March 2000, Rover was still suffering massive losses, and BMW decided to dispose of most of the companies.

The sell-off was completed in May that year.

MG and Rover went to Phoenix, a new British consortium; and Land Rover was sold to Ford Motor Company.

BMW retained the Mini name and the planned new model, granting Rover temporary rights to the brand and allowing it to manufacture and sell the run-out model of the old Mini.

By April 2000, the range consisted of four versions: the Mini Classic Seven, the Mini Classic Cooper, the Mini Classic Cooper Sport and—for overseas European markets—the Mini Knightsbridge.

The last Mini (a red Cooper Sport) was built on 4 October 2000 and presented to the British Motor Industry Heritage Trust in December of that year A total of 5,387,862 cars had been manufactured, nearly 1.6 million of which were sold in Britain This late edition Mini Seven with sports pack is described by the vendor to be in excellent all round condition with 49,000 miles o...