List of Mini-based cars

The British Motor Corporation's Mini has been used as the basis for numerous kit cars and specials. Some are designed to look like the rare Mini Moke. Below is a partial list. There may be duplicates in this list as several cars emerged more than once from companies under different ownership.

Australia

BROADSPEED (BRIAN FOLEY MOTORS) Sports GT^[1]^: 16
Bulanti MINI Sports GT^[1]^: 20
DES HIGGINS MOTORBODIES Ecurie-Dedez Mini GT^[1]^: 44
LOLITA AUTOMOBILE DEVELOPMENTS Sports MK1, Racer MK2^[1]^: 60, 62
NOTA Engineering, Nota Fang Sports^[1]^: 88
Pellandini Cars^[1]^: 94
PROJECT-X Sports GT^[1]
S&A Minisprint (Stewart & Ardern Coachworks) S&A Mini Sprint GT
TAYLORSPEED Minijem Sports GT^[1]^: 110

Belgium

MÉAN Sonora GT

Canada

REPTUNE Sports GT

Denmark

SEKURA Coupe Sports^[2]^: 106

France

HRUBON Phaeton^[2]^: 50
HRUBON La Puce & Schmitt Funcars^[2]^: 50
SIMCA Barquette 1300 GTR

Germany

COMminiCATION Elektrofahrzeuge GmbH (Mini based Electric Cars) MINI Convertible
MARTINI MOTORSPORT Coupe GT^[2]^: 70
WESTWOOD ENGINEERING Mini-Moke replica

Italy

CAGIVA Mini Moke 1000 (1980s-1990s)
ESAP Minimach GT^[1]^: 46
Innocenti 90L and 120L
INNOCENTI Mini Mare^[2]^: 76
MICHELOTTI Coachworks Mini
PININFARINA ADO-34 GT
ZAGATO Minigatto Sports GT^[1]^: 120

Japan

Mooncraft Moke Sport

Malaysia

Morris Harimau

New Zealand

De Joux MINI GT^[1]^: 40
IBIS ENGINEERING Convertible

Portugal

AURORA-BMC 1300 GT Racecar
IMA Austin Mini-Moke 1100
IMA 1000 Mini-Van, Mini-IMA Estate

South Africa

BANSHEE Cooper Targa
JACKSON Sportster Cabriolet^[2]^: 58

Switzerland

HOLINGER-SOLAR Mini Evergreen Cabriolet

United Kingdom

The Midas. A development of the Mini Marcos available as either a kit or fully assembled car.

356 SPORTS LIMITED Sprint Convertible, Sprint Coupe
ABC Tricar^[2]^: 6

(Built from 1968 to 1975 by Auto Bodycraft Conversions: William (Bill) Powell & Ken Heather at the Pensnett Trading Estate, Kingswinford, Staffordshire)

ABS MOTORSPORT Sprint GT Peel Viking replicas
AC Donington and Grand Prix
ALTO Duo^[2]^: 14
ANDERSEN MOTOR CO Cub^[2]^: 16
ASP 1300S racing car
AURORA (GEAR & RACING LTD) 1100 Race car^[2]^: 22
AUTOCARS Marcos^[1]^: 6
AUTOCOM Minibuggy^[2]^: 24
BAL Salamander Roadster
BANHAM CONVERSIONS Sprint
BARRIAN CARS LTD Stimson Safari Six Funcars
BERKELEY CARS Bandini Cabriolet^[2]
BIOTA Sports GT MK1 & MK2^[1]^: 8, 10
BIRCHALL AUTOMOTIVE McCoy GT^[1]^: 66
BORO Sports GT^[1]^: 12
BROADSPEED Sports GT^[1]^: 14
BUTTERFIELD Engineering, Butterfield Musketeer GT^[1]^: 22
ONYX CARS Bobcat Buggy
BOXER CARS Sports
BROOKLANDS Swallow 3 wheeler
Brookwell Trifid
BUFI Mowog
CAMAROTTA Convertible^[2]^: 30
CAMBER CARS LTD/CHECKPOINT LIMITED Camber Sports GT^[1]^: 24
CAPRICORN Willys-Jeep lookalike
CAVALLO CARS LTD Cavallo Estivo GT
CHRISTOPHER Mini Cabriolet
CJC Bison Sports GT
CIRRUS Buggy
CODFORD Sports GT^[2]^: 32
COLDWELL Sports GT^[1]^: 26
COOPER-Bertone Mini 1100
COSTIN Targa Sports GT
COX & CO LTD, COX-GTM Sports^[1]^: 28
CRAYFORD Mini Convertible^[2]^: 34
Curley trike
D.A.R.T. or DART Sports GT^[1]^: 30
DAVENPORT Sports GT^[1]
Davrian Sports MK7 & Sports MK8^[1]^: 32, 34
Deep Sanderson 105 Racecar & 301 Sports GT^[1]^: 36, 38
Domino Pimlico Cabriolet^[1]^: 42
DOUGAL Bug Open buggy
DRAGSPORT CARS LTD Sarcon Scarab Sports GT^[1]^: 98
ELSWICK Envoy Citycar^[2]^: 36
ERA Mini Turbo GT
EUXTON Caraboot Special
FELLPOINT LIMITED MINIJEM MK2/MK3 Sports GT^[1]^: 72
FIREBALL Midget Racer
FLETCHER Sports GT^[1]^: 48
FOERS Nomad Utility & Triton Estate^[2]^: 40
FRA ENGINEERING LTD Sports GT
FRENETTE CARS Californian 1100
ABS Freestyle^[2]^: 8
AUTOBARN Gecko^[2]^: 42
GITANE Sports GT^[1]^: 50
GNAT CARS Sports
GOA CARS
GT EQUIPMENT COMPANY Minisprint saloon, Walker-GTR^[1]^: 80
GTM (was Cox GTM)
Heinz 57 Crayford Convertible
ASD Hobo buggy^[2]^: 18
HOLLIER Mosquito Buggy
HOOPER Mini Estate Ambulances
HUFFAKER-BMC 1100 Racing car
Hustler (see also William Towns)^[2]^: 52, 54
JEDI Stiletto Racing car
JIFFY Pickup Truck^[2]^: 60
JIMINI AUTOMOBILE CO LTD Funcars^[2]^: 62
JKD Austin-Mini Racing car
KAIG Funcars
KILLEEN K16 Sports^[1]
KINGFISHER MOTORS LTD, Sprint GT^[1]^: 54
LAMBERT Mokette Funcar
LANDAR COMPONENTS LTD R6 /R7 Racing cars^[1]^: 56, 58
LAWTHER Sports GT^[2]^: 64
Leonhardt Tiger (A mid engine 1990s modern Messerschmitt KR200 replica kitcar)
LIGHTSPEED-PANELS Magenta^[2]^: 68
SELF-FIT Lunabug Buggy
HOMEBUILTS Lynx Estate
MACINTOSH DESIGN LTD M1/M2/M3 Sports
MAGUIRE Clubman GT
MALLOCK MK14 Racing car
Many Mego

MARCOS CARS LTD Mini Marcos GT MK Series^[1]^: 74, 76
MARCOS HERITAGE LIMITED Mini Marcos GT^[1]
MAYA Sports GT^[1]^: 64
McCoy
Microdot
METRON Sports GTR 1300^[2]^: 72
MG Wasp Sports GT
MICRON CARS LTD Sports GT^[1]
Midas Bronze & Gold^[1]^: 68
MIDTEC Sports GT
MINETTE CARS Citycar
Mini Beach Car^[2]^: 26
IGM Mini Bug^[1]
Mini Daly Runabout
Mini Jaba
JEM CARS Mini Jem GT, Estate^[1]^: 70
Mini Land Rover Estate
ASD Minim^[2]^: 20
Mini Marcos
Mini Scamp
Minissima
MINNOW (Coachbuilders) Estate
MINUS CARS WK LTD Maxi Estate & Minus Mini^[1]^: 78
MOKO
MOORLAND MK1 Racing car
Mosquito
NAUTICA Elf GTR 4WD Rover-Engined
LANGRIDGE ENGINEERING Navajo Utility
NCF MOTORS LTD Blitz Buggies^[2]
NERUS Sports GTR
NIFTY CARS Estate 1100
NIMBUS-COOPER BMC DPS (Don Parker Special)^[1]^: 84
NIMBUS CARS Coupe Sports^[1]^: 82
NOOVOH DEVELOPMENTS Stimson buggies & cars
TACCO Nimrod Buggy^[1]^: 86
NORTHLIGHT K4 Sports GT
NOSTALGIA CARS LTD NC 1000, NC 1100 GT, NC 1300 GTR^[1]
NOTA ENGINEERING UK LTD (1970s) Fang Cabriolet^[1]^: 88
Ogle SX1000^[1]^: 90
OYLER Coachworks Contessa
PENN GARAGE-FELLPOINT Minijem GT MK1
Peel Viking^[1]^: 92
PHOENIX AUTOMOTIVE Clubman Estate^[2]^: 88
PRIMO DESIGNS LTD GTM Coupe, GTM Cabriolet^[1]^: 52
UNIVERSAL POWER DRIVES LTD Quasar-Unipower Cube car^[2]^: 90
RADFORD Coachworks Mini Deville^[2]^: 92
RANGER MOTOR CO Cub Utility^[2]^: 94
REEVES Matrix 3 wheeler
RIDGWAY Scorpion GT
ROAMER Utility
RSR (Rally Sport Replicas) Austin Sprite Frogeye, Mini-Moke
SCAMP RTV 4X4
SCAMP MOTOR CO Utility models^[2]^{: 102, 104}
SABRE CARS Sports^[1]^: 96
Sabre Sprint
SABRINA Roadster 1100
SAGA Sports GT^[2]^: 100
SARCON LIMITED Whippingham Wrogue Racecar^[1]^: 98
AEM Scout^[2]^: 10
SEAGULL CARS Roadster
SHIKARI CARS Safari Funcars
SIVA ENGINEERING Mini buggy^[1]^: 100
SIVA MOTOR CO Mule Funcar^[2]^: 108
SILHOUETTE RACING Sports GT
SKIP 1000 3-wheeler
LIGHTSPEED-PANELS Sprint Cabriolet^[2]
STATUS MOTOR COMPANY/BRIAN LUFF LTD Symbol Cabriolet, Sabot Convertible & 365 Saloon^[1]^{: 102, 104}^[2]^: 110
STIMSON CARS/BARRY STIMSON DESIGN Buggies & Funcars^[1]^{: 106, 108}
TH ENGINEERING LTD Freestyle Buggy
TERRAPIN RACING LTD Terrapin^[1]^: 112
TICI SALES LTD TiCi City car^[1]^: 114
TIGER Wheeler Sports GT
TIMEIRE Sports GTR^[1]
TMC Scout^[2]
ONYX CARS Tomcat Buggy
INTERSTYL TXC Tracer Cabriolet^[2]^: 118
Triad
Trimin
TRIMINI Cabriolet 3 wheeler
TRIAD Mosquito 3 wheeler^[2]^: 82
TRIO BMC 3 wheeler
Twini
UNIVERSAL POWER DRIVES LTD Unipower GT^[1]^{: 116, 118}
VIKING PERFORMANCE LTD Peel Sports GT^[1]^: 92
Westfield TRZ
WHITBY ENGINEERING Mini-Warrior^[2]^: 120
Mini Wildgoose^[2]^: 122
WOOD & PICKETT Coachbuilt Minis^[2]^: 124
WYNES-BIRCHALL McCoy Sports
GRANTURA Yak^[2]^: 44

United States

SURFITE Buggy

Venezuela

Facorca Minicord

In early 1990 in Facorca (Fábrica de Motores y Carrocerías Cordillera) in the factory located on Mariara (Carabobo State, Venezuela), have the idea of building Minis made of Fiber-Glass is gestated.

After more than a year, in April 1990 an agreement is reached with RoverGroup Ltd. to obtain support, technical supervision, and to provide all the mechanical parts as well as all electric components, Facorca would assume the body, interior trim, radiator, radio, wheels, and tires. The factory molds itself for a maximum production of 10 cars per day, but the normal production would eventually become of 6 cars per day.

In December 1991, the series production commences, assembling total of 113 Mini Cord on that month. Two basic models with 1000cc enter the market (the project of launching a 1275cc engine was never achieved): The Mini Cord FA, deluxe version, which brought amongst other things, air conditioning, complete leather interior trim, central console with tachometer, chrome bumpers, spotlights, Minilite Type GB wheels ; and the SB Mini Cord, Standard Version, with cloth interior trim, and steel wheels with deluxe wheel cups. All Colombian versions came with Minilite type GB wheels. In 1992 768 Mini Cords were produced, specifically for the Colombia, Venezuela, and Antilles market, of which 164 were imported to Colombia. That was the best year of production.

If you visit the BMIHT museum (British Motor Industry Heritage Trust) you'll be able to find, in a privileged place, amidst the most important Minis, a Red Mini Cord FA, with white roof.

By 1993, a few improvements are made to both models, changing the interior trim to a better one, much more comfortable, original Rover rearview mirrors, and new design on the forward emblem.

The 1993 Production descends to 391 units, due to the different economical problems, and problems among the partners, which drive the Factory to an almost decisive shut down. 62 Units are officially imported to Colombia, and the Distributors in Colombia, Mini City, cease to function as well.

In 1994 it found itself in a very difficult financial situation, but the success in sales and of possible exportations to Colombia take the company to the hands of Abisaad Janna & Cia, to which become convinced (by the partners left at Facorca) to re-open production.

Projects of assembling Mini Cords restart, and two Beach Minis prototypes get to be built first, two unique convertibles, a conventional Mini with Kit Cooper 1.0 with 10-inch wheels, and another standard engine and Pimlico Style.

Together with those, the Mini Cord with John Cooper 1.0 Kit deluxe is launched, with 13 inch Revolution wheels, Three-Clock-Central Drive Board, and Leather Interior. All should have been silver, although, because of special requests, some were painted otherwise, on other colors.

The total production with Cooper and the standard versions by 1994 was of 24 units a great deal of these series reach Colombia, and all this due to the Economical situation of Facorca. This takes Abisaad Jana & Cia, to cancel their contract.

In 1995 only 16 units are assembled and commences the dismantling the installations.

Between the years 1991 and 1995, only 1310 Mini Cord were produced, in the standard and the Deluxe Version, Cooper and Convertibles, which takes it to be the smallest or at least of the smallest Mini Productions of a Mini ever.

Notes

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