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#1 mab01uk

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Posted 06 May 2021 - 07:11 PM

Interesting story of an early R53 MINI Cooper S on the 02 S Register.

Hunting down the Top Gear Press Car RE02VRK:-
https://02sregister....armagazine2002/

How Richard Hill 'accidentally' removed the engine from RE02VRK:-
https://02sregister....kengineremoval/

"Following the success of the MINI Y REGister and mirroring the success of the MINI R50 launch back in 2001 and then the R53 launch in 2002 the 02S Register was setup by Tanya Field as a club for enthusiasts of the early MINI Cooper S R53s built in there first year of production. Tanya started the 02S Register Facebook Group following her purchase of one of the earliest R53s produced. With the MINI Y REGister (for early Y Reg R50) already having quite a following it didn't take long for other early Cooper S members to find out about the group and equally people without an R53 already to start dreaming about finding an early example!"
https://02sregister.co.uk/
https://www.facebook...ups/02SRegister

 



#2 surfblue

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Posted 07 May 2021 - 08:15 AM

They were never my cup of tea from the start, test drove dealer launch cars and they didnt do anything for me, but the early ones are quite collectible it seems, and probably becoming quite valuable too in the way of these things.



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Posted 07 May 2021 - 11:48 AM

I had a facelift R53 that was lightly modified.

Fantastic car. I would classify it as a weapon.

Only sold it because I wanted a classic Mini and couldnt afford both.


Edited by Maccmike8, 07 May 2021 - 11:48 AM.





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