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[cagy]

Hello,

I'm the owner of an advantage but it's had a few changes made to it over the years could someone with one please send me photos of it os i can restore mine to it's former glory.

Does anyone know how many where made?? And what difference will the advantage make to the sale price??? Is it possible to buy the tennis decals as mine have been removed??


Craig

[THE ANORAK]

The Mini advantage was released in June 1987 to coincide with Wimbledon, in fact it was originally going to be called the Mini Wimbledon.
Based on the Mini City E, the exterior was finished in Diamond White with matching wheels trims. A large Net decal with the word Advantage and a small tennis ball covered the lower body sides and the word Advantage was repeated on the boot lid.
A passenger side door mirror, tinted glass and opening rear windows were also fitted.
The tennis net theme continued on the interior with Flint Grey and Jade Green criss cross upholstery. The triple instruments from the Mayfair were used.

Price was £4286 with a total of 4675 made with 2500 of these staying in the UK.

In Germany this model was known as the Mini Masters

I'm sure there was a mini mag buyers guide for these, anyone know what month it was in ????

[Mini-Mad-Craig]

Sazal!!!

[Mini-Mad-Craig]

Im sure she wont mind me uploading pictues of her gorgeous Car.

Sazals Advantage:

[THE ANORAK]

ha-ha, so far all posters in this topic are called craig !!!

a little sad maybe but it tickled me

[Mini-Mad-Craig]

haha! Lets Keep It that way, Wheres mister MiniMag Editor?

[cagy]

I'm not complaining lets start a Craig thread!! lol!!!

I'm missing the decals on the side of mine is it possible to buy them???

I think my front grill is different to yours though!!


Craig

[Mini-Mad-Craig]

Its Not Mine Mate, Its Somebody Called Sazals Umm, Im Pretty sure she has a project thread somewhere, and i remember reading that she got the Decals Made Up.
il PM her and make her aware of this thread, im sure she has loads of information for you.

Also, Craig

[spaceoctagon]

[sazal]

I spy my Lilypants!

The decals I got were original ones off ebay, they pop up every now and then. Most car graphic places will redo them, I got a quote of Idle Gear to have them done, but I cant remember how much it was now. Ideally though, you want them screen printed on clear vinyl

The pic Craig posted of her, with the AA badge on the grille is how she was when I got her and she was pretty much original

If theres anything else you need to know, PM me!!

edit: I think the only thing not original in that pic is the bumper, they should have Nimbus Grey (?) ones

Edited by sazal, 04 January 2009 - 09:16 PM.

[taffy1967]

Some more information here: -

http://www.minilimitededitions.co.uk/

As for the decals, well you might get lucky with Somerford Minis: -

http://www.somerford...x...=page&id=43

[captainjack15]

Sazal, your mini is loverly

[sazal]

Hehe, thankies

She'd be better if she was running!!

[captainjack15]

O dear

But hey she is nice to look at

[taffy1967]

You tore that out of the 1987 Rover Cars catalogue didn't you?

I know because there was no separate brochure for the Mini Advantage and so back then I acquired a few Rover Cars issues so I could cut the pictures out and stick them in my Mini scrap book.