Mini Restoration

Liz Blake’s 2000 Rover Mini Cooper Sportspack arrived with us here at Mini Sport in a bit of a sorry state, having lived in the Lake District on a farm for many years this Mini was almost constantly exposed to moisture & never given the chance to dry out! Suffering from deep corrosion & rot, […]

This must be one of the most controversial questions when it comes to Mini Restoration. Do you keep everything as standard as possible or do you modify it? And if so, by how much? Well we see it all here at Mini Sport, from the most beautifully restored Mk1 Minis to super fast Bike Engined, […]

They say that mighty oaks from little acorns grow; this is something that the history of Mini Sport very much encapsulates. After being founded during the Mini’s 1960’s heyday to give an enthusiast the means to rid the home of spare parts, the company has grown to become a world-leading name in ‘everything classic Mini’. Mini Parts Ever […]

One word, four letters… Rust. Rust is the arch nemesis of the Classic Mini! With the earliest models right through to the very last Cooper’s likely falling victim to this silent torment. No matter the age of your Mini, as even the newest Minis are now in their 20s and the oldest models now in […]

Back in March 2016, we were tasked with a restoration on quite a special Mini indeed… Alex Munday’s 1996 John Cooper Works Mini Cooper S, an original from the John Cooper Garages, production number 79, and allegedly previously owned by British rally driver, Alistair McRae! When following his life-long love of Mini’s Alex purchased this Cooper for […]