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Mini Special editions
Perhaps the very first special edition Minis were the Riley Elf/Wolseley Hornet, but the trend for special editions commenced with the Mini MkVI and one of the first was the 'Mini Mayfair' from 1982. Thereafter special editions sought to give extra equipment, or to commemorate milestones in the Mini heritage, or external events. The 'Mini Cooper' was re-introduced as the 'RSP Mini Cooper' in 1990, a collaboration between John Cooper Garages and Rover Special Products (RSP). This car was based on the Mini 30 and was given a 1275cc MG Metro engine and 1650 were built. This RSP Cooper sold so well that it was followed in 1991 by the Rover Mini Cooper 1.3i as a normal production model. In 1994 200 Mini Cooper Monte Carlo versions of the Mini MkVI were sold to celebrate 30 years since first Monte Carlo win. John Cooper Garages sold 35 'Mini Cooper Grand Prix' cars from 1994 to 1996 with 86bhp engine. In 1995 Mini Cooper S is relaunched, and 200 Mini Cooper 35s were sold in 1996. The Mini ceased production in October 2000.
01986 Mini Mayfair badge
Austin Mini Mayfair 1982 - badge on boot lid
01990 RSP Mini Cooper badgea
RSP Mini Cooper 1990 - decal on the bonnet
01990 RSP Mini Cooper badgeb
RSP Mini Cooper 1990 - bonnet badge
01990 RSP Mini Cooper badger
RSP Mini Cooper 1990 - badge on bootlid.
1986 Mini Mayfair front
Mini Mayfair 1986. Introduced in 1982, the Mayfair was the first of a long line of Mini special editions. Engine choices were 998cc or 1275cc.
1986 Mini Mayfair rear
Mini Mayfair 1986. The Mini Mayfair was launched in 1982 as a kind of Mini City with the stripped out fittings put back and added to. From 1984 it got 12inch wheels, locking petrol cap, opening rear window and disc brakes.
1990 RSP Mini Cooper front
RSP Mini Cooper 1990. 1600 RSP Coopers were built in one batch during the summer of 1990, about 600 of them being exported. The MG Metro 1275cc engine was given to the car in 60bhp format, although customers could specify the 78bhp 'S' pack.
1990 RSP Mini Cooper head
RSP Mini Cooper 1990. A Mini 30 special provided the base for the RSP Cooper, and the MG Metro provided the engine.
1990 RSP Mini Cooper rear
RSP Mini Cooper 1990. 'RSP' stands for 'Rover Special Products' a collaboration between John Cooper Garages and Rover Cars.
1993 Rover Mini Cooper 1.3i front
Rover Mini Cooper 1.3i 1993. From 1991 the Mini Cooper was back, almost 20years after it had been dropped. A fuel-injected MG Metro engine gave the new Cooper 63bhp, but John Cooper Garages did offer S-packs to take the power up.
1993 Rover Mini Cooper 1.3i rear
Rover Mini Cooper 1.3i. The limited edition RSP MIni Cooper was such a success in 1990 that Rover made a mainstream model of it from 1991.
Mini 1275 GT 1973 front
Mini Clubman, 1275GT, Mini HL
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BMC Mini
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Mini Cooper (Austin/Morris)
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Riley Elf (ADO 15)
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Wolseley Hornet (ADO 15)
key text:  This is the page introducing Simons love of cars from the website  RedSimon which is a series of photo albums of Simon GP Geoghegan.
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