early prototype
Type 5 test shot
Resin moulds
BLUE
Clear mould test shot
Mould flush
Mould flush
Mould flush
Mould flush
Chromed for customer gifts during early 1990's.
Italian Job mini.
Produced for charity event.
Type 2 = tampo printed by the factory on to a red body instead of yellow.
Factory, hand-painted, mock up of Toys-R-Us cars.
Factory, hand-painted, mock up of Toys-R-Us cars.
Factory, hand-painted, mock up of Toys-R-Us cars.
Factory, hand-painted, mock up of Toys-R-Us cars.
Factory colour test in pale green. Not used in production.
40th Anniversary in light red but never issued. Possibly a livery approval sample which was rejected with maroon and green liveries finally chosen.
Only three known to exist.
40th Anniversary in blue but never issued. Possibly a livery approval sample which was rejected with maroon and green liveries being chosen.
Only three known to exist
40th Anniversary in purple but never issued. Possibly a livery approval sample which was rejected with maroon and green liveries being chosen.
Only three known to exist
A set of four different factory samples of the 40th Anniversary Mini Cooper. The purple, red and blue approval samples were rejected with maroon and green liveries finally being chosen.
Three sets are thought to have been made.
Green livery shown is as officially released.
PURPLE,
BLUE,
GREEN
Factory sample using 'flip' paint.
Not released..
Factory preproduction sample.
Factory preproduction sample.
Factory preproduction sample.
No9 'AFTER EIGHT'
Commissioned by Nestle, Switzerland.
Not available for general sale.
Only 1500 made.
No8 'AFTER EIGHT'
Commissioned by Nestle, Switzerland.
Not available for general sale.
Only 1500 made.
Decorated on roof and reboxed by organisers of 2011 Slot Car Festival held at Heritage Motor Museum at Gaydon, Warwickshire on weekend of 14th May 2011.
