June 24, 2006:

GP roof number

(cross-posted from GPMINI.net)

At MINIsOnTop last weekend, Paul Macerone of MINI USA said USA GP buyers wouldn’t get their roof number till delivery - meanwhile many Europe buyers have their roof number already! See this MINI2 thread.

Well apparently Pauls information was inaccurate - I received a letter today confirming me as “among a select group of MINI Cooper S with John Cooper Works GP Kit owners”:
As you’d expect of a limited-edition work of art [sic], every [GP] has its own unique number. The evidence is there in black and white on the roof and the dashboard [I didn't think that the number was on the dashboard, only the letters GP]. Only 415 of these cars will be distributed in the United States, and one of these vehicles will be yours … Your unique series number is GP 0203

I can’t think of anything very exciting about the number 0203, but anyway …