Archive of Classic Rover Mini Brochures
You may also wish to see my
Mini Archive with
roadtests etc.
Oct 1983 - Mini Range including Mini Sprite Special Edition and colour
chart.
1984 Mini Range - just before the switch to 12" wheels.
 
Mini 25 Brochure
   
1988 Mini Clothes brochure
Check out the fashion and hair-do's!
1988 : Mini Designer 'Mary Quant'
Thanks to Michelle Wilson for these -
http://www.minipark.co.uk/car.html?Car_ID=5245&sid=34775701467e6d215e3a86f1e9379d0e
- owner of Monty the black designer.
   
1989 model year Minis :
Rover's Brochure from the end of 1988 reveals the re-freshed Mini City and
Mini Mayfair and introduces the Mini Sky, Mini Rose, and the very, very
important and significant Mini Racing
and Mini Flame special editions.
We had one of the first Mini Racing Greens. It ran on unleaded
fuel, even though it didn't say that in the brochure. It attracted HUGE
attention because it was the first white-roofed Mini for nearly 20
years. It also marked the start of the big Mini revival which was
to continue into the next century.
City & Mayfair (6 pages)
Sky & Rose
Racing & Flame
1989 : Mini ERA Turbo Brochure (4 pages)
By far and away the fastest most powerful production Mini ever, the
ERA Turbo was a complete surprise to most enthusiasts. I saw a
british racing green one at the Scottish motorshow in Glasgow in 1989
and it blew me away. I still hanker after one. Maybe some
day. The brochure is a touch faded because it hung on my bedroom
wall for a long time!
1989 : Mini Thirty 30 Brochure (10 pages)
 1990 : Mini Flame Red / Mini Racing Green / Mini Check Mate Brochure
(12 pages)
The Flame Red and Racing Green of 1989 had been the beginning of the
Mini's big comeback, but now Rover decided to drive the point home.
They re-launched this edition, improved it, and added the checkmate
(black & white).
With alloy wheels (instead of white wheelcovers, black trim (instead
of grey) and a lowered final drive ratio the 2nd generation of the
"Flame Red" and "Racing Green" were sure fire hits. They were
joined this time by the Mini Checkmate and for the first time in 20
years, a genuine Mini Cooper was available via the Cooper Conversion
kit.
1990 : Mini Studio 2 Limited Edition Brochure
(6 pages)
1990 : Mini Cooper Brochure - later known as the Rover Special
Products (RSP) Cooper. (7 pages)
"Only one car could pull it off."
1991 - Mini Neon Special Edition Brochure (4
pages)
Mini Cosmopolitan Export Model
Many thanks to Olivier Mescolini for sending this to me.
   
1992 : Mini Cabriolet Brochure (8 pages)
1993 - Mini British Open Brochure (9
pages)
1993 : Mini Italian Job Special Edition Brochure
(8 pages)
This is still one of my very favourite special editions.
The
white grille was unique, as were the white alloys and combined with the
black bumpers and body coloured mirrors, they were quite nicely
different to the Cooper of the time, which makes it so sad to see them
being simply turned into yet another Cooper clone.
1993 : Mini Rio Special Edition Brochure (6
pages)
I remember going to see this when it came out and being amazed by
the new seats. Up until this point, Minis all had variations on
the original 'deckchair' seats.
1994 : Mini 35 : Silverstone Event Leaflet
 
Mini 35 Brochure (8 pages)
1995 : Mini Sidewalk Special Edition Brochure (6
pages)
Useless fact : the first special edition with proper inertia-reel
rear seatbelts!
1996 : Mini Cooper 35 Brochure (8 pages)
1998 : John Cooper LE Limited Edition Brochure
2000 : The very last Minis. Mini Classic
Cooper, Mini Classic Se7en, Mini Classic Cooper Sport (6 pages)
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