If your whole family drives MINIs and your business is buying and selling them all day long, it takes a pretty special car to make a lasting impression and reserve a permanent place on the driveway. Brett Michael has bought, fixed, modified and sold enough R53s to fill a multi-storey car park but this Liquid yellow example is his pride and joy, his keeper. So we thought it was worth taking a closer look at the ins and outs of the build and why it’s so special to him.
“Being honest, I only bought it to sell on for a profit,” Brett explains, “I found it on Facebook marketplace, and the plan was to buy it cheap, fix it up and sell it on”. The car had started out in life as a dealer demonstrator, then found ownership for the next 15 years with a mature lady who was selling up aswhen the transporter arrived at my house,” continues Brett with a laugh.
