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Mini Cooper S R57 Cabriolet Black Minichamps 1:43

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Mini Cooper S R57 Cabriolet Black Minichamps 1:43 80422148818 Diecast
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Minichamps' 1:43 diecast Mini Cooper S R57 Cabriolet in black shrinks BMW-era Mini's open-top hot hatch to a compact shelf footprint, with opening doors. This is a used model; the box shows traces of storage while the casting itself is unaffected. A neat, space-efficient way to cover the modern Mini range.
Mini Cooper S R57 Cabriolet Black Minichamps 1:43
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Specifications
Car Brand
Mini
Model Manufacturer
Minichamps
Scale
1:43
Material
Diecast
Model Condition
Used Model
SKU
80422148818
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5-layer carton Foam-filled interior
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About the Mini Cooper S R57 Cabriolet Black Minichamps 1:43

TL;DR: Minichamps' 1:43 diecast Mini Cooper S R57 Cabriolet in black reproduces the 2009 open-top hot hatch, with opening doors. Used model, box with traces of storage, casting unaffected. A compact way to add BMW-era Mini variety to a shelf without the footprint of a 1:18 piece.

The R57 Cabriolet took the R56 hatchback's stiffened bodyshell and cut the roof off, giving BMW-era Mini its first proper open-top model since the classic original bowed out decades earlier.

Compact Diecast at 1:43

At roughly a tenth the footprint of a 1:18 piece, 1:43 trades some fine surface detail for a shelf presence that suits a car this small anyway, and Minichamps' zinc alloy body holds the Mini's rounded nose and short overhangs cleanly at that reduced size. The doors open, a genuine feature at this scale where hinge tolerances are far tighter to engineer than on a larger body, and doing so reveals a simplified cabin that still reads correctly as a Mini interior. Black paint suits the Cabriolet's slightly softened, open-top silhouette, and the smaller scale means several colourways can sit together without dominating a shelf the way a full run of 1:18 Minis would.

A Used Piece for a Compact Mini Collection

This example has been owned previously, and its box carries the traces of storage that reflect that history, while the model itself remains unaffected. Building a Mini range at 1:43 rather than 1:18 lets a collector cover hatchback, convertible, and Clubman variants in the space one larger model would occupy, and this Cabriolet is a genuine, distinct body style rather than a simple recolour. It is a practical addition for anyone tracking BMW-era Mini's model expansion through the 2000s.

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