Back in early 1987 after seeing reports in the Motoring press and media that Graham Day (the then new Rover Group Chairman), was determined to keep selling the Mini and advertise that it was still in current production (unknown to many since the launch of the Metro in 1980) and despite several years of neglect of the Mini and its marketing by Austin-Rover....I was therefore inspired to write a letter to him outlining how easy it would be technically for Austin-Rover engineers to revive the 1275cc Mini Cooper by using the MG Metro engine and gearbox, just like many of us were doing as enthusiasts at that time. I was quite surprised to get this reply below, recently rediscovered after many years in a box of my old papers......
