Look at how few GP's... cool data from Mini USA (I took this from a post on GPMINI.NET) looks like there are a few left for sale out there since only 356 are officially on the books.

http://www.gbmini.net/sales.shtml

 

I know a bunch of the remaining GPs have deposits on them but haven't been delivered, they will show up in the Dec figures.

 

The two GPs owned by MINI USA are part of the 415 assigned to the US?

 

MINI USA "used" 5-10 GPs during MTTS; I'd expect them to not be sold for a while - but I expected the sales figures I posted to be closer to 400 than 350. We'll see what the figures out early Jan tell us ...

 

Hi GB - I have to thank you - your site is a great source for GP owners around the World... great work!

 

Hey, I just realized something. Next to the GP, a Cooper Convertible (Non-S) is the second rarest Mini. Yeah!!! Can anyone say collectors item?

 

Thanks

I don't think we have you added to our USA GP owners mailing list ... if interested, email me ...

 

It's always fun trying to guess what rare models/options will be valuable later. For a while, Mopar offered a psychedelic paisley vinyl roof as an option, called the "Mod Top". They didn't sell very many, and that particular option doesn't command much of a premium on the collectible market today, because most people think it looks pretty horrid.

But on the other hand, Plymouth made less than a dozen 1971 convertible Hemicudas because no one wanted the most-powerful engine in the heavy convertible body. Now those cars sell for $2 million plus. You never know.

 

I'll shoot ya a PM now...

 

you can say rarest for the gp, or least desireable due to lack of sales for the cooper vert.