It was 1961 when a certain John Cooper started modifying the legendary classic Minis of the time. This man was so good at his job, the cars eventually started wearing his name as a token of ...

Some say you should never meet your heroes, especially when it comes to classic cars. The thinking goes that you'll often end up underwhelmed. This logic doesn't compute for Bob Rath, who, after ...

click above image to view high-resolution versions of the MINI Cooper S JCW Tuning Kit We reported yesterday that MINI might be developing two John Cooper Works Tuning Kits for the new R56 model.

Launched in 1959 and first exported stateside in 1960, the Mini—initially badged Austin Seven or Morris Mini Minor—miraculously combined the nimble handling of an MG or Austin-Healey with the ...

The 1964 Mini Cooper S looked like the car left behind in the paddock car park, not the one destined to set the pace on icy ...

Just a few days ago, a garden variety right-hand-drive 1964 Mk1 Austin Mini sold at auction for $35,000 on Bring a Trailer. It is a nicely cloned Mk1 Cooper S, but if there's anything that makes me ...