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[Hpal]

I have always preferred black roofs on a red Mini.

Black it is. This is what i'm aiming for, same wheels too

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[timmy850]

 

I vote RED all over.
I don't know the mini history of the contrasting differently coloured roof. It looks ok on some of the early green minis with a white roof it look okayish but I'm not a fan. To my taste a black roof on a red car just doesn't go.

That's a controversial statement!!! 

If ever a car suited a two tone colour scheme....

Tartan red and Old English white, the BMC works rally team colours are so 'right' although never actually a colour combination you could buy out of the factory, not until the RSP Cooper was launched and since then every other mini seems to be red and white, in my opinion no bad thing, I personally love it but for a different slant red with black roof also looks good. If I was building a car and wasnt too concerned about its history / originality I think Id choose Cumulus grey with an OEW roof, set of 10" minilights etc.

 

Unless of course you count the tasteful Aussie minis, in which case you could get a Mk1 Cooper or S in red with a white roof 

 

E.g. Tartan Red with Nurburg White roof

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For some reason the black roof never took off down here...

[surfblue]

Red/white, red/black Grey/white IMO

Loving the look of that one, a 1989/90?

Thats the sort of look I have in mind but done the red/white retro look before, hence looking to go grey/white if I do another one.

[InnoCooperExport]

 

For some reason the black roof never took off down here...

 

 

I wonder why 

[Quinlan minor]

I opted for a small amount of metal-flake on my roof (Ford Graphite). It doesn't detract from the blackness, but just gives it a nice sparkle in the sunshine.

Unfortunately, it's a pain to capture on camera but these will give you an idea of how it looks.

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