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[project mini chris]

Not an LE but when I got my GT it was all original/standard as far as I'm aware... even as far as the stereo, and old man brown vinyl roof

wow looks so retro and so cool, dont see many 1275GT's around nowadays

Edited by project mini chris, 05 September 2009 - 07:08 AM.

[THE ANORAK]

its nice to hear of sooooo many LE's!!!

As said - they probably made more LEs than non-LE Minis in the 80s (bad sales for Minis). Not surprising at all!

first off, they made nearly 500,000 minis in the 80's, some how i really don't think that most of them were LE's

second....the full list of UK LE's

1976 - mini limited edition 1000 - 3000 made
1979 - mini 1100 special - 5100 made
1983 - mini sprite - 2500 made
1984 - mini 25 - 5000 made
1985 - mini ritz - 3725 made
1986 - mini chelsea - 1500 made for UK, more made for export
1986 - mini piccadilly - 2500 made
1987 - mini park lane - 4000 made
1987 - mini advantage - 4675 made
1988 - mini red hot - 3000 made
1988 - mini jet black - 3000 made
1988 - mini designer - 2000 made for UK
1989 - mini racing - 2000 made (number includes mini flame)
1989 - mini flame - see above
1989 - mini rose - 1000 made (number includes mini sky)
1989 - mini sky - see above
1989 - mini thirty - 3000 made (2000 red /1000 black)
1989 - ERA turbo - 300 made
1990 - mini racing green - 2500 made for UK (number includes flame red and check mate)
1990 - mini flame red - see above
1990 - mini check mate - see above
1990 - mini studio 2 - 2000 made for UK
1990 - mini cooper RSP - 1650 made
1991 - mini neon - 1500 made
1991 -LAMM cabriolet - 75 made (rover cabriolet is a production car, NOT an LE)
1992 - mini british open classic - 1000 made for UK
1992 - mini italian job - 1750 made
1993 - mini rio - 750 made
1993 - mini tahiti - 500 made
jan 1994 - mini cooper monte carlo le deacal pack
1994 - mini 35 -1000 made
july 1994 - mini cooper monte carlo LE - 200 made
1994 - 1996 - mini cooper grand prix - 35 made
1995 - mini sidewalk - 1000 made
1995 - cooper S (not cooper sportspack) made to order i belive
1996 - mini equinox - 750 made
1996 - cooper 35 - 200 made
1998 - mini paul smith - 300 made for UK, 1500 for japan
1998 - cooper sports (not cooper sportspack) - 100 made
1999 - cooper S touring
1999 - cooper S sport 5
1999 - cooper S works
1999 - mini 40 - 250 for UK, more for export
1999 - john cooper - 300 made

the john cooper was the last of the LE's

the cooper sport 500's are NOT LE's. they are the last 500 "production" cars, a completely different thing altogether

any crappy looking mini 50 nonsense does not count

[parker89]

i have a limited edition for sale!!! a 1994 mini 35 (which i believe to be the more sought after LE's as you dont see as many of them!!!! its on page 3 of the classifieds

[project mini chris]

the cooper sport 500's are NOT LE's. they are the last 500 "production" cars, a completely different thing altogether
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i dont think anyone said they were LE's ??

[THE ANORAK]

well the mini LE register forum has them in the limited editions listings

click

Edited by THE ANORAK, 05 September 2009 - 08:57 AM.

[project mini chris]

maybe it was because they were the last 500 produced and classed them as a *limited production* maybe?? i dont know but they are a collectors item tho
by the way i dnt think we should start a row over it

[project mini chris]

maybe it was because they were the last 500 produced and classed them as a *limited production* maybe?? i dont know but they are a collectors item tho
by the way i dnt think we should start a row over it

anone with a forty as theyre rare!! ????

[OJM]

jan 1994 - mini cooper monte carlo le deacal pack
july 1994 - mini cooper monte carlo LE - 200 made

What's the difference between these two?

Also, the 200 was broken down - 140 in red and 60 in black.

[THE ANORAK]

the decal pack was an option available for standard 1.3i coopers, you would get stickers similar (not the same) to the later LE car but the interior would stay standard and you would have standard silver wheels, not black.

i included it in the list as some times the cars with the decal pack get confused for the later "full blown" limited edition. if i remember correctly, we thought that the car Raz bought may have had the decal kit fitted.

Edited by THE ANORAK, 05 September 2009 - 04:10 PM.

[project mini chris]

i dont actually no, that list confused me a bit but i do know ur rite about the colours
but apparently 1 was made in jan and 1 in june?? so unfortunately i dont know

EDIT: doh!!!! he got there before me

Edited by project mini chris, 05 September 2009 - 03:54 PM.

[OJM]

the decal pack was an option available for standard 1.3i coopers, you would get stickers similar (not the same) to the later LE car but the interior would stay the same and you would have standard silver wheels, not black.

i included it in the list as some times the cars with the decal pack get confused for the later "full blown" limited edition. if i remember correctly, we thought that the car Raz bought may have had the decal kit fitted.

That explains why I've seen Monte Carlo decals on non-Monte Carlos! Cheers!

[THE ANORAK]

here we go...

a Monti decal kit, as fitted to a standard cooper....



and the Monti LE....

[project mini chris]

i see a very clear difference cheers ANORAK!!!

Edited by project mini chris, 05 September 2009 - 04:21 PM.

[MetallicMunky2]

Nah you didn't, I was just saying in my opinion the more different the better! I do agree that yes, not all LE's should be modded, but lets face it, nobody enjoys trailer queens Sorry if i reverse offended you?! lol

[MetallicMunky2]

yes the mini scene is about being different but its also sometimes different to see a completly standard mini as so many of them are modified

i dont think theres any right or wrong to it. the important thing is there's a mini being kept on the road

Totally agree!