Used MINI Cooper For Sale

The MINI Cooper is classified as a small economy car that was made by the British Motor Corporation and its successors from 1959 until 2000. The original Mini Cooper was considered to be a British icon of the 1960s. Although the car is small, it has a space saving front wheel drive (FWD) layout that allows 80% of the area of the cars floor-pan to be used for passengers and luggage.

Classified as a small economy car, the MINI Cooper was made by the British Motor Corporation and its successors from 1959 until 2000. The original Mini Cooper was considered to be a British icon of the 1960s. Although the car is small, it has a space saving front wheel drive (FWD) layout that allows 80% of the area of the cars floor-pan to be used for passengers and luggage. In some ways, the Mini Cooper is considered the British equivalent of its German contemporary the Volkswagen Beetle. The Mini was voted the Second Most Influential Car of the 20th Century and it is considered sportier than the other variations of the Mini. There are a number of various models that have the "Mini Cooper" title. These models include the Mini Hatch, the Mini Clubman, the Mini Countryman, the Mini Coupé, the Mini Roadster, and the Mini Paceman. The car has some distinguishing features, including its two doors that were designed for BMC by Sir Alec Issigonis. It has been manufactured at a number of plants around the globe, including the Longbridge plant in England located next to BMC's headquarters and at the former Morris Motors plant at Cowley near Oxford, and in the Victoria Park/Zetland British Motor Corporation (Australia) factory in Sydney, Australia.