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2023 marks the 60th anniversary of the Mini Cooper S – and this example is the oldest survivor. Mark Dixon tells the story of a Mini that has truly lived a life.

Ian Corkill’s restored Mk2 Cooper S has a 1293cc engine with an Arden 8-port head that he has owned, on and off, since 1973.

When Chris Hand spotted a 1970 Innocenti Mini Cooper Mk3 for sale in Italy, for €7,500, he decided to take a trailer to Tuscany, buy it and bring it home to restore.

Wide, loud and rare, this limited edition R56 is an antidote to cookie-cutter builds

Sam Elliott ’s Mini was bought for him by his parents as a project to gain experience in classic car restoration and to learn to drive in. Six years later, the glamour of the show scene is this Mini’s destiny.