Sold for £39,375
(including buyers premium)
Registration No: LD20 YAE
Chassis No: WMWXX920002M68128
MOT: N/A
The third iteration of the John Cooper Works GP Mini held the crown as the fastest, MINI ever produced. Only 575 examples of the 3,000 to be built will be sold to UK buyers, and costing some £35,345, the GP at launch was also the most expensive MINI hatch ever made. Using a 2.0-litre four-cylinder turbocharged engine developing 302bhp and 450Nm of torque, and while this amount of power has been seen in a MINI before (but only in four-wheel drive form), the GP was only available in front-wheel drive and comes exclusively with an eight-speed automatic gearbox and a limited-slip differential. Cosmetically, every GP will come with the same look, which includes ‘Racing Grey’ bodywork, a ‘Melting Silver’ roof and ‘Chilli Red’ highlights for the GP logos, spoiler and front air intake. The alloy wheels are 18-inch lightweight forged items and other highlights include front bucket seats, rear seat removal, 3D-printed metal shift paddles, a 3D-printed fascia panel with each car's unique build number, and a digital instrument cluster with GP graphics.
One of just 575 UK-supplied examples of the Cooper Works GP (from a total production run of 3,000), this example was supplied new to the vendor in 2020 by BMW MINI Park Lane, London on the 31st of March 2020, and has resided in his private collection ever since. An early production example (number 0006 of the 3,000 produced), ‘LD20 YAE’ has covered just delivery mileage from new with only 12 miles on the odometer. As close to a ‘brand new’ GP Cooper as is likely to come to market, the example is pleasingly offered with the original new vehicle order form, original purchase invoice, pre-handover and customer handover sheets, BMW teleservices sheet, and a V5C document showing zero former keepers. Surely an unrepeatable chance to obtain surely one of, if not the lowest mileage John Cooper Works GP Mini extant and a worthy addition to any car collection.
For more information, please contact:
Andreas Hicks
andreas.hicks@handh.co.uk
07943584762
Auction: Pavilion Gardens, Buxton, 27th Jul, 2022
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