2017 Mini Cooper Convertible

YEAR: 2017
MODEL: Mini Cooper Convertible (R57)
VIN#: NONE
ENGINE: 12V 7Ah Battery 
CURB WEIGHT: 66 LBS.
TOP SPEED: 2-4 MPH
PRICE WHEN NEW: $188
NUMBER BUILT: Unknown
BUILD DATE: 2017
COLOR: White
OWNERS: Rosie (Mike & Crystal Mitchell) (Since July 2018)
LOCATION: Simpsonville, South Carolina

This licensed MINI was upgraded with a leather seat and 2.4Ghz remote. It is fun for a young child to drive or for a parent to remote-controlled drive a Bulldog to be around. When operated by a parent, there are 3 forward speed settings, reverse, and steering. Further upgrades were made by Mike Mitchell switching out the batteries to Lipo, adding a platform to extend the seating area, and replacing the steering wheel with a tennis ball. 

Rosie got her MINI in July 2018 when she was 2 years old.  Rosie took to riding in it easily and loved her MINI.  Rosie’s first public appearance was at Triple Tree Aerodrome in Woodruff, SC in September 2018 at an R/C airplane event her parents attend every year.  In October 2018, she won Best in Show in the Ocean Lakes Family Campground Pet Costume Contest as Rosie the Racer.  She loved riding in her MINI so much that the fun carried on long after the first Pet Costume Contest. Rosie could be seen cruising the parking lots at Cars and Coffee of the Upstate at Michelin, MINI Takes the States farewell event at the BMW Performance Center, MINIs on the Dragon, airplane shows, and R/C shows. 

In December 2021, Rosie’s MINI pulled a trailer around a car show in Boiling Springs, SC collecting toys from the attendees for the toy drive. Rosie brought lots of smiles to both kids and adults everywhere she traveled in her MINI.