INTERIOR & EQIPMENT - The black and nickel-silver original leather seats are unmarked. Leather duo-tone steering wheel with airbag, beautiful turned-alloy fascia with leather top complemented by traditional cream dials with chrome surrounds, black leather gearstick gator, polished alloy gearknob, polished alloy door furniture and commemorative plaque inside the glovebox. The original black carpets with optional Mini rubber overmats are as new. Original Rover Mini R660 Radio / Cassette. Everywhere you look you'll approve, the interior is simply stunning. EXTERIOR - The instantly recognisable Mini Cooper Sport 500 with large body coloured extended wheel arches, 2 driving lamps and 2 fog lamps and a large bore chrome tailpipe finisher. Finished in stunning British Racing Green Metallic paintwork with platinum silver roof, door mirrors and bonnet stripes. The paintwork is flawless as you would expect from such a low mileage original example. Complemented by the Cooper Sport silver twin coachline and Cooper decals on the rear wings. Unmarked chrome all round, perfect scratch free tinted original glass with the etched chassis numbers in place and original Carnelian Rover Dealer number plates. All original 6 big lights... Wipac headlights along with the full bank of Rallye-Style fog and spot lamps, high mounted stop lamp and Carello rear light units. The underside is as new, all original from factory and still displays the quality control paper stickers proving this one has never seen any rain... Stunning STANDARD EQUIPMENT - Headlight Levelling, Drivers Airbag, Front Seat Belt Pre-Tensioners, 2 Speed Heater Fan, Twin Point Fuel Injection, Side Impact Beams, Alarm System, Tinted Glass, Oil Temp and Battery Condition Gauges, Analog Clock, Opening Rear Quarter Windows, Rallye-Style Fog and Spot Lights. ADDITIONAL EQUIPMENT - Mini Rubber Overmats. Wheels, Tyres & Brakes Filling the extended Cooper Sport wheel arches are the original unmarked and never refurbished 13 x 6 inch Cooper Sport Alloy Wheels. Fitted with all matching original 175/50 R13 Dunlop SP Sport 2000 tyres, the space-saver spare has never been fitted. Brakes - Servo assisted, diagonally split dual circuit system with front discs and drum rears. Handling is razor sharp as you would expect from a Mini Cooper, rack & pinion steering, and independent suspension with telescopic hydraulic dampers. ENGINE & TRANSMISSION - Fitted with the 1275cc, 4-Cylinder, transverse OHV engine with electronic twin-point fuel injection. The engine and engine bay are fully detailed and display all of the original factory stickers and visual aid plastic information cards which are all too often discarded. On the road she drives like a dream, super responsive and slick gear changes... Pure Mini magic SUMMARY - A Very rare and highly collectable Cooper Sport 500... Supplied by MG Rover Car Dealers Carnelian, Shrewsbury and registered new to its first owner Mr Hickman on 28th February 2001. The original sales invoice and vehicle registration certificate are included in the history file along with the all important fully complete Rover Mini sales gift pack all unopened including a fleece, cap, t-shirt, sewing kit, pen, keyring, clock in leather case, shoulder bag etc all still in the original TNT delivery box from Rover to Carnelian. The history file contains 16 past MOT certificates including the first dated 12th February 2004 with 735 recorded miles, maintenace invoices and all 15 road fund licence discs from 2001 to last issued 2015 all dated January of each year. The file meticulously documents year by year the very low warranted mileage. Car number 37 / 500, complete with the Mini handbook pack and leather wallet, 2 original Mini keys with original Carnelian leather keyrings, key number tab and alarm fobs. Original Mini Cooper Sport sales brochure and framed Mini Cooper Sport 500 Certifiable Fun Certificate. Full bumper to bumper service has just been completed with a fresh MOT and of course HPI clear with Certificate included. Without doubt, this must be one of the most original, low mileage example Mini Cooper Sport 500's available today! With values increasing strongly year on year for low mileage, low owner examples such as this and supported by a documented history back to new it's one not to be missed. A collector or enthusiast's dream, available now and ready to be delivered in our fully enclosed trailer. Own one of the last 500 Minis ever... If you only ever own one Mini in your life make it a Cooper Sport 500. Today the Mini remains one of the UK’s favourite classic cars. Along with superb parts availability, mechanical simplicity, very practical and owners club support all combined offer worry free classic car motoring. Further information plus 124 HR images and an HD walk-around video can be found on our website - Please click the link in the heading above or give us a call for a friendly chat. Competitive Finance Packages and warranty are available. Similar standard classic cars, sports cars, and Motorcycles are welcome in part exchange even whole collections, please ask for details. PLEASE NOTE… Not all vehicles are kept at our indoor showroom they may be in our storage facility so kindly call ahead to arrange an appointment, we are available 7 days a week. FREE DELIVERY… Price includes free enclosed trailer delivery using our own transport within 200 miles of ST17 0XJ CUSTOMER SATISFACTION… For peace of mind please click the Reviews Section on our website supported by an image of the actual vehicle sold. MORE DETAILS - The Cooper Sport 500s were the final edition of the iconic Mini, built to celebrate 41 years of production before the introduction of the ‘BMW’ Minis. Only 500 examples were ever produced and all built to a very high specification. When Enzo Ferrari wanted some fun he took to the Italian mountain roads in his Cooper... We will consider any part exchange with funds either way no matter what it is. We have buyers in all fields of expertise, we would consider modern cars, campervans, motorhomes, motorcycles and of course any classic or sports car so just give us a call or drop us an email. We can deliver any vehicle throughout the UK and Europe using our own covered transport or using one of our vehicle logistic partners, please ask for details. WE WANT YOUR EXCEPTIONAL CLASSIC OR SPORTS CAR… WE ARE CONSTANTLY SEARCHING TO BUY SIMILAR STANDARD VEHICLES FOR STOCK Please get in touch if you’re thinking of selling your classic, sports & prestigious car or motorcycle from any era. We provide a simple hassle-free service, we will travel countrywide and visit you at a time to suit you, make an immediate decision, securely transfer the funds and take the vehicle away on the same day. Why not give us a try? We will consider whole collections too. All collections and deliveries can be completely contact-free. ABOUT VIBED CLASSIC CARS - Based in the heart of Staffordshire in a small village near Cannock Chase, we are a family-run business that provides a simple but satisfying experience of buying a hand-picked piece of motoring history. Our passion for all Classic Vehicles is second to none. We select only the very best vehicles and then present them ready for you to just enjoy. We are completely hands-on with very high standards sourcing the very best and most desirable makes and models. We clean and detail each and every vehicle, as we're a bit OCD and love enjoying them at every opportunity. 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