SYM Car Sales are delighted to offer for sale this extremely rare 1998 Paul Smith Mini. This is 1 of only 300 made available for sale into the UK Market and comes in the signature Paul Smith Blue with Citrus green detailing on the interior. The signature colour actually came about by Paul Smith being asked by designers at Rover "what sort of blue does he mean?" for which he replied "this kind" cutting a bit from the shirt he was wearing at the time. They then scanned it digitally and sent it to the paint department who matched the colour. Other unique styling includes Paul Smith Bonnet badge which is hand coloured with glaze and real gold plate, Green map of great Britain on the front grille, Chrome glove box lid surround, Citrus green glovebox lining, Citrus green boot liner and fuel tank, Citrus green plug leads and rocker cover, Paul smith designed instrument dials with logo, Dash facia in the same Paul Smith Blue, Plush Leather interior including steering wheel, gear knob and handbrake grip. Alongside the elegant styling the vehicle also has a 4 cylinder, 5500rpm with electronic twin point fuel injection, 4 speed manual gearbox which returns 43mpg combined reaching 0-60 in 12.2 secs, 12" charcoal painted sports style alloy wheels, heated rear window, halogen headlamps, headlamp levelling, twin spot headlamps, rear fog guard lamp, remote control perimetric anti-theft alarm with passive engine immobiliser, Chrome bumpers, door and boot handles, chrome grille, body coloured pats, chrome GB badge on rear and Paul Smith decal in rear window. The first owner of the vehicle was the Rover group themselves and was used as a demo vehicle first registered in the UK on 12/03/1998 with the second owner purchasing the vehicle from the Rover group on 22/10/1999. The elderly gentleman who acquired the vehicle has kept the vehicle garaged and is in excellent condition with a full extensive service history carried out by the Rover dealership up until 20551 miles and then a specialist garage in Sheffield up until the most recent service carried out at 25396 in January 2025. Serviced at 4428, 4435, 8784, 12131, 18471, 20551, 21103, 21624, 22209, 22774, 23259, 23436, 23830, 24144, 24396, 24576, 25042, 25307, 25380, 25396.The most unique aspect of this particular car is that it showcased in the very popular Mini World magazine in July 1998 on the front cover and main cover story (see pictures attached to AD). Feel free to contact us if you require any further info.