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R50 Two-Door Hardtop (Cooper)

R50: 2001 – 2006 Cooper

Accessories JCW R50 1st Gen MINI // 2000-2007 R50 Two-Door Hardtop (Cooper) R53 Two-Door Hardtop (Cooper S)

MotoringFile Review: The R50/R53 JCW Leather Dash

This story originally appeared in the April 2006 edition of MotoringFile. Due to a recent post on Instagram we’ve seen a bunch of interest...

by Gabriel Bridger 5 months agoAug 17, 20
R50
R50 1st Gen MINI // 2000-2007 R50 Two-Door Hardtop (Cooper) Video

Watch Press Coverage of the Original R50 MINI Launch 20 Years Ago

Shockingly it’s been nearly 20 years since the R50 MINI was introduced at the Paris motor show in the fall of 2000. Two decades...

by Gabriel Bridger 9 months agoMay 11, 20
Accessories R50 1st Gen MINI // 2000-2007 R50 Two-Door Hardtop (Cooper) R52 Convertible R53 Two-Door Hardtop (Cooper S)

R50 & R53 MINI Parts are Becoming Scarce

R53 MINI parts are becoming scarce. It had to happen sooner or later. It’s been 9 years since the last supercharged MINI rolled off...

by Gabriel Bridger 3 years agoDec 6, 17
R50 Two-Door Hardtop (Cooper)

Frank Stephenson Talks About Going from MINI to McLaren

Frank Stephenson is not only a critical part of MINI history but has long been a friend of MotoringFile. So it was with great...

by Gabriel Bridger 5 years agoOct 15, 15
R50 Two-Door Hardtop (Cooper) R52 Convertible R53 Two-Door Hardtop (Cooper S)

MINI USA Recalls 92,000 MINIs for Airbag Faults

MINIUSA is recalling 92,000 cars due to a flaw in the front passenger airbag that may keep it from deploying. The recall will affect...

by Gabriel Bridger 6 years agoApr 23, 15
City Car Classic Mini Design R50 Two-Door Hardtop (Cooper) R53 Two-Door Hardtop (Cooper S)

MINI’s Decade of Concepts & Turmoil (w/Gallery)

Given the launch of the new MINI and the recent pre-production shell that popped up on eBay, we’ve been digging into our archives a...

by Gabriel Bridger 7 years agoDec 9, 13
Design R50 Two-Door Hardtop (Cooper) R53 Two-Door Hardtop (Cooper S)

Frank Stephenson: MINI Has Lost it

Frank Stephenson, exterior designer of the R50 and R53 MINI was interviewed earlier this year on the occasion of his latest creation debuting –...

by Gabriel Bridger 7 years agoDec 7, 13
Best of the Web Classic Mini Design R50 Two-Door Hardtop (Cooper) R53 Two-Door Hardtop (Cooper S)

Pre-production Rover R50 Prototype Shell Shows up on eBay

Want an early look at MINI development? This prototype shell found on eBay gives us an interesting window into that time period where Rover...

by Nathaniel Salzman 7 years agoSep 19, 14
R50 Two-Door Hardtop (Cooper) R52 Convertible R53 Two-Door Hardtop (Cooper S) R55 Clubman R56 Two-Door Hardtop R57 Convertible

Finding the Perfect Used MINI – Your Stories

For so many years MotoringFile has focused on whats new and recently released. However with the price of 2002 MINIs now well below $10k...

by Gabriel Bridger 7 years agoSep 23, 13
Faults & Fixes R50 Two-Door Hardtop (Cooper) R52 Convertible R53 Two-Door Hardtop (Cooper S)

R50/R53 MINI Power Steering Warranty Extension

Do you own a ’02 – ’05 MINI Cooper, MINI Cooper S or MINI Cooper Convertible in the US? Have you had to replace...

by DB 8 years agoJun 2, 13
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