Krdennis, That has NOT been my personal experience with Jap Minis.  The Export Certificates issued by the Prefecture in Japan, gives Month and Year, without fail.  I have never seen a genuine Export Certificate,(they come in Japanese, with a 2nd one in English) that doesn't list age Down to the month of registration. It is impossible to register to them in the UK without these Documents.

I just want to warn you.

The description of japanese listings are not always correct. Many times they guess on the year and the title has a different or no year on it. If you import a car like this, you might have a high risk of getting it impounded at customs.

I have seen many Japanese titles and can vouch for this scare.

malsal. think the number was 1000 ..

The Jap market was so strong for Rover in the 90's when everything else was falling apart there is no telling what may have come down the line. I know the yearly production figure quote of 200 Jap spec 35th Anniversary cars is pure BS, there were way more than that produced.

malsal.. I thought   the 35 anv ones were in almond green and green interiors also..  learn something every day.. I know Rover did the 30 anv ones for UK market in dark red and then black ones for the German market..  Jim I did NOT know they did special colors for the Jap market??  

Didn't want to stick my neck out earlier, but I was also sure they did some Black ones for the Jap Market as well. Had it confirmed today by my friend in Kobe who is a JDM petrolhead over there. Jim

Thanks again for the input. Good to know that you've bought a red model before Jimatalbe. A little strange though as every website I've seen says that 200 were only done in green. Perhaps the Japanese had a different batch done up for them?

Good eyes Spitz! As a "repaired" vehicle Ive found it it had some damage on the front left. Its pretty well what I am looking for but am concerned about the damage. I am going to wait for something similiar to come up in the auctions. 

B.

It is an Anniversary Cooper. They did some for the Jap market in Red. I imported one  in Red back into UK through Portbury Docks at Bristol about 5 years ago. Unfortunately it was a Hokkaido based car....and a total pile of rust. Sold it cheap, on the way home, to a guy from North Wales.                                 Although it says 1967, it is probably Old stock left over from 1996. They made 200 for the UK market, but around 2000 went to Japan as well.  Jim.                                                                                                                

The Jap spec cars seem to suffer badly from squished donuts, their answer seems to be install HI Lo's which cures the ride height problem but results in a harsh ride. When buying a Jap spec car most of the rubber items have reached or are close to the end of their lifespan and need to be replaced, guess it's a lot easier than rust repairs though.

Looks a bit odd being set so low with that styling....or the springs are waaay collapsed

Front left does not look healthy

It looks like it was always SPI and maybe was registered in 97 as the front panel is not MPI. The Jap spec was never full MPI just the block, they kept the SPI and side radiator all the way through production. Also has the fuses under the hood and column is SPI.

The Ad clearly says it's a 97, so it can't be a Mini 35.

It seems to be a regular Japanese spec 1997 Cooper 1.3i with the Airbag/alarm system removed and the Monte Carlo decals added.

Unless the engine was chaged, it should be a MPI.

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Nice! but neither a 35, nor a Monte carlo unless they changed the interior etc... But a nice Mini.

Yes it looks like a stock 1275cc / 1.3 SPI set up.

Are you thinking of importing this into the Sates or Canada ?

Does it look like the 1300 SPi engine bay?

It is not a 35th anniversary Cooper. AFAIK they were all almond green with a white roof and porcelin green leather seats with white piping along with a green leather wrapped wheel and shifter knob four spot lights and Rover Minilight wheels. As it is a 1997 model it is not even the Monte Carlo edition which was a 1994. What it appears to be is a 1997 Cooper with a leather wrapped wheel and spot lights installed along with some anniversary decals. That being said it looks clean.

Of course someone may have been able to order a red one but i highly doubt it and even then this is a 1997 not a 1996 with "supposedly" only 200 produced each year.

I thought the Cooper 35 was only available in green - it was certainly that way in the UK, and it was limited to just 200.  Suzy had one, and it was a fantastic car.

This one is a Japanese car, and I don't know if they had the same spec, the often had models we didn't.  I also suspect that they weren't limited to just the 200, so it could be. 

There was also a Monte Carlo limited edition around the same time, which was red.  This could well be one of them instead.

Does anyone know if this is a Rover Mini 35 or Rover Mini Cooper 35?

//www.goo-net-exchange.com/usedcars/ROVER/MINI/700054071530140922001/index.html

Wikipedia suggests that the Rover Mini Cooper 35 was only available in green. All my searches only find green models. 

Its VIN suggests:

N = Sport, Cooper, Cabriolet
A = 2-door saloon/sedan.
Y = 1300 SPi (high compression ratio, 10.1:1)
C = RHD, Manual, 3.21
B = 1300
D = Longbridge

Can anyone confirm if this is a Rover Mini Cooper 35 with the 1275+ engine 63 hp (47 kW) at 5700 rpm and 70 lb·ft (95 N·m) at 3900 rpm?

Any information would be very much appreciated. 

Thanks, 

B.