£10,000 - £15,000
2006 MINI Cooper S (R53) DriveTribe - offered directly from Richard Hammond
United Kingdom • 21 Feb 2026
Vehicle Details
AI Listing Summary
This is a professionally upgraded 2006 MINI Cooper S (R53) track-day car with a 300+bhp engine, driven by Izzy Hammond at the VSCC Pomeroy Trophy 2025.
It has undergone significant modifications and development, with documented event use and media provenance.
Condition
7
Professionally upgraded, event use documented.
/ 10
Manual
Transmission:
WMWRE32050TK87774
Chassis No:
Odometer:
[Odometer Reading]
WM06 KEZ
Reg Number:
RHD/LHD:
RHD
When Izzy Hammond, daughter of Richard Hammond decided to follow in her father’s footsteps and pursue a career in motoring, television and video, he suggested that she needed to ‘earn her spurs’ by completing a project worthy of DriveTribe, the global automotive platform founded by Richard, James May and Jeremy Clarkson.
Her decision was to source a small saloon and turn it into a proper track-day car with the assistance of The Smallest Cog and subsequently a 2006 supercharged MINI Cooper S (R53) was purchased for £1,500 and nicknamed ‘Stanley’ as a playful reference to her father’s favourite car ‘Ollie’.
Beginning with a DriveTribe YouTube video of her learning to service the car, there followed a succession of 10-12 minute YouTube shorts exploring the cars modifications and development with support from NAPA Racing UK.
An early setback with a blown engine prompted the decision to take it to the next stage and a further £20,000 in parts was invested and ‘Stanley’ is now a 300+bhp mo...
Points of note
£600
Lowest Price (Since 2020)
£7,974
Median Price (Since 2020)
£115,000
Highest Price (Since 2020)
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MOT Information
Valid
Expires on Mar 25 2026
Latest MOT Mileage
118,318 miles
Registration Date
2006-07-31
MOT History
Passed
On Mar 26 2025 with 118,318 miles
Passed
On Feb 09 2024 with 115,295 miles
There were 2 defects noted.
Advisory:
- Oil leak, but not excessive engine (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Nearside Rear Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a))
Passed
On Feb 17 2023 with 112,836 miles
There were 2 defects noted.
Advisory:
- Oil leak, but not excessive engine (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
Failed
On Feb 08 2023 with 112,764 miles
There were 3 defects noted.
Major:
- Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Advisory:
- Oil leak, but not excessive engine (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
Passed
On Feb 17 2022 with 109,111 miles
There were 3 defects noted.
Minor:
- Nearside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot severely deteriorated (6.1.7 (g) (i))
Advisory:
- Oil leak, but not excessive engine (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
Passed
On Feb 13 2021 with 105,827 miles
There were 4 defects noted.
Advisory:
- Front Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material both (1.1.11 (c))
- Nearside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
- Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Rear Brake pad(s) wearing thin both (1.1.13 (a) (ii))
Passed
On Feb 17 2020 with 102,776 miles
Failed
On Feb 15 2020 with 102,761 miles
There were 7 defects noted.
Major:
- Front Driver's view of the road through the swept area of the windscreen materially affected by an obstruction (3.1 (a) (ii))
- Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))
- Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))
- Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))
- Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))
- Front Oil leaking excessively from engine (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Front Oil leaking excessively from transmission (8.4.1 (a) (i))
Passed
On Oct 24 2018 with 95,637 miles
Passed
On Oct 04 2017 with 87,449 miles
Passed
On Sep 05 2016 with 80,265 miles
There were 2 defects noted.
Advisory:
- Items removed from driver's view prior to test
- Nearside Front Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)
Passed
On Nov 10 2015 with 77,673 miles
Failed
On Nov 03 2015 with 77,636 miles
There was 1 defect noted.
Fail:
- Horn not working (1.6.2a)
Passed
On Oct 03 2014 with 76,714 miles
There were 3 defects noted.
Advisory:
- Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g)
User Entered:
- Oil leak
- rear silencer corroded
Passed
On Oct 04 2013 with 70,060 miles
Passed
On Sep 17 2012 with 61,904 miles
There were 2 defects noted.
Advisory:
- Offside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
User Entered:
- Items removed from driver's view prior to test
Passed
On Mar 28 2011 with 50,473 miles
Passed
On Mar 18 2010 with 42,415 miles
Passed
On Aug 21 2009 with 40,491 miles
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