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[campaj1]

lovely :) 

[CCX]

I've got to admit I have a real soft spot for pepperpots. Maybe one day I'll find a good enough excuse to own a white seven with a red interior and white pepperpots - one of my dream combinations.

 

Thanks for posting the video.

[campaj1]

^^ that would be good to see... mine isn't a seven though, but an earlier stock MPI, which is a pretty rare model as most people opted for a cooper at no extra cost. I have tweed seats like that in the video... to those not in the know it looks like  a much older car than it actually is!

[iMurray]

Technically they are called rover premium alloys. :) told you I be nerdy

[iMurray]

Also a stock mpi was a cooper! They only made coopers as mpis

[HarrysMini]

Also a stock mpi was a cooper! They only made coopers as mpis

No they didn't.

[the.stroker]

Our 40 is an mpi , it's not a cooper , in addition the se7en was also a non cooper mpi along with other mpi non cooper minis fitted with 12inch pepperpot wheels.

[iMurray]

Mpis were all exactly the same format. Just the change of trim. All 1275s

[Noah]

Pepper pot wheels on the BL line were fitted to the MG Metro. (Other Pepper pot named wheels are the Ford Fiesta ones). 

Those are Rover Premium Alloys. 

 

 

MG Metro Pepper pots. 

 

http://www.minispare...C109630MNH.aspx

And the premium alloy, premium alloys were offered in two colours if I remember correctly, OEW white (Specifically for the SE7EN) and also silver. 

[HarrysMini]

Mpis were all exactly the same format. Just the change of trim. All 1275s

You're correct that the engines are the same, just different trim levels.

[campaj1]

They're Pepperpots in terms style, was aware of the Rover Premium Alloy thing but are we really all going to be sucked in by some (admittedly cr@p!) mid 90s Rover marketing description!?

Re. the MPI distinction, the key thing is that they all had exactly the same running gear unless you went to John Cooper direct for a works pack, which was meant to boost them to 90BHP but rarely did!  Yes, you could buy a sportspack as a standard MPI, the Cooper was just a matter of badges, stripes, white roof and minilites. Have a handy link for this somewhere... will return when found...

[jamesmpi]

^^ that would be good to see... mine isn't a seven though, but an earlier stock MPI, which is a pretty rare model as most people opted for a cooper at no extra cost. I have tweed seats like that in the video... to those not in the know it looks like  a much older car than it actually is!

Does yours simply say "mpi" on the v5?
Mine does. I assume that if you have a mini mpi seven it will say seven on the v5

[campaj1]

Yup, just MPI... mine's from before the seven (97) :) They should have carried on the 'Mayfair' name or equivalent, would have made it a bit easier to understand!

[campaj1]

more info in here somewhere... a great collection of info actually! http://www.roblightb.../1997/index.htm

[jamesmpi]

Yup, just MPI... mine's from before the seven (97) :) They should have carried on the 'Mayfair' name or equivalent, would have made it a bit easier to understand!

Mine is just an "mpi" with the balmoral seat covers and I think pepper pots but was built in 2000