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KREME OF THE CROP

Looking at this R56 Cooper S, with its flawless styling and next-level attention to detail, it all makes sense when you learn that its owner, Tom Brown, is a tattoo studio manager. It’s only natural that he’d be all about the aesthetics, and all about that absolute degree of perfection, and that’s reflected in his MINI build. Not only does it look awesome, but it’s also packed full of those little details that make all the difference, and this is one sweet build. It’s even got its own tattoos, sort of…

Tom has been a big MINI fan for a long time now – he passed his test in an R50 16 years ago, but it was about seven years ago, when he saw his first R56 JCW, that the bug really bit. “My first MINI was an R53 Cooper S bought on Christmas Eve as a Christmas present to myself to pry

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