R50: 2001 – 2006 Cooper
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...
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...
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...
Frank Stephenson is not only a critical part of MINI history but has long been a friend of MotoringFile. So it was with great...
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...
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...
Frank Stephenson, exterior designer of the R50 and R53 MINI was interviewed earlier this year on the occasion of his latest creation debuting –...
Want an early look at MINI development? This prototype shell found on eBay gives us an interesting window into that time period where Rover...
For so many years MotoringFile has focused on whats new and recently released. However with the price of 2002 MINIs now well below $10k...
Do you own a ’02 – ’05 MINI Cooper, MINI Cooper S or MINI Cooper Convertible in the US? Have you had to replace...
