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The Complete Catalogue of the Mini
by Chris Rees
ISBN 978-1-906133-72-6
Hardback, 248 pages
270 x 210mm
Over 750 illustrations
“...a tome for all Mini enthusiasts to rejoice in.” Practical Classics
Includes more than 500 different versions of the Mini made 1959-2000
Saloons MkI to MkVI • Estates • Mini-Coopers • Elfs & Hornets • Vans & Pick-ups • Clubmans Special Editions • Designer Editions • International Special Editions • Foreign-built Minis • Coachbuilt Minis • Factory Prototypes & One-offs.
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The Mini was not only Britain’s best-selling car, with over five million produced, but it was also one of the longest-lasting, in production for 41 years from 1959 to 2000. And of course it is one of the best loved cars ever. Its popularity, then and now, can be attributed to the brilliance of its creator, Alec Issigonis, whose design resulted in a car which was incredibly space-efficient and was also a sheer joy to drive.
This book details every single Mini variant ever made. As well as the familiar Mini saloon, all the body styles are covered, including the estate and van, the pick-up, the booted Riley Elf and Wolseley Hornet, the sporting Mini-Cooper, the square-nosed Clubman, the open-topped Cabriolet and the utility Moke.
Yet that was not all, for the Mini was also a truly global success. It was made in special versions for export to markets such as Canada, Japan and the USA. It was constructed in almost every continent. Manufacturing operations around the world made their own special Minis, from unique South African Minis to plastic-bodied South American ones, and from special high-performance Australian variants to distinctly different Italian Innocenti Minis.
Then there were almost countless special editions, from ‘designer’ Minis like the Paul Smith to offbeat ones such as the Mr Bean. And it doesn’t end there, for coachbuilders like Wood & Pickett, Radford and Broadspeed took to the Mini like no other car, producing luxurious, modified and high-performance Minis for customers who sought individuality.
When you add them all up there were over 340 official Mini variants and around 160 coachbuilt versions – an astonishing total of more than 500 different incarnations of the Mini. They are featured and described here, with over 750 illustrations.
INTRODUCTION . . . .6
THE MINI DEVELOPMENT STORY . . . .8
MINI MKI . . . .16
MINI MKII . . . .30
MINI ESTATE . . . .34
MINI-COOPER MKI-III . . . .39
RILEY ELF & WOLSELEY HORNET . . . .55
MINI COMMERCIALS . . . .62
MINI MKIII AND BEYOND . . . .69
MINI MOKE . . . .105
SPECIAL EDITIONS . . . .117
INTERNATIONAL MINIS . . . .146
INTERNATIONAL SPECIAL EDITIONS . . . .181
FACTORY ONE-OFFS & PROTOTYPES . . . .192
COACHBUILT MINIS . . . .204
INDEX . . . .246
Cars featured include:
Austin Se7en (1959-1961)
Austin Mini Mk1 (1962-1967)
Morris Mini-Minor Mk1 (1959-1967)
Austin & Morris Mini Mk2 (1967-1969)
Austin Se7en Countryman Mk1 (1960-1961)
Austin Mini Countryman Mk1 (1962-1967)
Morris Mini-Traveller Mk1 (1960-1967)
Austin Mini Countryman Mk2 (1967-1969)
Morris Mini-Traveller Mk2 (1967-1969)
Austin Se7en Cooper (1961)
Austin Mini-Cooper 997cc (1962-1964)
Morris Mini-Cooper 997cc (1961-1964)
Austin Mini-Cooper 998cc (1964-1967)
Morris Mini-Cooper 998cc (1964-1967)
Austin Mini-Cooper “S” 1071cc (1963-1964)
Morris Mini-Cooper “S” 1071cc (1963-1964)
Austin Mini-Cooper “S” 1000 (1964-1965)
Morris Mini-Cooper “S” 1000 “1964-1965)
Austin Mini-Cooper “S” 1275 (1964-1967)
Morris Mini-Cooper “S” 1275 (1964-1967)
Austin Mini-Cooper Mk2 (1967-1969)
Morris Mini-Cooper Mk2 (1967-1969)
Austin Mini-Cooper “S” Mk2 (1967-1970)
Morris Mini-Cooper “S” Mk2 (1967-1970)
Mini-Cooper Mk2I
Riley Elf (1961-1969)
Wolseley Hornet (1961-1969)
Van (1960-1983)
Pick up (1961-1983)
Mini 850 (1969-1980)
Mini 1000/City/Mayfair (1969-1992)
Mini Clubman (1969-1980)
Mini 1275 GT (1969-1980)
Mini Sprite and Mayfair 1275cc (1992-1996)
Mini-Cooper (1990-1996)
Mini Cabriolet (1993-1996)
Mini & Mini-Cooper (1996-2000)
Mini Moke
Austin and Morris Mini Moke (1964-1968)
Australian Moke (1966-1981)
Portuguese Moke (1980-1993)
South African Moke
Rhodesian Moke
Mokes Revivals and “Chokes”
Mini Limited Edition 1000
Mini 1100 Special
Mini Sprite
Mini 25
Mini Ritz
Mini Chelsea
Mini Piccadilly
Mini Park Lane
Mini Advantage
Mini Red Hot
Mini Jet Black
Mini Thirty
Mini Racing Green
Mini Flame Red
Mini Checkmate
Mini Cooper ( Rover Special Products)
Mini Neon
Mini Cabriolet
Mini British Open
Classic/British Open
Mini Italian Job
Mini Rio
Mini Tahiti
Mini-Cooper Monte Carlo (Decal Kit)
Mini 35
Mini-Cooper Monte Carlo
Mini Sidewalk
Mini-Cooper 35
Mini Paul Smith
Mini-Cooper Sports LE
Mini 40
Mini John Cooper LE
Mini Cooper Sport 500
Mini-Cooper Grand Prix
Mini-Cooper S
Mini-Cooper S 35
Mini Cooper S Touring
Mini Cooper S Sport 5
Mini Cooper S Works
Australia (1961-1978)
Morris 850 & Morris Mini-Minor
850 (1961-1965)
Sports 850(1961-1962)
Mini-Minor (1965-1968)
Mini De Luxe (1965-1968)
Mini-Matic (1968)
Morris Mini-Cooper & Mini Cooper S
Cooper (1962-1965)
Cooper 1275 S (1965-1969)Cooper S Mk2 (1969-1971)
Morris Mini 1100 Mk2 & Morris Mini K
1100 Mk2 (1969-1971)
K (1969-1971)
Mini Clubman & Mini/ Mini S
Morris Mini Clubman 1100 (1971-1972)
Morris Mini Clubman 1100 De Luxe (1971-1972)
Morris Mini Clubman GT (1971-1972)
Leyland Mini Clubman 1100 (1972-1973)
Leyland Mini Clubman 1100 De Luxe (1972-1973)
Leyland Mini Clubman GT (1972-1973)
Leyland Mini Clubman S (1973)
Leyland Mini (1973-1978)
Leyland Mini S (1973-1978)
Australian Special Editions
Mini SS (1976)
Mini LS (1977-1978)
Mini Sunshine (1977-1978)
Aussie Vans and Estates
Morris 850 Van (1964-1965)
Morris Mini Van 1965-1971)
Mini Van (1971-1978)
New Zealand (1960-1982)
New Zealand Limited Editions
South Africa (1959-1983)
Unique South African Minis
Mini 1000 & 1000 “S” (1965-1974)
Mini De Luxe 1100 (1974-1980)
Wolseley 1000 (1967-1969)
Mini Mk3 (1969-1971)
Mini 1275 GTS (1973-1980)
1275E(1980-1983)
South African Special Editions
Sunshine Mini (1977)
Moonlight Mini (1977-1978)
Special (1978-1980)
Ltd (1979-1980)
Vanden Plas (1978-1979)
Rebel (1982-1983)
1275 HLE (1983)
Panda (1983)
Souvenir (1983)
Morocco (1969)
Belgium (1966-1981)
Mini Special (1976-1981)
Netherlands (1959-1966)
Ireland (1959-1976)
Italy (1965-1982)
Innocenti Mini-Minor Mk1/Mk2
850 (1965-1968)
Mk2 (1968-1970)
Innocenti Mini-Minor Mk3 and Beyond
Mini-Minor Mk3 (1970-1972)
Mini-Matic (1970-1976)
Mini 1000 (1972-1976)
Mini 1001 (1972-1976)
Innocenti Mini-Cooper
Mk1 (1966-1968)
Mk2 (1968-1970)
Mk3 (1970-1972)
Innocenti Mini-Cooper 1300
1300 (1972-1973)
1300 Export (1973-1976)
Innocenti Mini T
Mk1 (1966-1968)
Mk2 (1968-1970)
Mk3 (1970-1972)
T1000 (1972-1973)
Innocenti “Bertone” Minis
Mini 90 (1974-1982)
Mini 120 (1974-1980)
Mini De Tomaso (1976-1982)
Mini Mille (1980-1982)
Mini Commerciale (1978-1980)
Spainish Minis (1968-1976)
Portuguese Minis (1964-1980)
Maltese Minis (1968-1976)
Yugoslavian Minis (1970-1972)
Chilean Minis (1964-1974)
Uruguayan Minis (1973-1976)
Venezuelan Minis (1991-1995)
Minis Built for export
Japan Market (1980’s)
Mini 1000E, 1000LE, 1000HLE and 1300S
International Special Editions
Jubilee (1975)
Special-Mini (1975)
Beaubourg (1977)
Lady (1977-1978)
S (1978)
Ebony (1978)
Printemps (1979)
Special Green Line (1980)
Mayfair Sport (1983)
Mini Mayfair II (1990)
Canvas Top (1991)
Twinings (1991)
Cooper Black Magic (1991)
After Eight (1991-1992)
Woodbury (1992)
Cosmopolitan (1993)
Silverstone (1993)
Sealine (1994)
35 (1994)
Ballmoral (1995-1996)
Tartan (1995)
Silverbullet (1995)
Blue Star (1996)
Kensington (1996-1997)
Brooklands & Classic (1997)
Lapagayo (1998)
Monza (1998)
Mr Bean (1999)
Knightsbridge (2000)
Factory one-offs & Prototypes
Healey “Number 2”
Hatchback
Four-Door
Beach Minis
MG M-Type
Twini Mini
Glassfibre Mini
Electric Countryman
Barrel Mini
Clubman Hatchback & Wide-Body
9X
Gearless Mini
Steam-Powered Mini
Autocars
SRV4
Minki
One-off Factory Show Cars
Hot Rod
Limo
Celebrity Minis
Coachbuilt Minis
Hooper
Radford
Bertone Mini VIP
Wood & Pickett
Gordon Mini
Cooper Car Company
Oyler Contessa
Tilling Mini De Ville
NJC
Mamos
De Vries
Humberstone
Chapron
Trevor James
Automobilia
Pavesi
Koelliker
Trussardi
RMB Mini Lector
Koelliker
BAC M-30
ERA Mini Turbo
Maruyama Record Monza
Pickford Mini
Marcos Checker Mini
Coupés New Era
Minisprint
Codford
Broadspeed
“New” Broadspeeds
Marspeed GTO
Buckle Monaco
Ecurie De Dez
Automotive Refabrication
Minnow GT
Mini Jaba
Mini Minus
ABS Coupé
Convertibles
Crawford Mini Convertible
Crawford Viking Hornet Sport & Heinz 57
Bell
Mini Mare
LDD
Eric Grant
Carvalette
L & H
Massa
Enac
Lamm
R & R
Cabrini
Eduscho Bonjour
Russ Swift
ARC De Triomphe
DMS
Auto Design
Alto Boxer
Banham Roadster
Custom Cabrios/Autofashion
Keiths Convertibles
Mengers
Mini Cabrio I
Mengers Mini Pick Up
Mengers Mini Speedy
Mengers Mini Four
Mengers 3WP
Aroc Iris
Other Convertibles
Tigmark Mini Millé
Tent-Like: Jacky Mini Plage
Kosellek Mini Cabriolet
Front & Rear End Conversions
Ridgway/Glass Fibre Engineering
Fibresports
Kelform
Group Style Cuda
Status
Biota
Scorpion
Redbird
LMB
Sackville
Guy Salmon MG
Other Front/Rear Conversions
Glassfibre Rebodies
Domino Pimlico
Domino and Premier
The Outer Limits
Wildgoose
Other Camper Conversions
Branbridge Mini Fire Fighter
Angus Firefly
Minis for the Disabled
Miscellaneous Minis
The mini removal and errand Vehicle
The mini taxi
Calderbanks conversion
Whitby-Morrison ice-cream van conversion
Chris Rees is a well-known motoring writer of more than 30 years’ standing. As well as contributing to newspapers, motoring magazines and car websites, he has written over 20 books about cars. It’s no surprise that he’s followed the career of car writer, given that his very first spoken word was not ‘mummy’ but ‘Mini’. He was a contributor to Mini magazine from its launch, has driven a large proportion of the Mini variants in this book, and even built his own Mini-based kit car, a TiCi.