Minis and the Month of December

 

            Significant events in the life of the Mini from the month of December, and an overview of total Mini production figures.

 

New Name for Van and Pickup

            1978, December. The Van and Pickup were badged as Mini 95.

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End for the Van and Pickup

            1982, December. The Van and Pickup were discontinued.

Total production: Van, approx. 520,000; Pickup, 58,000; 850 Van 1970 to end, approx. 94,899; 1000 Van 1970 to end, approx. 82,356; 850 Pick-up 1970 to end, approx. 12,130; 1000 Pick-up 1970 to end, approx. 15,397.

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Mini Cord Surfaces Again

            1991, December. The Mini Cord was reborn in Venezuela. The fiberglass-bodied Mini was built in two models, both with 998cc engines. (A 1275 was never produced.) SB was the standard version with cloth interior trim and steel wheels. (Although versions exported to Colombia all had Minilite style GB wheels.) DB was the deluxe version and had air conditioning, leather interior, center console with a tachometer, chrome bumpers, spotlights and GB wheels. In December, 113 were made.

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Cooper Is Gone

            2000, December. John Cooper died on the 24th.

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Production Figures – Overview

 

1959:  19,749 Minis were produced.

 

1962:  The 216,087 produced in 1962 pushed the total over the ½ million mark to 509,572 

 

1965:  Early in 1965, Mini production reached one million. The year end total, with 1965’s contribution of 221,074, was 1,211,718

 

1969:  Before mid-1969, the two million production mark was reached. The year’s production of 254,957 made the total year end mark 2,163,662

 

1971:  The biggest single year of production was 1971 with 318,475 Minis produced. Total to date, 2,761,042.

 

1972:  With 1972’s production of 306,937, the total production exceeded three million in the later part of the year. The total by year’s end was 3,067,979.

 

1976:  The production of Minis in 1976, 203,575, raised the total late in that year to four million with the year end total being 4,022,369.

 

1986:  The five million production mark was reached in the first half of 1986 (when 33,740 Minis were produced). By year’s end the total was 5,028,860.

 

2000:  Mini production ceased October 4. The car designated as the last one off of the production line was registered as X411JOP and went to the Heritage Museum to share space with 621 AOK, the Mini usually recognized as the first production Mini. Total production is generally accepted as 5,387,862.

 

 

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