R50 Two-Door Hardtop (Cooper) Archives

Celebrating 20 Years of The New MINI at Plant Oxford

It’s almost impossible to believe but the modern new MINI now 20 years old. We take it for granted now but the ramping top...

by MF Staff 5 months agoApr 26, 21

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 1 year agoAug 17, 20

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 1 year agoMay 11, 20

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 4 years agoDec 6, 17

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 6 years agoOct 15, 15

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

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 8 years agoDec 9, 13

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 8 years agoDec 7, 13

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 8 years agoSep 19, 14

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 8 years agoSep 23, 13