For sale: 2006 Cooper S (John Cooper Works) R53 Mini

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Specifications

Paint color code
Blue metallic
Trim colour and material
Blue-black leather
Mileage
4. VIN & engine number - EB Falcon GT
EB Falcon GT VIN chassis number locations.png 1
EB Ford Falcon GT serial number stamping location.png 2
Falcon GT EB VIN and chassis number build number locations.png 3
EB Ford Falcon GT vehicle data plate VIN.png 4
Vehicle data plate EN Falcon GT VIN plate 2.png 5
Ford Falcon EB GT vehicle data plates and VIN.png 6
EB Ford Falcon GT Tickford Build plate ID number.png 7
EB Ford Falcon GT VIN stamping on inner mudguard.png 8
EB Falcon GT VIN label in engine bar mudguard.png 9
EB Falcon GT VIN label sticker on rear mudguard.png 10
EB Falcon GT VIN label under bonnet hood.png 11
VIN label Ford Falcon EB GT bootlid.png 12
VIN label Ford Falcon EB GT trunk.png 13
EB Falcon GT VIN label on door.png 14
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Vehicle identification number (VIN) and engine number format:[20]

The EB GT’s VIN number is a 17-digit code, and the engine number reflects the last 11 digits of the VIN number. The VIN / engine number should appear in the following format, decoded in accordance with the table below:

VIN = 6FPAAAJGSWAB12345 / Engine = JGSWAB12345

Digits

Meaning

6FP

Manufacturer identifier (Ford)

AAA

Check digits (no meaning)

J

Country of production (Australia)

G

Assembly plant (Broadmeadows)

SW

Body style (short wheel base)

A

Year of manufacture (N = 1992, P = 1993)

B

Month of manufacture:*

1992: Aug = E, Sep = L Oct = Y, Nov = S, Dec = T)

1993: Jan = J, Feb = U, Mar = M, April = P

12345

The vehicle’s unique serial number

*The range of month manufacturer codes provided is based on the assumption that pre-production GTs would have likely occurred from August or September 1992. Production GTs are believed to have commenced in October 1992 (e.g, as is the case with car 005), and ended in April 1993.

 

VIN number locations:

  1. Reverse stamped into the vehicle’s two data plates (located on the passenger side windscreen scuttle panel, riveted to the bulkhead in the engine bay).
  2. Stamped into the vehicle’s body (located on the passenger’s side inner-mudguard edge - between the mudguard edge and suspension strut tower under the bonnet).
  3. Printed on self-erasing VIN labels placed on several panels including the underside of the bonnet and bootlid, inner front mudguard edges, inner rear mudguard edges and on the doors (the door jamb area between the exterior skin and door card).
  4. Printed in black text on the Tickford Vehicle Engineering (TVE) build plate (located on the front edge of the passenger’s side suspension strut, in the engine bay).
  5. The engine number (last 11 digits of the VIN) is stamped into the front edge of the engine block, above the fuel pump.

 

Other data plate codes:

Code type

Code

Code meaning

Model code

18239

Fairmont Ghia

Engine code

J

5.0l V8

Transmission code

K or W

K = 5-speed manual, W = 4-speed auto

Trim code

G3

Ironbark leather (see section 2 above)

Paint code

J4, G5 or C9

See section 3 above for details
Transmission
Manual (floor shift)
Engine Type
4 cylinder

Vehicle location
Australia , NSW , Wingham
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I've always liked the first series of the New Mini - the R53, and this one's a particularly special variant, being the John Cooper Works Special. Finished in a popular blue metallic (I remember seeing lots in this colour back in the early 00s), the car has just over 100,000km on the clock and looks in close to immaculate condition.

The first series New Minis are the smallest of the new Minis, and all later generations have added weight and dimensions, and supposedly lost quality. I'm not sure how reliable these cars are, but have heard that they burn a bit of oil. Might st be a rumour.. Anyway, the power from the JCW engine is significantly upped from the factory output. The JCW Modifications include flowed heads ,bigger injectors, ceramic supercharger vein, pully reduction, airbox mod, ecu upgrade, 18" JCW alloy wheels, larger callipers, JCW exhaust and badging. The standard Cooper S produces 160hp, the JCW produces an impressive 210hp.

This nice example was advertised here on Facebook marketplace - see the original listing here. I believe this is the first R53 on Classic Register!

Vehicle details

Date of manufacture
Engine number
TBC
Chassis number/VIN
S5812