I have just purchased a new cooper after driving one my husband ordered in 1959 yes one of the first..everyone said they would never last: but here we are in 2017 still going strong!!! She is somewhat different from the original which did two hundred and sixty thousand miles before she was done up and kept by someone else.My little red cooper 1.6 convertible is a dream and I am enjoying driving a non automatic again (not forgotten clutch too often) thought I would just introduce myself