To all MC40 owners: I have a spare set of hood decals (33 EJB license plate and 40th MC Rally) that I'll let go for $30 plus shipping (PayPal or Venmo). Anyone interested?
i bought this and it was billed as a Mini MC40. The claim is that this is 528 of 1000 and 1 of 100 that were sport tuned.
Contacted mini international and the rep took the last 7 of my vin and said this is simply a chili red r53. Said it came with black seats and space grey dash and doors.
Seller insists it came from Utah and was registered as 528 - I found that on MC40.com which is an unofficial site.
How can I find out for sure? ... or have I? Either way I’m happy with price and car.
Looks like an MC40 to me. Accessory gauges, JCW Carbon dash, seats, GB decal and evidence of the 33 EJB on the hood amongst the other things mentioned by the poster above. VIN on an MC40 will not show in the option list as this was not a factory option. So you wouldn't be able to verify by the VIN.
Also, nice that it has the JCW kit. Seems like a nice MC40.
@ECSTuning How would the VIN help here? I wasn't aware that the VIN would show any options? Would like to know if there is a way to tell for certain from the VIN.
The MC40 was a dealer-add only option ($7,000 extra) and would have been installed at the dealership on a Chili Red/White delivery. The MC40 designation will not show up in the VIN which is the reason MINI International is telling you something different. I would say that with the addition of the JCW upgrades, this is a really special MC40 and a great find. It's a shame the unique 528 number plate is missing.
Hello! My dad has been the owner of an MC40 for about 8 or so years now, and I'm about to buy it from him. We're working on replacing the clutch and some other things right now, but we're also looking for the decals and a way to find out what number we are. The car is half apart right now so I'll post pictures in a week or so. Has anyone come up with a way to tell which number out of 1000 you are? Our plate with the number wasn't with the car when we bought it, and I would love to get the car looking like it should.
Decals (hood and quarter panels) can be found at Firestorm Graphix. They also sell the magnetic number plates for the doors. Word of caution: the license place decal sold at Way Motor Works is not the correct typeface (see the post above for the correct one). The MC40 package was a dealer add-on so nothing in your VIN will provide the information (?/1000) you're seeking. It's possible that the dealer (if you have that info) that sold the car might have records to help identify the limited-edition number for you, particularly if they only sold one MC40. If they sold more than one, you might be able to get there via the process of elimination. Your other issue is that the limited-edition number plates are no longer available. Good luck.
Thanks! I'll look into Firestorm Graphix. I've contacted the Dealer and originally all they told me was that it is definitely an MC40. I just sent them an email to see if they can find out what number it is. Does anyone know if the limited edition number plates are just laser engraved? If I can find out what number I have and can get a good image of the plate then I might be able to find someone I know who has a laser engraver.
Decals (hood and quarter panels) can be found at Firestorm Graphix. They also sell the magnetic number plates for the doors. Word of caution: the license place decal sold at Way Motor Works is not the correct typeface (see the post above for the correct one). The MC40 package was a dealer add-on so nothing in your VIN will provide the information (?/1000) you're seeking. It's possible that the dealer (if you have that info) that sold the car might have records to help identify the limited-edition number for you, particularly if they only sold one MC40. If they sold more than one, you might be able to get there via the process of elimination. Your other issue is that the limited-edition number plates are no longer available. Good luck.
