i often look at cars for sale in the USA, and as an ex collector of old school minis, have a look to see whats on offer... the funny thing is there are always so called mini cooper s for sale, and all of them are fake. some go to huge detail to prove theirs is a cooper s when clearly to a trained eye they are not even good tributes. they are asking top dollar for average fakes. i have yet to see a single cooper s that is a cooper s. note i am not talking about the new mini owned by BMW. i mean the old round nose type that was made from 1959 to about 2003.