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[Noah]

I think it was a Red Sportspack?

Was it dumped in a Museum or does someone own it?

[Mini-Mad-Craig]

X411 JOP is on display at Gaydon

It rolled off the Longbridge production line on 4th October 2000 at around 9.30am.

It is often displayed with 621 AOK together at various big shows like IMM's. Expect to see it in 2014.

[Noah]

Good to know it still exists LOL.

Didn't think it got registered to be honest.

[Mini-Mad-Craig]

I think it will be preserved as an icon for many many years to come If theres two cars which I agree should be in a museum (Which I rarely do! cars are built to be used!) then it's 621 AOK and X411 JOP. I think 621 has about 6k on the clocks too, it has been used and isn't as mint as you'd expect and see from photos, it's brilliant.

When 5.5 million of a car is produced then having the first and last cars preserved forever when production stops 4 decades later is pretty damn cool

Edited by Mini-Mad-Craig, 30 January 2013 - 01:40 AM.

[minimarco]

Seeing them beside each other, AOK looks much more graceful.

JOP is trying too hard.

[Mini-Mad-Craig]

Seeing them beside each other, AOK looks much more graceful.

JOP is trying too hard.

Steroids and a tracksuit

[Noah]

Seeing them beside each other, AOK looks much more graceful.

JOP is trying too hard.

But they're 40 years apart.

JOP looks more modern, as it should. AOK looks like a 1959 car..What do you expect...

I think if you stuck a cooper classic next to it, it may not seem so try hard but the 13" wheels and arches when parked next to that do make it look.... Boy racer

[Mini-Mad-Craig]

Rover built what they thought the market wanted, judging by sales you could argue whether it worked but there is lots of late Minis still around, I think they're awesome

A mk1 Mini on tens is cool but the days of carbs and drum brakes can only last so long! They are both very different cars, I dont think either is right or wrong, both perfect.

Edited by Mini-Mad-Craig, 30 January 2013 - 01:55 AM.

[Tommyboy12]

I heard that JOP wasnt the last off the line and was taken off earlier for prep?

[sam-wkd]

Rover built what they thought the market wanted, judging by sales you could argue whether it worked but there is lots of late Minis still around, I think they're awesome

A mk1 Mini on tens is cool but the days of carbs and drum brakes can only last so long! They are both very different cars, I dont think either is right or wrong, both perfect.

This

Edited by sam-wkd, 30 January 2013 - 09:32 AM.

[cooperdan]

can imagine the mileage is pretty low...

as it never touches the dam road...museum piece my arse

[Jeff R]

They were both driven from Gaydon to the IMM at Longbridge in 2009, so they do get used.

[cooperdan]

think we all know what i mean....

if you dont then... well...

[Black.Ghost]

Seeing them beside each other, AOK looks much more graceful.

JOP is trying too hard.

I have to disagree with this. They come from very different times, and I think they demonstrate this perfectly. It would be nice to have maybe 3 more models there to demonstrate the changes throughout its life every now and then as well. I think I will pay a visit to Gaydon in the near future.

I would be very interested to see what a 2012/3 Mini Cooper would look like, and what gadgets would have been added and what price we would be looking at now for one. With the strict emissions, it would have had to have a new engine, but have to keep the sporty feel and nature to keep the sales going I think. The modern safety standards would be hard to meet although I know there was a Mini registered and is on an 07 plate so they were able to put enough features in then, how much difference can 6 years make?!

I heard that JOP wasnt the last off the line and was taken off earlier for prep?

An interesting theory this. There are no doubt many that are not yet registered as ever being on the road as well. I wonder if anyone who worked on the production line could shed any light on this?

[998dave]

I've never considered it before, but you'd think they'd have put X621AOK on the Sportspack?