August 17, 2004:
The MC40 revisited
I have looked at the MC40 a number of times now, including selling one on eBay and my original thoughts about MINI uniqueness. I always liked the red seats …
Well yesterday I saw an MC40 “living” in Essex, across from where I pick up my coffee:
Update: I have now met the owner, Dan, who works at Cape Ann Auto Cleaning. He just picked his MINI up last Friday, trading from a Ford F250! And of course, he loves the MINI 
And Todd of ToddsMods recently contacted me about an MC40 that has been “individualized”; Todd writes: Awhile back you commented on the lack of originality of the MC40. I happen to agree with your take on why would anyone want a MINI that there were 1,000 other just like it. Well, I got a call from someone who had just purchased an MC40 last week. He heard that I specialized in MINI graphics and requested a checkerboard roof to be added and the MC40 stickers removed from the rear fenders and the bonnet. He decided to leave the 33 EJB sticker.
Here is a pic of the car:
Now that is starting to look like a real MINI 
Gavin (2004/08/17 @ 9:24 pm)
No pic of the car… just a large low res plug for CooperSpeed…
Ian C. (2004/08/17 @ 9:31 pm)
Fixed - thanks for the fast heads up Gavin.
Chris Kimmelshue (2004/08/20 @ 8:30 am)
I’ve got #300 and I will be removing the remaining vinyl decals this weekend and adding white bonnet & boot stripes.
Word to the wise - the magnetic “37″ stickers will cause clear coat damage. I found out the hard way after running around with them on for two weeks. Now, my doors have to be wetsanded to remove the etching.