1995 Rover Mini Cooper SPI – Japanese Import
OFFERS INVITED
This has to be the rarest Mini I’ve ever owned… everything works.
Even the seat belt warning light.
OFFERS AROUND £8,500
This is an exceptionally complete 1995 Rover Mini Cooper SPI Japanese import with less than 10,000 miles.
A genuinely rare example that has never been exposed to UK road salt and is rust-free throughout.
The car has been fully undersealed and dry-stored.
Mechanically sorted.
• 1,600 miles since import in 2024 – only 2.1 miles this year
• Japanese import – rust-free shell
• Fully undersealed
• 1300 SPI engine
• Zero Tolerance Mini turbo oil pump
• Clubman GT lowered-ratio gearbox
• Cross-pin differential
• Evolution 001 camshaft with competition followers
• Duplex timing chain & ported Cooper head (believed Japan-fitted)
• Adjustable Hi-Lo suspension
• Rear sprung coil-over dampers
• JBW 612 “Rallye Special” alloys
• Yokohama A539 tyres
• Big-bore stainless exhaust (likely period Japanese custom system)
• Full leather interior
• MiniSport Ultimate engine steady bars (top & bottom)
• Goodridge braided brake lines & HEL braided clutch line
• Fletcher silicone hoses
• Adjustable oil pressure control
• Two sets of keys (all locks match)
• 12 months MOT
• London-based (Hackney Wick)
This is not a restored car, but a genuinely preserved, low-mileage Mini with sensible, period-correct upgrades.
Extremely rare Moto-Lita Racing “Team Mini” Monte Carlo commemorative steering wheel, engraved and signed by Tom Walkinshaw (four-figure collector value).
Also included: fitted leather boot panniers — an early JDM-specific aftermarket option and extremely rare (made from genuine unicorn hide).
The original plan was to ditch the Rover ECU and install the plug-and-play programmable throttle body from Specialist Components, then tune it on a rolling road and extract every last BHP as nature intended.
Unfortunately, we have several other technically demanding projects on the go and need the workshop space.
It’s a classic Mini. Life’s too short for boring cars.
Serious enquiries only.