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  £5000 reward offered to help find stolen Mini 30 Jan 2015 (News)
  A £5000 reward is being offered to help find a stolen Mini. The green 2000 Rover Mini John Cooper LE was stolen at lunchtime on Thursday, 29 January, from Chelsea in London. It is registered W981 SGC. Owner Jonathan Crown is devastated. ‘I am appealing for people to help me find this cherished car, which I have owned since new.
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  MINI Definitely to go Diesel 16 May 2002 (News)
  It was announced yesterday that the MINI is definitely to get the option of the Toyota 1.4 litre 75bhp D-4D engine, as fitted to the Yaris D-4D (see road test on this website). Like the MINI’s petrol engines, this is a chain-cam unit.
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  18-mile Mini could make £15k at auction 10 Mar 2015 (News)
  A Mini with just 18 miles on the clock is expected to fetch up to £15k when it goes under the hammer next month. The black Mini 30 special edition, which has been in storage for the past 25 years, will be offered for sale at Anglia Car Auctions on 4 April.
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  World’s biggest grid of racing Minis set for Silverstone Classic 16 Jan 2019 (News)
  A host of special races to celebrate the Minis Diamond Jubilee will be held at this year’s Silverstone Classic. Two record-breaking races will see huge grids or racing Minis compete for The Mini Celebration Trophy over the weekend of 26-28 July.
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  Silverstone Classic 2019: Minis set for Silverstone party 1 Feb 2019 (News)
  Designed to be the launchpad for a wonderful weekend of birthday celebrations, the special Mini pageant has been added to Friday’s packed timetable at the Classic. What’s more, to encourage all those with a classic Mini to join the festivities, a unique Mini Celebration Package has been introduced specifically for owners of original pre-2001 models.
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  Nostalgia Day at Oxford MINI Factory 1 Apr 2013 (News)
  Despite the facts that the MINI Countryman is built in Austria and that BMW will soon start building MINIs at the Nedcar plant in Holland, BMW Board Director Harald Kruger assured us that, “Oxford will remain the heart of MINI” and that “Oxford is to MINI what MINI is to BMW.” Finally, the Secretary of State for Transport, the Rt.
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  Mr Bean's Armchair Mini up for Auction 28 Jan 2010 (News)
  The 'Armchair control' Mr Bean Mini that stole the show at Goodwood's Revival meeting last September, is to be auctioned by London specialist auction house - Coys.   Built expressly for the only live performance by Rowan Atkinson's Mr Bean character - the ensemble of the Mr Bean character aboard his seemingly rope-steering Mini caused mayhem amongst the all-classic Mini parade held during Lord March's unique 'step-back-in-time event'.
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  MINI Es Discharging Down The Roads 13 Dec 2009 (News)
  The MINI E trial went live today as cars were handed over to 40 pioneering drivers at Plant Oxford. This UK trial represents the first opportunity for real world drivers to experience a fast charging, fun to drive, longer range electric car under everyday conditions 12 month (2 x 6 month) trial to evaluate the psychological, social and technical aspects of living with an  all-electric vehicle        Today at MINI’S Oxford plant, forty electric MINI E cars were handed over to their test drivers, who are all members of the public.
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  Next MINI to come with head-up display 11 Oct 2013 (News)
  MINI has revealed that the next generation MINI hatchback, due to be launched next year, will come with a range of new driver assist system including a head-up display option. It will mean the MINI is the first small car to have such a feature.
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  MINI owners get a chance to drive their cars on track 5 Jun 2011 (News)
  MINI UK has teamed up with Motor Sport Vision to offer MINI owners the chance to experience the go-kart thrills of their cars on four of the UK’s most famous circuits at evening events this summer. The four novice track evenings held at Brands Hatch, Snetterton, Cadwell Park and Bedford Autodrome will be offered exclusively to MINI owners at a special subsidised rate of £49 per person.
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  MINI Sale Date Announced 20 Feb 2001 (News)
  BMW has announced a sale date for the new MINI of Saturday 7th July 2001. The MINI will on sale in the UK before any other World market. It will be available with 90bhp standard or 115bhp Cooper engines and a 163bhp Cooper S will follow in 2002.
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  Motor museum to celebrate 60 years of the Mini 8 Jan 2019 (News)
  Hundreds of these popular British cars will be on display including ‘621 AOK’, the first Mini produced in 1959 and ‘X411 JOP’ the last ever classic Mini to be produced at Longbridge in 2000, along with ’33 EJB’, ‘AJB 44B’ and ‘LBL 6D’ the Monte Carlo Rally winning Mini’s of 1964, 1965 and 1967.
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  Discounts, Not Premiums on MINI Convertible 17 May 2004 (News)
  www.drivethedeal.com is actually offering a small 1.5% discount on MINI Convertibles. They can supply a One Convertible 1.6 for £13,157 saving £168, a 1.6 Cooper for £14,431 saving £194 or a Cooper S for £17,337 saving £253.
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  MINI unveils electric scooter concept 24 Sep 2010 (News)
  MINI unveils electric scooter concept MINI could soon be King of the mods.
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  Classic Christmas advert: Minis have feelings too 15 Dec 2014 (News)
  It starts with a silver D-reg Mini pulling in to a snow-covered driveway, its occupants heading indoors to join in the Christmas festivities. Suddenly the Mini spots a friend in the shape of D748 DAC, a bright red Mini straight ahead.
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  Gallery: Mini-Cooper's Monte Carlo 50th anniversary 24 Jan 2014 (News)
  It's the 50th anniversary of one of the most spectacular victories in the history of international motor sport. On 21 January 1964, the Mini Cooper S won the Monte Carlo Rally for the first time, and proved that the 10ft (and a quarter inch) Mini was more than capable of steamrollering some mighty opposition in the mountains. Few would have predicted it was going to lead to another pair of Monte wins...
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  Big savings on Brand New Mini Cooper from www.auf.co.uk 6 Jul 2009 (News)
  Big savings on Brand New Mini Cooper’s www.auf.co.uk www.auf.co.uk offers fantastic savings on Brand New Mini Cooper’s.
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  Top 15: Minis through the years 28 Feb 2014 (News)
  Follow the progress of the Mini between 1959 and 2000 - which is your favourite?
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  Mini 'great for social networking' 25 Mar 2008 (News)
  Picking up a new or used Mini could have a positive effect on a person's social life. According to research from Carcraft, thousands of people are joining Mini-dedicated groups on social networking site Facebook. The company found that there were over 20,000 people on over 300 groups about the brand.
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  Future Classic Friday: BMW MINI 24 Feb 2017 (News)
  The eventual demise of MG Rover is a well-documented story, and there are many that believe that, if the Mini and Land Rover brands had remained within group ownership, there would still be a Rover today. But history is just that, and the 'BMW' MINI (note the use of uppercase letters, to distinguish the newer, larger car from the mini Mini) sold like the proverbial hot cakes from the very day it was launched.