May 24, 2012

MINI John Cooper Works World Championship 50 – US bound

The MINI John Cooper Works World Championship 50 – aka MINI JCW WC50 – is heading to the States, with just 50 units crossing the Pond to sell for over $40k. The MINI John Cooper Works World Championship 50 – possibly the longest name yet to adorn a MINI special Edition – was launched last [...]

MINI at the Detroit Motor Show – Video trailer

MINI is previewing the MINI stars of the Detroit Motor Show (NAIAS) in a trailer for the auto show which starts next week. Next week sees the start of the 2010 Detroit Motor Show – the first big Motor Show of the season. And there will be lots of new stuff – and some not [...]

Are you a MINI driver? +video

Are you a 'Cool' MINI Driver?

MINI have produced a promo video intimating that only the young and cool drive a MINI. That’s the question MINI are asking in their latest video. What’s the difference between a MINI driver and anyone else? It would seem that MINI think it’s about being cool; fun; young. They may be right. But they should [...]

MINI JCW Cabrio at Monte Carlo Rally +video

MINI JCW Cabrio with Paddy Hopkirk in Monte Carlo

MINI has produced a video of Rauno Altonen and Paddy Hopkirk driving a MINI John Cooper Works Cabriolet round the Monte Carlo Rally stage. The Mini has a wonderful rallying history. None greater than when those in charge of moving the Mini around were Rauno Altonen and Paddy Hopkirk. Both won the Monte Carlo rally [...]

MINI John Cooper Works World Championship 50 – Details

MINI John Cooper Works World Championship 50 is off to the USA

It was back at the end of April when we first reported that MINI was planning yet another MINI Limited Edition – the MINI John Cooper F1 50th Anniversary Edition – which we speculated would be shown at the MINI United Festival. Which it was, but with not much detail. Still, they’ve got round to [...]

MINI John Cooper Works World Championship 50 Press Release

Winning type: the MINI John Cooper Works World Championship 50. * 10.06.2009 Limited MINI special edition evokes the birth of the brand and John Cooper’s Formula One title victory 50 years ago. Both were revolutionary and triumphant: in the summer of 1959 Alec Issigonis presented his concept for a small car which, with its transverse-mounted [...]

MINI John Cooper F1 50th Anniversary Edition

The MINI John Cooper F1 will get a custom British Racing Green paint job.

[ad#ad-1] We have moaned a fair bit about the endless iterations of the MINI marque. From basic MINI Ones to MINI Cabriolets, to MINI Crossovers to the MINI Speedster et al. And now there is another to add to the list – The MINI John Cooper F1 50th Anniversary Edition. But perhaps this one is [...]