Filed under: Motorsports, Sports/GTs, Hatchbacks, MINI, UK
Although it actually debuted at the Mini United Festival at Silverstone late last month, the special edition Mini Cooper John Cooper Works World Championship 50 (good luck getting all of that script on the hatch lid, gents) has finally received a full slate of details and press images.
The special edition was designed to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the start of the Mini’s motorsports successes, as well as John Cooper’s victory in the F1 Drivers’ and Constructors’ Championship with Jack Brabham manning the controls. Limited to just 250 examples, the MCJCWWC50 features the standard JCW’s 211-hp turbo four, along with a full slate of celebratory garnishes inside and out.
Available exclusively in Connaught Green (a new color for Mini), all examples receive Pepper White stripes down the hood and roof, a color scheme designed to invoke the livery of Cooper F1 cars. There are also cross-spoke Challenge alloy wheels finished in black, a bunch of carbon-fiber bits (hood scoop, rear diffuser, mirror caps, tailgate handle) and special numbering. The model was designed in conjunction with John Cooper’s son, “John” Michael Cooper, whose signature appears on the hood stripe and on a special fascia plate.
Inside, there’s carbon black leather with red piping and stitching throughout, along with more carbon fiber bits (fascia, door handles), an Alcantara steering wheel, and a six-speed manual gearbox – no torque converters allowed in this celebration.
All-in, this looks like a tidy package not just for collectors, but enthusiasts as well. No word yet on how much this limited-edition hatchback will cost, but if Mini’s current pricing stratagem is anything to go by… it won’t be cheap.
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