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German coach-builder Arden has released it’s latest bespoke creation, the MINI Cooper S AM1. With all this talk about $50,000 Rolls Royce MINIs, the Arden is a good example of bespoke coach-building done right.
<p>Still not a fan of painted arches but a good overall build on this car. Has to be one of the better looking R56 I’ve seen.</p>
<p>nice!</p>
<p>Wow…very nice!</p>
<p>Still looking forward to seeing if RR moves forward as I am sure its going to be a nice looking ride.</p>
<p>They could have at least gotten White Out Turn Signals. The ambers make it look cheap. Other than that the custom job looks…Nice, though a little bling.</p>
<p>I don’t love the grille but the wheels and the interior are very hot.</p>
<p>One word: Bland.</p>
<p>@<a href="#comment-262969" rel="nofollow">Melis</a>: And maybe a multifunction steering wheel too…</p>
<p>Love the grilles and interior.</p>
<p>Geez, why not just add a leather Landau Roof?</p>
<p>wow i like this better than the RR version.</p>
<p>Beautiful..</p>
<p>Brown who really wants a brown leather interior, its like back to a 70s porno</p>
<p>I love the interior, way batter than that RR one.</p>
<p>goes to show how subjective this all is — despite all the love from others above, I find the dash to be extremely busy — the mix of flat and glossy blacks, grey, silver, chrome and the brown (both in leather and suede) is way over the top… actually the whole interior is a bit much for me. And I am with those that don’t like the grills.</p>
<p>I cannot imagine paying $50k (or even an extra $500)for that… but maybe that’s just me.</p>
<p>nice looking wheels/brakes though</p>
<p>There are painfully few details on the Arden site, but the Arden 21 (Jag XFR) is a total beast! There’s an article about it in one of the car mags, European Car, I think….</p>
<p>Matt</p>
<p>In fishing on their website, I found this:</p>
<p><a href="http://www.arden.de/aade/rennsport.php?sid=d06373d347e656271607f5d657e662931323033333d34696" rel="nofollow ugc">http://www.arden.de/aade/rennsport.php?sid=d06373d347e656271607f5d657e662931323033333d34696</a></p>
<p>Apparently Arden fielded a car in MINI Challenge 2007 and 2009. My German is poor enough that I don’t know if “1. Platz” means “1st place” or “spun, crashed and burned on the first lap.”</p>
<p>…. me want brakes… me want brakes gooooood :)</p>
<p>Where am I going to put my shoes? I’m gonna have to take them off…and that goes for all my other passengers as well…
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