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Unique Red Mini Cooper With Silver Bonnet Stripes

Just like everyone else, we’d love to see a special Mini Cooper. We love to see how an owner design their own car with unique stuffs so that the car looks different from others. Here we spotted a 1978 Red Mini Cooper MKIII with silver bonnet stripes and a custom made roof decal.

Take a look at the car hood, the owner places a new BMW Mini Cooper emblem instead of a classic Austin or Morris Mini emblems. At the back of the car, there is one British flag decal and a GB stickers. It makes the Mini more “Mini” by adding all these British related decals.

Both front and rear bumpers of the car looks new and shining. Front grill, signal lamp, front lamp, rear lamp and many other parts on this car looks very new too. Notice the Union Jack UK flag side mirror is not the normal type we often see on other Mini cars.

Get into the car, one very eye-catching thing is the custom made car seat with Mini Cooper logo on it. Complete in black and red, it makes the car worth every penny. Standard plastic dashboard is chosen on this car. However, the dashboard vinyl has been refurbished from the photo.

Not to be missed: 1998 Rover Mini Mayfair, $15,000 Custom Classic Mini Cooper as well as Matte Black Mini Cooper with Scissor Doors.

Without doubt, the owner has spent more money than you can imagine on this car. How many stars you will rate this car if 5 stars is 100%? You are welcome to leave a comment here. Alternatively, you can use our Write For Us page to contact us if you would like to share you car photos or story at MalaysiaMiniLover.com.

September 10, 2016
How Much Does A Mini Cooper Weigh

A 2016 Mini Cooper hardtop weighs in between 2,605 lbs and 2,985 lbs, ranging from the basic Mini Cooper to the high performance Mini John Cooper Works. Somehow, there are 5 persons carry the car without using any hydraulic jack. Yes! As you can see from the photo below, they carry without anything. It shows how vital it is to understand how much does my car weigh.

Alright, this is just a promotion done by a Mini branch located in Kuala Lumpur. The entire car is built up with carbon fiber and it didn’t weighs 2605 lbs. There are no seats, dashboard, and fuel tank. You can’t find any engine under the car hood too! However, those wheels are real! The actual 2016 MINI Cooper F56, features a 1.6-liter four-cylinder engine under the hood pumping 134 hp for the based model and 228 hp for the Cooper S.

August 18, 2016
Mini Cooper Sport 500
In this article you will find Mini Cooper Sport 500 specification, chassis number, review, technical data, performance details, market price, certificate, photos, and everything you need to know about this limited edition classic Mini Cooper. There are only 500 Mini Cooper Sport 500 ever built and they are the last ever to Sir Alec Issigonis design.

Mini Cooper Sport 500 Specification

The Mini Cooper Sport 500 was released in 2000 as MK7 generation. It was after 41 remarkable years and 5,387,862 classic Mini produced. Therefore, Rover decided to end the classic Mini with a Special Edition called Mini Cooper Sport 500. It was the last 500 of Mini ever built and they were also the most sought after Mini models.

Mini Cooper Sport 500 uses a 1,275 cc engine producing 62 hp. Paired with a 4-speed manual powertrain, it is capable to accelerate from 0-60 mph in 11.8 seconds and 0-100 km/h in 12.6 seconds. The specification also states that it is capable to reach quarter mile from 0 in 18.4 seconds. Check out other specification of the Mini Cooper Sport 500 so that you can differentiate it from the 2000 Mini Cooper Sport (Non 500):

1. They were ONLY made in the sports pack version with Platinum Silver roofs and bonnet stripe.

2. On the glove box compartment, there is a dash plaque states “THIS MINI IS ONE OF THE LAST 500 BUILT TO THE ORIGINAL SIR ALEC ISSIGONIS DESIGN”.

3. The Cooper Sport 500 came in 4 colours and the unit made are:
- Tahiti Blue (JRJ – BLVC965) – 128 cars
- Anthracite (LQW – BLVC1266) – 108 cars
- Solar Red (CMU – BLVC1278) – 110 cars
- British Racing Green (HAF – BLVC617) – 154 cars
4. Owners who purchased the Cooper Sport 500 in 2000 received a gift bag full of many Mini accessories, for example, a Mini Cup, Mini T-shirts, and Mini fleece.

5. It also come with a certificate that states the car is a genuine 2000 Mini Cooper Sport 500. Most important, the certificate is signed by John Cooper and Kevin Howe (Ex-MG Rover CEO).

6. The rest are very standard like chrome bumpers and grille. As for the interior, it features black and silver leather and an alloy gear knob. Notice there is also a high level brake light in the rear window.

7. The exterior features four front spotlights, 13-inch sports pack wheel.

Mini Cooper Sport 500 Review

The Cooper Sport 500 has as much fun as driving other classic Mini Cooper. With 34 liter (9 U.S. gallon) of fuel capacity, you can travel at least 500 km (310 miles) then only need to fill up your tank again. The factory-claimed top speed is only 148 km/h (92 mph) but we are managed to hit 175 km/h (108.74 mph) during a test in Manchester. The feeling of driving a Mini Cooper Sport 500? Superb, Excellent, Fantastic, and Marvellous (See also 2000 Mini Classic Seven). The Mini Cooper Sport 500 costs £10,995 when it was brand new in 2000. In 2016, after 16 years, the expected price for a genuine Mini Cooper Sport 500 is at least £25,000 (USD $35,600). With that amount of money, you can buy a brand new Audi A3, BMW 2-Series, Chevrolet Impala, Chrysler 200, Ford Mustang, Mercedes-Benz CLA-class and many more.
February 8, 2016
BMW MINI Cooper vs. Classic Mini Cooper

Whenever I drive my classic Mini Cooper out, people will look at my car. No doubt it is an attractive car due to the iconic look and shining metallic paint. Sometimes, you will hear kids screaming “Look! That’s Mr. Bean’s car!” In fact, I am not Mr. Bean.

As a Mini lover, I own both the BMW MINI Cooper as well as a 1994 Mini Cooper. Many people do not know that the production of classic Mini Cooper actually last until 2000. People often think that the classic Mini was built around 60s and 70s. To people who do not know about the classic Mini, “They all look the same” For those who are interested to know more about Mini history and special edition models, refer to the Mini Timeline and History.

Today, I parked both my BMW MINI Cooper and my classic Mini Cooper together in order to compare them. Obviously, the new Mini Cooper is a lot bigger compared to the old one. The wheelbase is also slightly longer than the classic Mini Cooper. The rest of it? Check out the photos and judge yourself.

This article is written and submitted by Howsen Koh, a member of Malaysia Mini Lover.

January 9, 2016
1989 Mini Sky

In January 1989, Mini launched one of their limited edition Minis – the Mini Sky. Mini Sky is based on Mini City and the production is only limited to 500 cars. Many of them are not surviving today thus not many people (include Mini fans) know about the existence of Mini Sky. Today, MalaysiaMiniLover is going to re-introduce the Mini Sky. It is a must to bring it back to life because the design is unique and the chances to see them in any Mini Cooper Gathering is close to zero.

There is always a question in mind when a Mini lover plan to rebuild their beloved Mini – “What kind of colors should I paint?” Well, the Mini Sky is definitely a great idea for you. The Mini Sky is painted in Diamond White with a Sky blue (some called it pastel blue) roof. The original Mini Sky features grey Crayons fabric seats, black carpets, grey interior, black wheel arches, black side mirror, white wheels, and surprisingly, black bumpers and black front grille.

The Mini Sky features “Sky” decals on the body. As this is a limited edition, they are no longer available for sale. The only way to get them is to create a custom decals from any sticker shops.

Just like other Mini in the Mini MK5 generation, the Mini Sky is powered by a 998cc four-cylinder engine.

A radio/cassette player was standard in every Mini Sky. In 1989, it costs £4,695 to buy it brand new.

The original Mini Sky is nice, however, we found a photo of Mini Sky from Dean’s Minis who actually painted the wheel arches with Sky blue and replaced both the front and rear bumpers to chrome type. Isn’t it look nicer?

Will it be nicer if the side mirror also painted in Sky blue? Can we make it even more “Sky” by making two tones “Blue-White” car seats like the 1994 Mini Cooper Monte Carlo in Mini MK6 generation?

September 7, 2015