reduce the mileage and damage on my Almond Green 1997 Rover Mini Cooper.

The Tahiti Blue pearlescent paint finish cost an additional £265.
The Webasto electric sunroof cost a further £795.
The Sports pack kit that included 6x13 inch wheels and arches totalled £795.
The car was fitted with light stone beige Monaco interior.

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The engine and gearbox was rebuilt by Green and Whites due a previous owner or a specialist making an ass out of the engine rebuild! The modifications included a stage 2 Maniflow LCB and stainless steel big bore exhaust, wavy grille with quick release grille buttons, over-riders and refurbished 7x13 super light alloys wrapped in Yokohama 175/50/13 A539 tyres.

I built a Mini model to replicate this particular Mini Cooper as shown in the photographs above using a standard Corgi model as pictured beside the modified version.

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Posted 20 July 2011 - 11:18 AM

This was my first Mini, a 1979 Austin Mini Clubman 1275GT purchased in 2002 for the sum of £470. Restored in 2006 and finally sold in August 2010. Photos post restoration....

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The day I sold the 1275GT ......


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Posted 07 August 2011 - 07:24 PM

My 1973 Austin Mini Pickup is now up for sale to fund the start of some body work repairs and modifications on my Almond Green Rover Mini Cooper.

The sale link : Pistonheads advert

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Posted 21 February 2012 - 10:29 PM

I don't know which category this topic applies to, technically this is not a 'Complete Mini Rebuild, or an 'Engine Rebuild'. Is there a sub category for daily drivers/maintenance/minor modifications?

I recently purchased a supercharged 2000 Rover Mini Cooper Sport in Tahiti blue and platinum silver. I travelled 180 mile to purchase the Mini from Southport. The car was purchased brand new by a registered forum user 'CooperTrooper2001'. The supercharged conversion was completed in 2006/07 and finally sold in 2009 to the 2nd owner with the intention of exporting the car to Australia. However that never happened..........

Make : 2000 Rover Mini Cooper Sport
Colour : Tahiti blue and platinum silver
Engine : 1293 Supercharged

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Since the purchase of the Mini the following has been done:

- Stainless steel rear silencer and link pipe.
- Rear suspension lowered.
- Black roof gutter trim fitted.
- Wavy grille fitted.
- Full service

The idle air control valve needs replacing to rectify a high rpm problem. The rear brakes have been fitted correctly.

Thanks for reading.
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Posted 01 March 2012 - 07:17 PM

I don't know which category this topic applies to, technically this is not a 'Complete Mini Rebuild, or an 'Engine Rebuild'. Is there a sub category for daily drivers/maintenance/minor modifications?

I recently purchased a supercharged 2000 Rover Mini Cooper Sport in Tahiti blue and platinum silver. I travelled 180 mile to purchase the Mini from Southport. The car was purchased brand new by a registered forum user 'CooperTrooper2001'. The supercharged conversion was completed in 2006/07 and finally sold in 2009 to the 2nd owner with the intention of exporting the car to Australia. However that never happened..........

Make : 2000 Rover Mini Cooper Sport
Colour : Tahiti blue and platinum silver
Engine : 1293 Supercharged

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Since the purchase of the Mini the following has been done:

- Stainless steel rear silencer and link pipe.
- Rear suspension lowered.
- Black roof gutter trim fitted.
- Wavy grille fitted.
- Full service

The idle air control valve needs replacing to rectify a high rpm problem. The rear brakes have been fitted correctly.

Thanks for reading.
Alex.


Would you mind telling me what the black box located on the drivers side below the dash is for/contains?

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Posted 02 March 2012 - 12:41 PM

I think i'm correct in saying it is the fuse box.

You have some fantastic looking cars!!

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Posted 02 March 2012 - 10:16 PM

Craignicholls - The little black box contains a multitude of coloured fuses.

Philly1983 - Aye, the fuse box is correct. Cheers for the comment! :thumbsup:

A new idle air control valve (£81!!!) arrived today from Minispares for my supercharged Cooper. Hopefully this will rectify the high idle speed. I'm in the process of trying to identify a problem with the electrical circuit. When the main and sidelights are switched on the following problems appear, the indicator bulbs emit dim light, the dashboard indicators emit dim light and the voltage meter reduces significantly!

Can some forum moderator move this topic to the 'Mini Engine Project' section?




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