Rover Group - MINI (R50) 1997 Prototype

Archive footage of Rover Group's take on the Mini of the 21st century.

[@iandale]

First time I’ve seen this and I’ve got one of the first R50’s

[@skwdenyer]

IIRC, this was an MGF underneath. The Frogeye comment below is interesting; a Frogeye overhaul for the MGF could have been rather good.

[@hoffwell]

Reminds me of an Frogeye Sprite.

[@narinoamor]

Where do I put my deposit down??? Love it!

[@Gruegy]

Great video - thank you.

[@jamieclayton9]

This is a cracking video! Where do you find this amazing footage :-)

[@jacquespitt3734]

+jamieclayton9 Various British archives.