Rolls-Royce to build special edition Minis?
Gearing up for production of the Silver Ghost, Rolls-Royce recently put out the call for craftspeople good with wood, leather, and paint. If a new MotoringFile report is true, if any of you get the job, you might be making wood veneers not just for the new plutocratic sedan, but for a few special Mini models as well.
Word is that Rolls-Royce will be developing a range of "coachbuilt" factory options, lumped together as options packages for Mini that you can order at your dealer and that would be administered at the Oxford plant. It is also being suggested that the Rolls name will somehow be attached to the special Coopers as well. You can let your Mini dealer know if you're interested in the program, but based on the estimated price of some other special edition Minis, well, be prepared to pay a lot of money.
[Source: MotoringFile | Image: Automoblog.net]
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DiRF 5:15PM (5/26/2009)
Modern-day Riley Elf / Wolseley Hornet?
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Colin Smith 5:23PM (5/26/2009)
Exactly! Naff as buggery.
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cWj 5:32PM (5/26/2009)
Engadget's photoshop humor finally makes it's way to AB.
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Kitko 5:34PM (5/26/2009)
That Rolls is just brilliant :-) And cute in a way....
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MONTE 5:37PM (5/26/2009)
Kinda looks like one of the old Micro Machines from my childhood.
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Taglane 5:54PM (5/26/2009)
I love making those little mini cars.
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Jake 5:56PM (5/26/2009)
They probably have Barnum & Bailey standing by.
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FThorn 6:05PM (5/26/2009)
That is super cool, in a Roger Rabbit way.
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Mike 6:30PM (5/26/2009)
Keep it under 20,000 and its a buy
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DiRF 6:50PM (5/26/2009)
Do you mean keep the modifications themselves under $20,000, or keep the entire *car* under $20,000? It can't be the latter, as a normal Mini is hard to acquire for under $20,000...
Or do you mean keep production under 20,000 units?
big L 7:41PM (5/26/2009)
Ha haha! Where are the Shriners, /the ycan drive these jokesters at the Calif christmas parades. April Fool in May!
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P.V. 7:33PM (5/26/2009)
It actually does look a little endearing in its own weird way.
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danotoriousb 9:03PM (5/26/2009)
Way to dilute the Rolls Royce name. Whats next, a Rolls Royce truck with a diesel?
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Taglane 2:33AM (5/27/2009)
...Not a bad idea....
nuggetsmcduggets 4:08AM (5/27/2009)
It's almost too cute, I just wanna snuggle up to it and shower it with compliments.
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Venom 5:23AM (5/27/2009)
I don't believe that Rolls Royce would do this.
Their current owners would blow a gasket.
On the other hand I can't say that I am not more than a little intrigued to see what it would look like, not this truncated version of a Phantom which I am not entirely convinced that some of the people on here realize is not the real thing.
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clicketyclack 9:28AM (5/27/2009)
That looks like it would be right at home in Burnout Paradise as part of the Toy Car collection.
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innoc3nt 1:27PM (5/29/2009)
that thing's adorable!
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