OK, I've had my PW MINI Cabrio Sidewalk for almost a year and still don't know why MINI called it the "Sidewalk" edition. I've even searched the web for the answer and probably haven't looked in the right place. Does anyone know????

 

It seems to be another Limited Edition MINI re-using the title of a Limited Edition Mini

 

you will definitely get a more detailed answer here at some point. the sidewalk was a special edition of the original mini. i look forward to hearing what else others know about it.

 

Doesn't every other Sidewalk owner drive theirs on the sidewalk like me?

Uh-oh.

By the way, after patiently listening to my name ideas for our new MINI, my very understanding and funny wife suggested "Chalk" so it could be a...

Sidewalk Chalk.

 

Hehe - that's pretty funny. My friends suggested I name my MINI "Pearl."

 

WHY???? Because it is a unique combination of packages and a Limited Edition. It had ALL we were looking for in an elegant package. Come join us in The Sidewalk Owners Club - Cabrio Talk (2005-2008) Section

Xbass

 

We call our '75 Clubman wagon "Pearl" (since we painted her Lexus white pearl). When our '08 Clubman gets here, maybe we'll change it to "Junior"...

 

Xbass ... I still don't get it. If someone says to me "why do they call your car a Sidewalk Edition" ... and I say "Because it is a unique combination of packages and a Limited Edition" ... they'll just look at me strangely and walk away. The "sidewalk"must refer to something???

 

Yes, It's just a name...and a VERY COOL CAR!

 

The car attracts attention from pedestrians when parked along a busy sidewalk. Mine certainly seems too..mostly good...once not so good...a break in.

 

My reasoning suggests that a particularly attractive house "street appeal," while a car that drives on the street would have "sidewalk appeal." That's gotta be it.

 

But then you'd have to leave the window sticker on it.

 

the original mini went through a period of time in the 70s and 80s where they did different sales techniques and different names to sell the same old car. (this is not dissing the new style minis as I have one myself) but they never had a large advertising budget to sell the old mini or advertise it so they just changed badges and some interior fabrics and put on some stickers and made the, sidewalk, red hot, jet black, among many others. So the original name really didn't stand for much, just an advertising campaign.
Peter

 

See, lots of pretty names but most just a badge and interior color, maybe if you were lucky some weird paint and stickers.

1976 Mini 1000 Special LE 1991 Mini Neon
1983 Mini Sprite 1992 Mini British Open Classic
1985 Mini Ritz 1992 Mini (The) Italian Job
1986 Mini (The) Chelsea 1993 Mini Rio
1986 Mini Piccadilly 1993 Mini Tahiti
1987 Mini Park Lane 1994 Mini Cooper Monte Carlo
1987 Mini Advantage 1995 Mini Sidewalk
1988 Mini Red Hot/Jet Black 1996 Mini Equinox
1988 Mini Designer 1998 Paul Smith Mini
1989 Mini Racing/Flame/Sky/Rose 1998 Mini Cooper Sport LE
1990 Mini Racing Green/Flame Red/Checkmate 1999 John Cooper LE
1990 Rover Special Products (RSP) Mini Cooper 2000 Mini Classic Seven
1990 Mini Studio 2 2000 Mini Classic Cooper
2000 Mini Classic Cooper Sport

 

I think we have our answer... :thumb